design indulgence: SW Repose Gray

Hola chickadees .....we are getting right to it today!

Green and gray. After I spent all of my design smarts on putting together the family room of my project then I had to move right to the living room. No time for jumping up and down with glee.....

I felt spent and did not think there was enough Ritalin in Georgia to help me focus on another large plan so soon.

But as they say....there is no crying in design:)

My starting point:

View from the foyer.

The gray ceilings were definitely a factor.

SW Repose Gray

The wood on the wall will be stained kind of a dark gray driftwood.

We started with soft blues and greens [cause you know I am a fan] but let's push it people.....so I suggested "How about gray and green"..... in my best sing songy sell it voice.

After a trip to ADAC I realized that I might have boxed myself into a corner....yikes.

I found gray and green fabrics of course but not too many with both colors that wasn't a floral.

I posted this on instagram on my first go....

I then decided to see what other green and gray rooms I could find.

Who doesn't remember this gorgeous room by Kay Douglass

Windsor Smith

source: House Beautiful

Source?

Source: Better Homes and Gardens

Source: Veranda

Source: Sarah Richardson

Source: Nancy Braithwaite

What do you think....are you a fan?

I've been tweaking all week and we are almost there.

It's a Scott's weekend!

Shayray

OK....I saw another movie. I guess you could say I'm on a roll.

This time it was American Sniper. A few people told me it really wasn't a war movie but more of a story. I don't really know what they meant by that because it WAS A MOVIE ABOUT WAR.

And it was intense people. So be prepared....but also be prepared to walk out thinking Bradley Cooper WAS Chris Kyle.

Crikey it was damn good.

I think picking paint colors can be one of the biggest struggles most people have. When I post a before and after I get more request for the color on the walls than anything about the room!

Recently on a project that I have been posting a lot about I discovered a great gray color.

Sherwin Williams Repose Gray.

I had pinned this for inspiration....