Gray is in. It’s all the rage.
The cooler and whiter and cleaner the space, the better. Right?
Beautiful. ;-)
However, maybe you disagree.
Maybe you love the look, but it’s a little bit icy. A little bit impersonal. A little sterile.
That would be me.
While I love the look, I like a room that’s not all one-sided; a space that has a combination; a style that appears to have someone’s personality injected into it.
So how do you make this cool, gray palette work for you?
How do you make it lively and personal? How do you make it seem less frigid?
One way: add a touch of warmth.
Wood, brass, warm color, and natural texture can be added to create more of a mix — to create more personality, more diversity, more interest — so you can have the trendy look that’s so popular now without sacrificing the “you” in your home.
Take a look...
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Cool Rooms Made Warm
Cool toned modern bathroom made warm with wood vanity, Dwell on Design home tours, LA, AB Design Studio
White kitchen with wood cabinet pulls and floor warms up the cool toned space | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Tori Aston #whitekitchen
SOURCE: MarthaStewart.com
Cold look kitchen made warm with wood cabinets, Designer: Vitus Matare
SOURCE: MarthaStewart.com
Gray and white living room, cool room made warm with brass and gilded accents | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Charles Behrend
Wood floors add warmth to this white and gray kitchen | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Tori Aston #whitekitchen
Wood cutting board adds warmth to a gray tablesetting | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Tori Aston #tablesetting #falltabletop #entertaining
Most of the images above come from these posts below. Scroll to the right and click on each one to read more about each project.
This kitchen was done, there was some furniture in the dining space, but it looked unfinished and the areas didn’t seem to relate to each other.
So, how to finish this off? Well, I definitely had some thoughts…..