Call it Gray Or Grey!
I call it grey now! But on my Pinterest board I call it gray. Grey has been the most popular colour paint for the recent years - actually for decades especially in Scandinavia. In the north we love grey. I’ve been wondering why, but perhaps it’s because it is so neutral and don’t steel the attention from winter’s snowy whites and summer’s shades of greens. Well, it’s quite grey outside no matter what the season is. Anyways, grey is not a boring colour at all.
Grey is both chic and neutral. So, it’s super easy to decorate with. It goes with almost everything. It’s the new neutral. Years ago, it was beige, but grey has made it greige - a kind of mixture of these two tones.. Most homeowners, especially those that focus on style, opt for the trendier and more stylish gray. We tend to think that grey is always a cool colour, but there are plenty of different hues of grey. That actually makes it rather difficult to pick up the right one. Even though grey is neutral, there are warm tones and cool tones.
Cool and Warm
Cooler tones include blues, greens, light purples (or mixtures of that include these undertones). They are more soothing and calming. They remind us of the sky and water. Cooler tones tend to recede and hence make spaces look larger.
Warmer tones are made with oranges, yellows and reds. They remind us of heat and the sun. They tend to make rooms cozier and more intimate. They tend to make spaces look smaller.
Pick Up Your Grey
Choosing the paint shade is one of the most common fears among people. Most homeowners don’t have experience or confidence in selecting the right shade. If you walk into a home and you’re super impressed with the paint colour selection, chances are that they had a design expert assist them in the process.
As a general rule, going lighter grey (rather than darker) tends to look better. It gives a fresh and airy look without making your space look too dark. Always ask for samples to test the colors in your own home, because the paint can look different on the walls than on the paint swatch and it can look different in different lighting, and different times of the day and on different walls, so definitely test using the samplers.
Basic Greys From Poli-Farbe
Poli-Farbe is a Hungarian family-owned paint company. They want to invest in the future, protecting the environment, creating jobs and encourage everyone to create a beautiful home.
LISZTES URÖM ‘floury wormwood’ is a light grey. It has a warm tone. It goes really well with dark hardwood floors and almost all types of furniture. It has several coordinating darker greys that are great for accent walls
EZÜSTFA ‘silverberry’ is probably the most popular grey. It’s a light cool grey, with slightly blue undertones and it’s exquisite. This shade is pretty much a pure grey. Very calming and relaxing hue.
SULYOM ‘water chestnut’ is a tad darker than the previous grey. It has some aqua and blue undertones reminds me of stormy sea.
HAMVASKA ‘burnt ash’ is a grey with brown undertones (and some very subtle yellow undertones). It works well when your room has a mixture of greys and browns. It has some brown and yellow undertones, so I would call this greige.
