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Help with picking a grey paint color

6 years ago

Looking for a grey paint color for a bedroom. Natural color hardwood floors and medium natural light .. any suggestions on a crisp clean grey to use?

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rayrayl

6 years ago

Farrow & Ball Pavilion Grey?

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Keran P
6 years ago
Little Greene Mid French Grey is fab
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6 years ago
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if you are looking for a crisp, clean grey, I would stay away from Farrow and Ball, their light greys all tend to have a muddy look, which is fab if you want vintage look.

If you are looking for high end paint, little greene colours are definitely more clean and crisp than F&B but a lower price alternative would be Laura Ashley, I used their pale dove grey and it was very fresh and clean (really pale though, not sure if that is what you are looking for). You will probably read some bad things about LA paint but my experience of it was fine, looked like any other paint when it was done! Also, don't pay full price for it, it is always on sale.
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pamm19
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you very much. I haven't heard bad about Laura Ashely I will look into the pale dove grey.
A S
6 years ago
Hi, In what direction does the room face as this will ultimately determine how the grey will show up in the room. A North facing room will pick up on blue tones and make a grey appear colder.

I have Dulux Chic Shadow in a East facing Room and it has remained true to its colour without appearing too dark on an evening. It is a mid-grey.
pamm19
Original Author
6 years ago
It is a north facing room. Thank you I will look into that color!
kl55hp
6 years ago
Try the Dulux Steel Grey range. Nice clean greys ranging from dark (no. 1) to light (no. 4). Since they are all from the same colour range, you can use more than one to set each other off -- e.g. light grey on three walls, darker grey on one. Or light grey below picture raise, dark grey above, white ceiling.
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