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Post by sasha on Jul 25, 2020 14:16:25 GMT
It's a long story, but I hired a painter before COVID really hit and he used PPG paints. So I have this color called "Swirling Smoke" in the main level thinking it would be a great beige/gray. But it's really too beige for me.
I fired that painter bc he was truly awful and the new painter next month is going to basically fix his terrible job. So I might as well choose another color for the main level/open concept.
New painter uses Sherwin Williams. I think I'd like to have a gray, that has a little depth to it. The "Swirling Smoke" is very light. Would love suggestions and pics if you have 'em!
Thanks!
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Post by malibou on Jul 25, 2020 14:32:56 GMT
I love Benjamin Moore's Edgecomb Grey. You can get it colour matched.
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Post by mikewozowski on Jul 25, 2020 14:37:37 GMT
i have BM silver chain. it is grey/ not beigey, which is what i was after.
look online for some beigey grey colors. there are many posts about it. repose grey, accessible beige, agreeable grey ...
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Post by sasha on Jul 25, 2020 14:41:25 GMT
Thanks all! I'll check out BM's Edgmore Gray and Silver Chain!
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Post by mom2samlibby on Jul 25, 2020 14:50:46 GMT
We did Benjamin Moore's Shale. It has looked great with everything.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 25, 2020 15:13:45 GMT
I use Sherwin William's Amazing Grey. It is a great color that is very neutral. No beige.
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Post by cme37 on Jul 25, 2020 15:16:35 GMT
I used Sherwin Williams Passive. It is a great light gray with no beige.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 25, 2020 15:16:35 GMT
Edgecomb Gray is very nice and popular - I went with Gray Owl (also BM) which is very similar but a bit more gray.
There was a recent thread, like yesterday also about gray colors.
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Post by MissBianca on Jul 25, 2020 15:32:37 GMT
Benjamin Moore Baltic Gray is the one I used in my bedroom.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 15:53:56 GMT
I have BM Revere Pewter in my living room and it looks really (too) grey to me even though it’s considered a greige. I think a lot has to do with lighting and the color of your furnishings. Short of buying samples, pick up some paint chips and tape them to the wall and check it out at various times of the day.
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Post by peajays on Jul 25, 2020 15:58:43 GMT
It’s all going to come down to your light source. Our neighbours red bricks reflect in on half our house and the rest of our house is in shade. We ended up doing one gray in the lr/dr and another gray in the hallway, but the hallway is completely separated from the lr/dr so you don’t really notice
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Post by sasha on Jul 25, 2020 16:18:15 GMT
I used Sherwin Williams Passive. It is a great light gray with no beige. I bought the sample size version of that b/c I was thinking about putting it in my exercise room but it looks nice for an interior level! thanks! |
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Post by melanieg on Jul 25, 2020 16:21:49 GMT
I have Benjamin Moore Sidewalk in my condo. It looks grey in all light in my place.
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Post by muggins on Jul 25, 2020 16:29:11 GMT
SW repose grey. It’s all over my house but look different in each room depending on the light.
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Post by YooHoot on Jul 25, 2020 17:11:54 GMT
Agreeable Gray....it's my absolute favorite and my whole house is this color.
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 25, 2020 18:51:32 GMT
I have SW Mindful Gray in most rooms of my house. I love it.
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Post by sasha on Jul 25, 2020 18:57:42 GMT
I ordered a samplize 12x12 sheet of the Mindful Gray, mikklynn ! |
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Post by anniefb on Jul 25, 2020 19:27:29 GMT
I would get a few test pots and paint them on some large sheets of poster board or get sample sheets and position them around your room, moving them at different times of the day. It will all depend on the light you get in your room.
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Post by chichi on Jul 25, 2020 19:41:12 GMT
Just painted a bedroom and bath with SW On the Rocks. It is the best! Different lightening makes it transform. It picks up blues, brown greens in a subtle way
I’m going to paint the entire interior w this color
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Post by jayfab on Jul 25, 2020 19:42:51 GMT
I have BM Revere Pewter in my living room and it looks really (too) grey to me even though it’s considered a greige. I think a lot has to do with lighting and the color of your furnishings. Short of buying samples, pick up some paint chips and tape them to the wall and check it out at various times of the day.This is what we did for our recent bathroom remodel. We left them up for a few weeks as we were so undecided. We ended up choosing Revere Pewter and it worked great with the tile we selected. It does look a bit more beige than grey most of the time. We're going to do Edgecomb grey for the living room and hall. |
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Post by shamrock on Jul 25, 2020 19:43:12 GMT
Requisite Gray The link goes to the color on SW site. We used it at our old house that had brown stained trim & beige carpet. We used it at our new house with white trim and all gray accents.
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Post by luckyjune on Jul 25, 2020 19:57:44 GMT
I like and have used Proper Gray (bedrooms) and Grayish (living, dining, office, hall). Both are SW.
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Post by donnab on Jul 25, 2020 20:46:51 GMT
It’s all going to come down to your light source. Our neighbours red bricks reflect in on half our house and the rest of our house is in shade. We ended up doing one gray in the lr/dr and another gray in the hallway, but the hallway is completely separated from the lr/dr so you don’t really notice Which gray do you have with the red reflection coming in? We have the same thing in our house. I wanted to paint the room a shade of gray but not sure what would look good when that reflected light comes in. |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 25, 2020 22:30:12 GMT
SW On the Rocks
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Post by Peal on Jul 26, 2020 0:44:01 GMT
I keep reading this as "My grief is too beige" and am a little disappointed this isn't a deeply philosophical thread.
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Post by Peamac on Jul 26, 2020 2:00:03 GMT
We used Dorian Gray from SW in our office remodel and it looks nice.
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Post by leslie132 on Jul 26, 2020 3:03:00 GMT
We have SW Gracious Greige in our house. We absolutely love it!!!
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 26, 2020 3:30:21 GMT
We have revere pewter in our living room, kitchen and bathroom. I love how it changes depending on the light. In some ways it is more beige than I thought it would be but in some light it is more gray.
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Post by peajays on Jul 26, 2020 13:14:04 GMT
It’s all going to come down to your light source. Our neighbours red bricks reflect in on half our house and the rest of our house is in shade. We ended up doing one gray in the lr/dr and another gray in the hallway, but the hallway is completely separated from the lr/dr so you don’t really notice Which gray do you have with the red reflection coming in? We have the same thing in our house. I wanted to paint the room a shade of gray but not sure what would look good when that reflected light comes in. Pretty sure it was Coventry Gray....I really should label my cans. |
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Post by stine on Jul 26, 2020 14:05:53 GMT
We also have Agreeable Gray and love it.
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