Grey is the unsung drama queen - if it's moody, magnificent and taken on with enough conviction. It can be an inspired backdrop to glamorous shots of gold or silver or make any other hue it's teamed with sing out. It's such a statement by itself that only the brave and accomplished attempt it. Grey can convey period elegance or cutting edge contemporary, but only if it is full-on storm cloud ominous. My grandmother used to say, eying a storm on the horizon, the kind that makes clouds so alarmingly dark they can only be thunderous, 'It's black over Will's mother's.' We never did find out who Will was or where his mother lived.
Anyway, here's an ode to the least expected and most daring of decors.
Made lush by burgundy velvet roses.
More velvet opulence
Maybe it's big horse I love grey with black sequins and antique wood.
Vintage restraint interrupted by marvelous shots of red.
Evocative of mid-century by pairing it with 50's green.
Softened by rose and taupe this bedroom is still feminine.
Manly dominance. Calls for brandy and a cigar.
The perfect canvas.
If you know whose house this is, please steal the rug on my behalf. I'll be ever so pleased.
Forties panache with splendid splashes of silver and aqua. I do know the impeccably tasteful couple this house is an embodiment of, so I'll steal the cushions myself, thanks.
Same house, same superb choices. Set next to Deco aqua, and graced by the best silver tiles I have ever witnessed, this grey kitchen does it for me.
Country house chic with a whimsical edge of orange to mute the seriousness.
Applauding the wonderful atmosphere this grey creates for a great vintage collection.
Leaving you with some glam-a-go-go. The pink seats are a bonus!
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