Ecru, hog's bristle, grand piano, kosciosko pebble, linseed, white pointer, half strength, double strength, limewash...freakin buff it! my walls are looking like a patchwork. Amazing how much a colour changes in different rooms; most greys are lilting purple or green in my house.
Beautiful grey.....Carly and I use it a lot in the mixing of Umbrella Prints textile colours to soften a colour whilst somehow enlivening it. I really love industrial scrappy greys and the colour of concrete when it looks almost velvety. I love the mica sparkles in dark grey 50's pavements (don't see them around much anymore).
Such a versatile and useful colour and a bit elusive like smoke.
My walls.
Beautiful grey dresses by Marc Jacobs Fall 2010 images via style
My Mum's hat- I'm thinking I'll go get a custom paint colour based on this silk.
Grey is a colour that has suddenly appeared in our colour pallet, considering using a shade of it to paint our new weatherboard. Funny you mention the pavement, just re-used chunks of it as stepping stones in our garden. We have a 50s house so the paving around was made from this concrete and I like to re-use where I can. Thanks for visiting my blog. G
ReplyDeletehogs bristle and linseed are 2 colours i have in my house and love. Go with your instinct I say!
ReplyDeleteHehe, our walls have looked like that for almost a year now! Long story, roof leaked and then found termite damage so haven't got around to dong that room yet. I like the colour Cusp by Aalto colour (you can get it done in a dulux or wattyl base).
ReplyDeletegroovy guys- love your suggestions! more! more! I am liking linseed in my bedroom and ecru for part of my living room; it's the only grey not swaying purple that I have tried.
ReplyDeleteLinseed is quite elegant and not too earthy; ecru is kind of sombre but pretty with the rest of my things. In the end its all about the type of light and what is reflecting onto the paint. I have never struggled with colour like this before..not even with any of our print colours and that's saying something!