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Jan:
Thanks for the helpful comment.
Cindy and I agree with painting swatches to see how the color looks in the room before committing to a color. In fact, in the post Cindy wrote last week titled “Green & Yellow Warm a Northern Great Room” there’s a paragraph title “First – Paint Swatches”. It’s a good tip to share and use!
Dear Diane & Terrie,
The surprising end result of the paint color illustrates one of my top decorating tips: before you paint a wall, invest in a sample can of paint (most all manufacturers sell them now) and use it on a couple of large sheets of white poster board or Foamcore. Live with them for a couple of days and move them around the room. Look at them in the evening light as well as other times of day. Hold them near your furniture and floor surfaces. It’s hard to visualize a little chip of color on an entire wall and this will really help you make the right decision about paint color. If it’s not right, start again and repeat the process!
Grays are the hot new neutral and can flatter many other shades. I agree with Terrie that you need to pay attention to whether your gray is cool cast or warm cast and then find shades that can work with that color cast. If you have any leftover paint, use it to create a small (9″ x 12″) sample that you can easily bring while shopping for fabrics. That will help narrow the selection.
Calico Corners allows customers to take home fabrics to live with for a couple of days so that you can try out different colors or patterns for the various pieces of furniture or for window treatments. You might also consider a fabric with a little shimmer–in the weave or as a silk or velvet–to add to the mix of textures. We have a great woven called “Groupie” that is a wonderful blend of yarn colors and has just a little shimmer–look at the Dove color for your room. A large mirror or mirrored table or chest would also be pretty on your pale gray walls and would bounce more light around the room. Hope this gives you some ideas on how to make the most of your newly painted room–happy decorating!
Best,
Jan
I thank you so much for the information – it’s just what I needed! Thanks for the great ideas.
Thanks for taking the time to respond. I’m glad the suggestions help. Send a photo or two – we’d love to see how you pull it together.
Thank you so much for your detailed reply. I’ve been to JoAnns and struck out; haven’t tried Calico Corner yet. The suggestions in blues and greens are what I would like. Not sure about gold on a large piece since I don’t usually like warm colors, but I’ll definitely take a look. I ordered some brown slipcovers and they arrived, but they are lifeless so I think I’m sending them back.
I appreciate your time to help me. Diane
Diane:
Glad to be of help. I think if you keep looking you’ll find the right shade of blue to go with the gray. Blue and gray can make a fabulous combo….
Let me know if I can help further.