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Can't decide which gray for family room.

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Aug 05, 2012, 02:09 PM
djwood
Can't decide which gray for family room.
I am painting my family room gray. I wanted it to be warm with possibly a hint of green so I chose SW Comfort Gray. I painted a color board and in the room it looked good, but now that it is on the walls it looks spa blue. Possibly because I painted over SW Restrained Gold? Not sure.

Any suggestions for a warm gray? I normally use SW. Or other colors?

My furniture is a caramel color. I want to do pops of yellow and turqoise or orange.

Thanks!
Aug 05, 2012, 02:22 PM
Froo Froo
Since your colorboard passed the visual test, I'm wondering if you applied TWO coats of the Comfort Gray atop the Restrained Gold or primed first?
Aug 05, 2012, 02:29 PM
arepo
It is almost impossible to choose one color and think that it will react the same on your walls with your lighting, etc.
Here are a few choices but you really need to paint swatches of them first (it doesn't cost you anymore in the long run because you simply mix the coats together for the first coat and use the one you finally decide on for the second coat.)
The warmer grays near a greenish hue are:
SW Connected Gray
SW Link Gray

Less warm is: SW Attitude Gray
Anyway, it's a start.