Showing posts with label coventry gray by Benjamin moore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coventry gray by Benjamin moore. Show all posts

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Coventry Gray it is!


  Bryce's room is almost done! 

We decided on Coventry Gray by Benjamin Moore for her walls.  It is the perfect gray!   

 I really liked Behr paint from Home Depot, I always have them mix whatever color we pick out.  I use the Behr washable flat in the green can. That is unless I am doing a bathroom! (tried the flat in my kid's bathroom and it is literally running off the wall by the shower from all the moisture!)  Looks spooky in there!

I have been getting the Behr paint with the primer in it, but even with that I still do 2 coats of paint.  The guy mixing my paint said if I do 2 coats to just go ahead with the regular not the one with primer, it is about $8.00 less a can. 


Isn't it pretty!!!



What I like about this gray is that is just that....gray.  I love grays with blue or silver in them, but we wanted a nice simple gray for her walls.  This was it! 


This paint covered great over the purple. 



This room was a breeze to paint!  Since I sold every piece of furniture (except one small table) it was so easy to move around! Sure beats painting around beds and dressers!  It was done in record time!!




I am so happy with how the Coventry Gray turned out.  It is really a pretty color!  I would definitely use it again!  It is a great neutral!


Now that the painting is done the fun starts!  Time to put her room back together.  This is really the best part of redecorating a room!   Especially as we repurposed things we already have!  I LOVE doing that!!!  We have been spray painting, Annie Sloan painting, organizing, etc. 

It is so fun seeing it all come together!  I will post more pics soon!  Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!  :)






Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Searching for the perfect shade of gray.


I have been looking at gray paint colors for days & days! During this time I have realized this much..... I LOVE GRAY!  

  When  TJ & I built our first home over 20 years ago (early 90's) the hot color scheme was gray and mauve!  We had mauve carpet through out the house and gray walls everywhere.  We had a pink flowered couch and a pink papason chair too!  Since that house I have not done much with gray.  I pretty much stayed away from it!  Until recently I started to love it all over again!

Gray, grayish blue, silver, dark gray, light silvery blue.....I love it all.  So my daughter Bryce and I have decided on gray for her bedroom.  I did not even have to talk her into it!!


Here are few pics of some beautiful paint colors......



This is Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray. So Pretty!





This is Oyster Shell by Benjamin Moore.  I found this on Emily Henderson's blog.  I love this color!  I love this room!!




     Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.  (no source)  I could paint this color all over my house!  Love it!




This is Gray Owl by Benjamin Moore.  (room also done by Emily Henderson)  This one is so pretty!





I was very tempted by this strip of colors by Benjamin Moore.  Thrifty Decor Chick is using them in her basement remodel.  




 Coventry Gray by BM.  I love the pops of teal, orange, and yellow in this room!


Nate Berkus used Pale Smoke by BM in this living room. 

I love all these colors!!!!

but the winner is........





Coventry Gray by Benjamin Moore.  This gray is perfect. It is just that....GRAY!  While I love the grays with a hint of blue or silver, for Bryce's room we wanted a true gray color.  I am so excited to get it on the walls!  :)