Color Feast: The Way To Utilize Gray at the Dining Room
I’ve seen many a homeowner become intimidated by color and fall back on white or beige due to their dining rooms. That’s not to say you shouldn’t ever use those mild, neutral colors in your home; however if you are looking to step out your beige-clad comfort zone, nevertheless favor maintaining to a neutral palette, then consider using grey. Medium to dark grays are particularly unexpected in a dining area. They have an air of elegance, and they look crisp and contemporary when blended with white. You can warm up it by integrating wood tones or other hot neutrals, which I highly advise if you live in a cool, rainy climate.
Check out my grey paint choices for dining rooms along with seven suave dining rooms awash in shades of grey.
Jennifer Ott Design
Gray paint choices for dining rooms (clockwise from top left):
1. Gray Owl 2137-60, Benjamin Moore
2. Clouded Vision DE6380, Dunn-Edwards
3. Cape Cod Gray 28-24, Pratt & Lambert
4. Whispering Waterfall KM3849-1, Kelly-Moore Paints
5. Plummett 272, Farrow & Ball
6. Internet Gray SW7075, Sherwin-Williams
7. Drizzling Mist 4006-1C, Valspar
8. Granite Gray A2005, Glidden
Jeff Schlarb Design
This chamber feels light-filled and airy despite the somewhat shadowy grey wall color. By pairing this grey with a great deal of white, you get a great dose of drama from the dark hue without having it feel gloomy or heavy. Actually, it’s the perfect neutral background for small dashes of daring blue or any other color you may want to introduce to the space.
Ana Donohue Interiors
The grey on those walls is a bit cooler than the preceding example, however, the white ceiling and window trim and the light flooring possess precisely the same effect of softening the walls’ hefty hue.
Talking of windows, my attention is drawn right to those fantastic floor-to-ceiling windows. It is the comparison between the black, deep wall color and sharp white trim which makes them really stand out. If you have interesting architectural details in your dining area, use color to call attention to them.
Jane Lockhart Interior Design
Dark grey also makes the perfect background for light-colored art or decorative accessories. You might also use light, like the wall-washing cans here, to draw attention to art on a darker wall.
Prestige Builders
What an amazing space for entertaining! I love the line of small, square skylights along the border where the wall meets the ceiling. The pops of blue skies against the graphite grey wall are magnificent.
Swaback Partners, pllc
For those who prefer lighter colors of grey, this modern indoor/outdoor dining area with its warm grey mesa stone walls and soft grey limestone flooring has a controlled palette that still packs a style punch. I particularly appreciate the variety of textures — the rich, warm wood of the stunning dining room, the gleam of metal in the pendant lights, the smooth, textured floors, along with the rougher texture of the walls.
Louise Lakier
Gray-clad rooms can at times feel trendy and uninviting, but this dining area overflows with warmth and charm from the textured soft grey walls, hot cedar wood and fun decorative components.
2 Design Group
Here’s another amazing light-gray dining area. I envision this well-edited, handsome space offers a calming respite from city living.
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