Grey

I would feel like I was in prison if I had a gray room. Not that I would know what that is like but it would depress me. It is too dull for me. I am with you liven up the room, red and or even burgundy would brighten up my mood nicely upon entering the room. Our apartment has beige all over, yuck and we had no choice. We were told next year we could change it on our own but we will be moving and hopefully I can add some color to our new place. lol

Red burns my eyes and looks black to the roomie, but give me violet any day!

Oh, my house needs so much, but it is never, ever going to be grey or gray if you are on my side of the pond. I have a room that is shades of blue and white--my spare room/sewing room. I want yellow curtains. I have one antique iron bed that is light blue, and I just got another one that is going to be a mid yellow. I love yellow and blue together. Most of my downstairs rooms are pale peach. I painted them like that almost twenty years ago. They had had an atrocious dark olive green print wall paper. I found that peach looks good as a background for almost any color whether it be pastels or even black. I have never done anything with the dining room, the wall paper was kind of peachish with a little gold. I want to do something, but Life keeps getting in the way. In fact I would like to have one wall kind of a rich red. I have the paint. My bedroom has lots of turquoise. I like jewel tones best, I think.

i am with you. the weather a good part of the year here in Canada is greay, so why would i want that in my house? i am still for the warm colours of autumn (ie reds, oranges, browns,blacks) and blue for my bedroom because of its calming effect.

i do prefer darker colors,i'm photosensitive and too bright in a room kills my eyes. grey would be ok,but i'd probably also add a contrasting crown border,or maybe some wainscotting. i've always been more on the side of victorian type treatments,with the embellishments.

Grey? Nooo. I love white colors with shades of beige combined with touches of colors like blues or reds in pillows or flowers or anywhere and biiiig windows. I imagine how luminous and warm would be a house like this, perfect for happy summer days :)

My kitchen is a yellow ochre, living rooms pale sage green and bedroom deep turquoise... bright enough for you?

Hi Janey, I think it's a matter of our TV stars (and others) deciding on what they think is a good idea, and those of us who think they are great, just have to follow on. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, I see them as just ordinary flesh-and-blood people, with slightly bigger egos of course, thinking how great it would be if a huge amount of people will emulate them.. Personally, I would rather have what I find comfortable. Like pleasing colours and not wearing trouser that I have to do my utmost to stop them falling around my ankles when I am out walking! I guess you've seen those. It's quite amusing watching some of the young lads struggling with them as they walk along. I often wonder if they would land flat on their faces if they had to run for a bus or train. Or am I showing my age now? Mind you, I have done equally crazy stuff I permanently damaged my feet by wearing cuban-heals and winkle-picker shoes back the 60s when I was a kid. They hurt like hell, but there was no way I was going to be wearing the "sensible shoes" like my dad! _Derek

As for the colour,of course ,there is no accounting for tastes.Some like warm tone ,others like cool tone,It has most likely to do with people's psycological factor which is acquired.For my part,I know better than to take grey colour as main tone of my room.Apart from what you said vividly -battleship,tank,submarine,It makes me feel as if I lived in winter all day,putting me in a depressing mood.If let me choose,I like either milky white or white.