Recommend me a pale grey please

**Tigerstripes** · 19-07-2012, 07:40am

I know I have seen a thread with some lovely pale grey walls but I can't find it now I'm looking for it

Three weeks in the new house & we're about to start decorating Daniel's room. He's chosen a brightish blue for 1 wall and dh got white for the rest but im not sure that will work for a bedroom, might be too stark?

So I'd like to try a pale grey instead, but there are so many

Any recommendations? Any photos? Or a link to the thread I was thinking of!

Thanks

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**TopStar** · 19-07-2012, 08:43am

We have dulux grey steel 3, it's does at times look v v pale blue, may be a darker version would have suited us better.

**TopStar** · 19-07-2012, 08:46am

**Peony** · 19-07-2012, 08:55am

We went for Dulux Chalk Blush 2 but that might be a little darker than you are looking for http://www.dulux.co.uk/colour/chalk_blush_2 it has a taupey and also a lilac tone.

**Samba** · 19-07-2012, 09:55am

I would agree with Top Star, be careful that you don't go too pale either. We did a room in Grey Steel 3 (I think! It might have been 2) and it just wasn't grey enough, looked more off-white. I kept it in the spare bedroom, which is a small room, and got our big living room re-done in Chic Shadow. Its a very definite grey and I love it.

Our boys room is white with a good bit of blue in it ... its a big room, but I think it looks great, not too stark IMO now I have put some pictures up etc.

**Rosa** · 19-07-2012, 10:20am

I would do the white

both of my boys have a bright wall and the rest white and I really like it.

I think it was Parkejm who did her sons room grey and it looked great, but it was a fairly bold grey.

**Samba** · 19-07-2012, 11:04am

That's right Rosa, it was ... a Farrow & Ball paint IIRC ... possibly Elephant

**bluekat** · 19-07-2012, 11:24am

Sorry for hijack, Samba do you have a pic of your livingroom in the grey? I really like the look of that colour.

From the pictures upthread, the lighter shades of grey look as if they take on the colours of objects in the room.

I nearly went for grey in my guest room but thought I might use it in my bedroom or living room (both large rooms, high ceilings, same proportions, one upstairs from the other)

**Samba** · 19-07-2012, 12:24pm

I don't, BK, but it can be arranged

Will try to remember tonight.

**parkejm** · 19-07-2012, 03:08pm

ooh my favourite colour! *Desperately tries to avoid 50 Shades of Grey reference*

Living room - Hardwick white (F&B)
http://www.damsels.org/forum/showthr...light=hardwick

Oscar's room - Dulux copy of Fired Earth's Amber Gris which is sadly discontinued (probably because I didn't buy it!

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Oren's room - Cornforth White (soon to be repainted if I have my way)
Our bedroom - F&B Pigeon