How to choose the right grey for the walls of your home

Painting the walls of your home grey is undoubtedly an elegant and always fashionable choice. Grey, in fact, in its infinite shades and combinations, is a trendy and timeless colour.

The colour grey, today considered the king of neutrals, is not a trivial choice either for the walls of the home or for furniture. Even on accessories and fabrics it has a special and refined charm. Because of its great ability to adapt to the most diverse furnishing styles, grey declined on walls is a tasteful choice. Here are some inspiring ideas for trendy and eye-catching grey walls.

Grey walls: the perfect shades for every room in the house

Vibrant and fascinating, grey is one of the neutral colours par excellence. It comes from a harmonious mix of black and white. It is a colour that communicates serenity, cosiness and stimulates concentration. It is a colour that conveys a certain elegance and is relaxing. There are different shades of grey. When you want to have grey walls in your home, it is essential to select the shade that best matches the style of the room, in order to avoid making the space look gloomy or monotonous. The trendiest shades for grey walls are:

• pearl grey, a shade that manages to give a touch of preciousness, brightness and elegance to the room;
• dove grey, a shade that mixes brown and grey and succeeds in adapting to different furnishing styles;
• greige, a colour between beige and grey, very warm and elegant;
• graphite grey, very relaxing, perfect when combined with bright colours such as pink;
• smoke grey, a very refined and intense shade.

Light grey or dark grey: different shades for different furnishing styles

Grey is traditionally linked to the modern style, however its infinite shades also go well (in the most suitable declinations) with other looks such as classic, contemporary, vintage, shabby and Nordic.

Lighter greys, such as the pearl shade, tend to be suitable for not very bright or small rooms, for example Scandinavian or shabby style.

Darker, more intense greys can be used in rooms where there is a strong presence of natural light, a contemporary look and clean lines. Intense grey walls look good alongside bright colours such as yellow, green or light blue.

Grey walls: inspiring ideas for trendy combinations

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Grey walls in combination with yellow

In a living area, grey walls combined with bright colours such as yellow make the space full of energy, warm, cosy, bright. Yellow, fresh and intense, perfectly counterbalances the furniture and the grey walls of the living room, making it a modern environment full of vitality. However, yellow must be well dosed as its intensity can tire the eyes. You may decide to use grey on a small portion of the wall and yellow on a larger wall, to make the living room visually larger. Or vice versa, to make the room more cosy.

Pearl grey walls

Pearl grey for the walls of a room is one of the most versatile choices. Pearl grey declined on the walls creates a warm and extremely cosy environment, especially if a natural wood floor and furnishings, such as a large sofa, are used in combination.

Grey walls in intense tones

A living room with grey walls in intense tones, such as anthracite, is undoubtedly a very elegant room with character. In the case where an intense grey is chosen for the walls, it is better not to exaggerate and therefore opt for only one wall that is darker than the others, which will remain lighter in order to create a luxurious and refined furnishing style.

Grey walls and wood

Wood is the perfect material to warm up a room and prevent it from becoming cold, aseptic and impersonal. The warmth of wood helps to balance the cold tones present in grey. Grey walls can be emphasised by walnut furniture or wooden parquet flooring. These combinations allow the soft tones of wood to be embraced and create a warm and cosy atmosphere, which can be accentuated by the presence of upholstered seating, fabrics and decorative details in bright colours.

Grey walls with metallic decorations

Grey finds a pleasant combination in metallic decorations in bronze, steel or gold, which can warm up its cold side. Grey walls decorated with metallic designs create an elegant and very chic effect.