tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post6052120648843768426..comments2024-03-15T23:19:32.808-04:00Comments on Apartment #412: GreyKay*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06136161608406750154noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-24423538640995997702010-10-21T08:48:14.627-04:002010-10-21T08:48:14.627-04:00Transforming a small apartment with a tiny budget ...Transforming a small apartment with a tiny budget looks hard but you actually did nail it. I had lived in some <a href="http://hoteltoshi.com/" rel="nofollow">short term apartment rentals, New York</a> area, but never had I attempted to do some redesigning and makeovers. One thing was I had a very thin budget. Seeing your posts seem looking with different beautified <a href="http://hoteltoshi.com/" rel="nofollow">short term apartment rentals, (NYC</a> touch) and for one to do things like these, it requires such great talent.<br />Talent, wish I had yours.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114779647070382502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-14970775938119571402010-07-06T13:44:58.464-04:002010-07-06T13:44:58.464-04:00@maggie - thanks so much for your comment. how exc...@maggie - thanks so much for your comment. how exciting! congrats on your new home AND for taking the (sometimes scary?) step of painting! i can't wait to see pictures and hope you will post some - dolphin fin looks like a wonderful colour and i'm happy me and my little blog were able to give you some inspiration :)Kay*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06136161608406750154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-14347221674037481022010-07-04T18:40:55.276-04:002010-07-04T18:40:55.276-04:00Sorry for the very late comment, but after your fi...Sorry for the very late comment, but after your first post on grey vs tan/cream/ivory, I latched onto Dolphin Fin and decided in a second I would use it for my living room/entry way/kitchen in my new condo. I closed escrow on Wednesday, the painter started Thursday, and it's done! It was a huge roll of the dice given I've never painted anything before, thus have never selected paint colors, and did NOT test the color on the wall first since I officially became the owner of the property about 12 hours before the painter started (and about 24 hours after he purchased the paint). The color looks fantastic, and as soon as I replace the YUCKY carpet and have my futniture delivered I'll have pics!!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793073930335998796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-83213422564444231912010-06-14T21:26:37.059-04:002010-06-14T21:26:37.059-04:00Holy guacamole- you aren't kidding about a har...Holy guacamole- you aren't kidding about a hard one to nail. Good luck chica!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-24235091184226084512010-06-14T20:54:02.311-04:002010-06-14T20:54:02.311-04:00BM silver dollar is pretty great. Definitely a blu...BM silver dollar is pretty great. Definitely a blue grey though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-91518782473610266252010-06-14T10:27:03.748-04:002010-06-14T10:27:03.748-04:00oops, I meant it was sherwin williams not benjamin...oops, I meant it was sherwin williams not benjamin moore :)ginahttp://www.ginaamin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-13168957465502181332010-06-14T10:24:15.606-04:002010-06-14T10:24:15.606-04:00Hi! I had to comment on this one because I recentl...Hi! I had to comment on this one because I recently went through this exact dillema! I too geared more to the grey with purple undertones but I settled for Benjamin Moore's folkstone. I love how it looked when it went up. It wasn't to flat of a grey and the slight brown undertone makes it very earthy neutral and zen and a great backdrop to art. I Just thought I would share that with you. Good Luck!ginahttp://www.ginaamin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-31716561036371694452010-06-13T23:16:39.335-04:002010-06-13T23:16:39.335-04:00I can't wait to see the end result of this. I ...I can't wait to see the end result of this. I am pretty sure I would love the gray with the purple undertones.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840515813374990142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-82520483363558536852010-06-11T12:51:12.512-04:002010-06-11T12:51:12.512-04:00I really like gray with pink undertones. Are you ...I really like gray with pink undertones. Are you really going to let others decide? I could never do that, I'm way too controlling. A pink TAN or a pink GRAY I love.giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250097392983437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-21817994237905006612010-06-11T12:37:04.495-04:002010-06-11T12:37:04.495-04:00The thing about gray is that people who do work wi...The thing about gray is that people who do work with color regularly assume its white with a little black. However, every color has a gray. One way to go would be to use a gray that goes back to one of your accent colors.whygodwhyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817283410075208832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-33932647339614218842010-06-10T23:29:34.359-04:002010-06-10T23:29:34.359-04:00I recently went through this over the winter. I h...I recently went through this over the winter. I had multiple samples painted on the wall and ended up going with "Light French Gray" by Behr. Honestly, Dolphin Fin was on my list and I could not find the chip in the store. I am very happy with my choice but if I could do it again I'd go slightly lighter, maybe BM Bunny Gray (?).<br /><br />Here's a photo with all my samples up:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorie09/4689991450/<br /><br />Here's a link to the room after painting:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorie09/3904576419/Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950667009108390498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-38549237804155384982010-06-10T21:39:29.090-04:002010-06-10T21:39:29.090-04:00i had a hard time with gray when i started this bl...i had a hard time with gray when i started this blog...but finally i got it right. i have grey sweatpants by ralph lauren in my sons room and love it.######https://www.blogger.com/profile/01324946598010934529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-91581372797837171662010-06-10T20:19:39.911-04:002010-06-10T20:19:39.911-04:00I used Tempered Grey from Valspar in our master be...I used Tempered Grey from Valspar in our master bedroom and I LOVE IT! You can check it out here http://decoriadore.blogspot.com/2010/06/wonderful-things.html<br /><br />Here is the color at another time of day<br />http://decoriadore.blogspot.com/2010/03/daydream-shopping.htmlDecor I Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471347339237530472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-71147562992420513832010-06-10T19:49:17.565-04:002010-06-10T19:49:17.565-04:00i painted my iving room dunn edwards baby seal..ch...i painted my iving room dunn edwards baby seal..check it out. perfect shadeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826069830006072665.post-82641934742680104432010-06-10T19:04:07.955-04:002010-06-10T19:04:07.955-04:00Grey is the absolute hardest colour to nail, serio...Grey is the absolute hardest colour to nail, seriously. I remember when I painted a bunch of walls different shades of grey in my first house, and we went back to the paint store a million times because in the day time a shade looked great but by evening or in the dark it looked horrible. I remember a darker shade of grey turning purple/blue at night. Awful.<br /><br />My go to shade of grey, which is a true true true medium shade of grey (it's not light but not dark once a wall is painted) is Ralph Lauren's "EXPOSED"<br /><br />http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/products/paint/Lifestyle_Colors/items.aspx?haid=120&f=lp&start=0<br /><br />Ralph Lauren also has a million greys.<br /><br />I would make sure you can return the paint or get small cans or something. Grey is a bitch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com