Showing posts with label greige. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greige. Show all posts

06 March 2012

Color Watch


I know, I know-- everyone is going crazy for color, but I've still got a case of the hots for gris, gray,  greige, or whatever we're calling this fabulous color now!  I love a faint aqua tint to the gray myself, probably because that's the color of my kitchen tile. (below) Ummm,maybe I should have swept it first!


But, I digress!  I don't think anyone does this look better than Tracery Interiors.  Their moody mix of neutrals in light and dark shades just makes my heart swoon!








Okay so this look (above) is EXACTLY how I would like to redo my lower kitchen cabinets. The bonus? It just might help hide the perennial juice and coffee stains left by nameless goblins that I am constantly and forever scrubbing off the white cabinets with those Magic Erasers.  If I'd known how reliant I would be on those little white bits of toxicity, I would have bought them by the case! As it is, there is a spot by the Keurig that has a permanent coffee stain running down the front of the cabinet.  I have tried everything, yes, of course I repainted it!  But I can still see it. Grrrr!  


Okay, so now to the important stuff, here's Nola! She had her first pediatrician appointment yesterday and gained 4 oz.  She's not only beautiful, but healthy too!! Okay I admit it-- I'm obsessed with this little bundle of joy!  There's nothing that brings out the best (and silliest) in us then a new baby in the family! Babies are the most beautiful thing we can ever bring home!



The sun is out here in chilly New England and the forecast is great -- 65 degrees on Thursday!  Bye-bye snow!  Fourteen days til spring!


Have an amazing day today!!

xoxo,

Millie

Photos: traceryinteriors

21 September 2011

Greige Madness


Greige. or that oh so subtle combination of grey and beige is all the rage currently in the design world.  For good reason, too.  Greige is so restful to the eye,  providing a calm note of serenity to its rooms,  and couldn't we all use a bit of that?   And, the wide variations of greige -- it can range from a pale silver to a deep slate to greyed out moss, lavender, and so on.  This makes greige perfect since each of us can find our own  favorite shade to inspire visual calm in our busy lives!

Follow the link above for a listing of the paint suppliers and color numbers!  My own kitchen is a mix of Valspar's Winter in Paris (5002-1A) and Smoke Infusion (5002-1B) a grayish green that reminds me of the foam on the ocean on a stormy day.  Everyone who comes in asks for the paint color!  Here's a link to the first color at www.valsparpaint.com: winter in paris.  And here for the second, www.valsparpaint.com/smoke infusion.  

I love this chair!  I have black wicker chairs that I want to faux finish like this with Annie Sloan chalk paint.  When I do, I'll share the results!  

greigedesign.blogspot.com designed by Dana Wolfer

Greige is perfect in the kitchen too!
      The following three kitchen and breakfast room photos designed by Tobi Fairley make me swoon!  And they must hit a chord with many of you since these photos have gotten a tremendous number of hits on Pinterest!  Here the greige cabinets are accented with white and a soft grey blue creating a perfect decor!

via Pinterest
 blog.cobblestoneandvine.com,  design by Suzanne Kasler. 
The paint color is Sherwin Williams Mega Greige (SW7031)

And, why not do the nursery in greige?  Perfect for a boy or a girl!!

Have a wonderful day!
xoxo,
Millie