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Thank you for all the feedback. This is cracking me up. Agreeable Gray and Versatile Gray!
Why not Pretty Gray? Stimulating Gray? Dazzling Gray? Is Gray none of those things? I think it can be pretty, I really do. I just think the tyranny of the fashion is interesting.
Funny thing...when I bought my house the bedrooms had been painted...white, maybe? I don't remember. In the closet of the small bedroom I found the walls painted a beautiful shade of green. A green I loved. I would have much preferred that color.
I would never in a bajillion years wear brown shoes with gray slacks. or Black or gray shoes with brown pants. Never. I would literally feel awkward and uncomfortable. Since my floors are wood and my furniture is wood, I have an issue with gray walls not 'matching'. Also, I'm a 'Summer' and i never wear black or gray next to my face. They are not flattering to me so I think the walls would be unflattering also!
Y'all must think I"m totally crazy. When I was married and we bought our first house, my husband wanted everything to be done in the most 'saleable' fashion. He wanted beige walls and carpet because that is what buyers wanted. I figured if I was going to live in the house for several years before I sold it, my opinion was more important than that of the future buyers. We argued about that every time we made a decorating decision and I almost always won. Yet we doubled the value of that home. I think that is why I have such a bee in my bonnet about this.
Shhhhh...don't tell anyone, but the walls in my bedroom are the palest purple. You can only tell in certain lights. No one has ever said anything. If anyone asks me, I'll tell them it is light gray.
I have bold bright colors all over my house. I love it, but I don't care about trends and I'm not putting on the market anytime soon. Just googled "agreeable gray". It does not agree with my sensibilities.
Why not Pretty Gray? Stimulating Gray? Dazzling Gray? Is Gray none of those things? I think it can be pretty, I really do. I just think the tyranny of the fashion is interesting....
Some years ago, I needed a gallon of antique white paint. This is a standard pre-mixed color. As I lifted it from the shelf, I noticed a nearby can labeled China Silk. What is that? Green perhaps? Red?
As the salesman rang up my purchase, I inquired. He started laughing. This was the funniest thing he'd been asked all day.
He told me that that paint color had just been renamed. He knew it was the same color because the paint identifier number was the same, only the name had changed. Another guffaw.
As "beige" it had sat on the shelf gathering dust but as the renamed China Silk, he couldn't keep it in stock!
If you DO decide to do a yellow (and it can make a room look cheerful), I like Benjamin Moore Ylang-Ylang. It's a soft yellow, not too bright, looks creamy in certain light. Creamy colors are tricky because some of them look drab and almost khaki in certain light. Get some samples and try them out at different times of day.
That said, gray seems to be THE color right now.
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