For a stylish and spectacular interior, we tell you how to choose and what to combine gray furniture in different rooms.

When making out housing, I want it to remain relevant and spectacular for a long time. To do this, the furniture should be beautiful, practical and versatile. All these qualities are possessed by gray furniture in the interior. In today’s article, we tell you what to choose and what to combine it with, and also show stylish examples for different rooms.

Choosing gray furniture

Color Features

Gray is treated differently: someone considers it boring and faceless, someone luxurious and noble. In fact, the associations depend on what shade to represent, and gray has more than 200 of them. It can be light and dark, bright and neutral, cold and warm.

The perception of this color depends on:

The main advantage of gray is its versatility. It “adapts” to the environment, favorably emphasizing other shades, does not put pressure on the psyche and does not cause negative associations. Thanks to this, it is suitable for any room (from the nursery to the corridor) and can be used in any quantities. In addition, this achromat does not attract attention, so you can safely use it on a large surface and complement it with different bright accents according to your mood. For example, a sofa in the living room or a kitchen set of neutral color will become a blank canvas that can be enlivened with textiles, decor and other pieces of furniture, adding certain colors, seasonal decorations, etc. At the same time, the product itself will not bore you for a long time, and you will not have to change it soon.

How and with what to combine

Since gray furniture combines with all colors equally well in the interior, it makes no sense to list specific combinations, any pair will look harmoniously. It is more important to understand how to select finishes and other items.

With finishing

Finishing accounts for the bulk of the palette of any room, so first of all you need to understand what role it will play and what it should be: neutral or saturated, light or dark.

Now monochrome interiors are in trend, that is, those in which the palette consists of one color, but its different shades are used. Most often in such cases, it is quiet base paints with many different tones that are chosen: beige, brown, the same gray. In this case, it is important to create a color scheme so that the furniture does not merge with the floor and trim. Let, for example, large objects (sofa, wardrobe, bed, set, etc.) be darker, the floor with some other undertone, the walls are the lightest. Be sure to use different textures: smooth and embossed, warm and cold, soft and rough. For multicolored interiors are suitable: white, sand, beige, coffee, blue, muted blue, pistachio, almond, lavender.

Another important point is what kind of paint and wallpaper are combined with gray furniture. There are universal rules here:

In general, the simpler the finish, the more versatile the interior turns out: it will not get bored for a long time, and it is easier to add bright colors to it with the help of decor and textiles. If the combination of basic gray with other calm shades seems too boring to you, but at the same time you do not want to take risks with a motley finish, there is an excellent compromise accent wall. Decorate it with wallpaper, decorative plaster, wall panels or ordinary paint.

With other furniture

The number and color of furniture in the room depends on the purpose of the room, its size and overall design.

There are two options:

In the first case, the bet is again placed on invoices. A standard sofa, a kitchen set and a bar counter in the same shade will look flat. It’s quite another matter if you add different surfaces: velvety or leather upholstery, a terrazzo or marble countertop, glossy facades and metallic tiles for an apron. Or, for example, a bed, bedside tables and a wardrobe in the bedroom. Let them be in the same color scheme, but the semitones and textures differ.

If you add bright accents, smoky elements will balance them. There are also two possible scenarios: larger neutral furniture and small colored details (for example, a pouf, a table, a cabinet under the sink, a chair) and vice versa. In the second case, calm elements will balance a bright and large accent product.

Which curtains are suitable for gray furniture

The color of curtains and other decorative textiles is chosen based on the overall style of the room and the design idea. 

A few important rules:

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