We're often asked our recommendations for the best grey paint colours. Our answer is always the same: where will you be using the paint? Is this a grey paint for use in a warm, sunny bedroom, or a cool, urban kitchen? Or do you want a grey front door? Or shed?
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| Grey sample pot |
Grey paint, you see, is rarely simply a blend of black and white. In fact, any paint worth its salt will contain a gamut of subtle colour additions that make each grey absolutely unique; it's the complexity of these added hues that create the paint's undertones.
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| Grey living room |
For paint advice that's absolutely suited to your needs, get in contact with the Relics team; we'd love to help you find that perfect grey paint. However, for the purposes of this post, we'll first recommend our current favourite grey front door paints, and then our favourite grey wall colours.
The Best Grey Front Door Paints
Farrow and Ball Railings is the colour to choose if you want a classic black door with a contemporary twist. Railings is a soft, dark grey with a hint of deepest blue in full sun.
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| Front door in Farrow and Ball Railings |
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| Front door in Farrow and Ball Railings |
Farrow and Ball Down Pipe is a mid-dark grey with a hint of teal in warmer light. As the images below show so effectively, Down Pipe is a colour that springs to life as a front door paint whether placed against brick, stone or painted exteriors.
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| Front door in Farrow and Ball Down Pipe |
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| Front door in Farrow and Ball Down Pipe |
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| Front door in Farrow and Ball Down Pipe |
Farrow and Ball Plummet, which is a paler version of Down Pipe, and fast gaining more and more popularity, has a coolly sophisticated charm of its own:
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| Farrow and Ball Plummett conservatory |
Little Greene Scree is a true mid-grey. Bold and moody, it's a grey paint that looks great teamed with red brick houses:
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| Front Door Painted in Little Greene's 'Scree' |
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| Front Door Painted in Little Greene's 'Scree' |
Here's a good illustration of how Little Greene Scree sits on the grey paint spectrum. Eggs painted in Little Greene Loft White, Shallows, Inox, Pink Slip, Urbane Grey, Teal, Scree and Lamp Black.
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| Eggs painted in Little Greene Loft White, Shallows, Inox, Pink Slip, Urbane Grey, Teal, Scree and Lamp Black. |
Dulux Weathershield products are outstanding in quality, and have some beautifully subtle grey shades. Dulux Goosewing is a soft putty grey with gentle green undertones.
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| House front exterior in Dulux Goosewing paint |
The Best Grey Paints For Interiors
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| Farrow & Ball's Manor House Gray |
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| Farrow & Ball's Manor House Gray |
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| Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Gray. |
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| Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Gray. |
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| Farrow and Ball Cornforth White |
Little Greene French Grey is an excellent choice for a grey painted kitchen that will stand the test of time. It's possible to juxtapose it with a whole host of other colours and French Grey will still look beautiful. Bold brights, soft neutrals, gleaming whites and darker greys all work with this classic stony grey.
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| Little Greene French Grey |
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| Little Greene French Grey |
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| Little Greene French Grey and Dark Lead |
Dulux Dusted Moss is an excellent choice of grey paint if you want a limited palette to run throughout your house for harmonious continuity. It comes in four shades from a dark green-grey to the palest off-white.
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| Dulux Dusted Moss |
And, for those of you who love a bit of colour, next month we'll be looking at our favourite emerald hues...
Images via: Wilko, Housetohome, voysey and jones, Lifebylotte, kate bishop, klaus and heidi, pistonheads, emma turner, just fab design, Little Greene, antony georgiou, Little Greene, Dulux, apartment therapy, nice kitchens, Claire Carlos, New kitchens, bryan turner, higham, Maple & Gray, harvey jones, Abigail Ahern
