Have you noticed all of the brown and gray color combinations being used together lately?
Martha Stewart
Not only have I seen more gray painted walls with chocolate brown furnishings, I have also noticed that lately a number of designers have been using gray with stained woodwork.
Look how beautiful this pale blue gray works with the wood ceiling:
Martha Stewart
One of my favorite designers, Sarah Macklem, at The Yellow Cape Cod, pointed out very wisely how brown and gray work so beautifully in nature:
And we know Mother Nature is always perfect with her color combinations!
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
I have found if you are working with dark browns such as espresso or walnut in your wood tones, stains or furnishings, almost any silvery gray with blue or green undertones will work. A couple of my favorite grays with blue undertones are BM Sterling 1591,Pebble Beach 1597, Silver Lake 1598 and Winter Solstice 1605.
Steven Gambrel
A few beautiful grays with green undertones are BM Revere Pewter HC-172, Edgecomb Gray HC- 173 and Manchester Tan HC-81.
Steven Gambrel
Jeffrey Bilhuber
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A lot of people have chocolate brown sofas and chairs and it is always nice to find color alternatives to use. Gray is fresh and clean and can really update your room. It is also great to have a new color option to use with stained trim.
Steven Gambrel
Have you used a gray on your walls to work with your stained woodwork or brown furnishings? Do you agree it is a great color combination?
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I like the warmer grays myself Beth. We will see if the lighter grays become more popular. I did notice the new fabrics are mixing the light gray and beige together. Very pretty!
I think gray walls can photograph beautifully, but in real life light grays can make a room feel like a drizzly, rainy day, unless the gray is dark and rich – like for a media room or dramatic dining room.
But I agree that grays and browns can look beautfiful together. Like taupe separated into its two colors…
I have mixed feelings about gray. I love it when it’s done right (as in all of your wonderful pics) but it can easily be a “downer” color.
That’s what I think too Sheila! Looks really good.
I particularly like Revere Pewter with brown furnishings, because it seems to marry the brown and gray.
I really like the colour combination. It feels natural and unforced in a ‘who knew’ kind of way. Works for me for sure!