Sorry, for those you expecting to find a steamy review or titillating photo re-enactment of the latest, hottest book trilogy, you are about to be sorely disappointed.
This is, in fact about the actual color gray. And my kitchen.
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The only steam is from me boiling water for ramen noodles.
And unlike E.L. James' novels, my kitchen (for now!) is very, very clean!
No, this post is about how I finally got to paint my kitchen gray - the nice, calm, neutral color I was hoping for! It involved a lot of advice and input from friends and family to get where I needed to be with this color and in the end, it came down to compromise.
And I am putting this in writing:
I was wrong. My husband was right.
Gray would NOT have looked right in the living room.
That being said, I am so happy that it is in my kitchen, grateful that I didn't listen to all my friends & family who told me not to ask my husband and just go ahead and paint it anyway (!), and pleased that it turned out very nice indeed.
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Now, we have to decide on the color for the living room....
I love the "crisp" and clean look the gray gives! I am amazed at what just a little bit of color contrast will do!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS! I LOVE the gray! We painted our kitchen gray last year and I ADORE it! Infact, we did most of our main living area in the same color. It is so clean and crisp and cool! Gives our traditional home a little bit of a modern touch! Your kitchen looks fantastic! Great job Moo! :)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I just finished those books... MOMMY PORN for sure! hee hee!
ReplyDeleteFine, he was right- whatever! I'll still say- do first and ask for forgiveness later. (however, with white trim I still say yes, but a darker shade...) Once you find a lovely shade to go with wood trim, let me know, as my living room needs a makeover too.
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