So can a warm person who likes light and airy live with a cool neutral and like it?

In regards to if you'll tire of it soon, only you can answer that. I think we always tend to gravitate to the colors we're most comfortable with. For example, I've always ended up gravitating towards blues/greens/yellows. A couple of years ago, I wanted a change and painted an accent wall a really pretty copper color I absolutely loved, with in a month, I knew I could not, would not live with it long term. I ended up painting it a creme color so I could keep other wall colors I already had in the room. All I can offer is that if you are looking for a color that will make you take a deep breath and feel at ease, SW Sea Salt is definitly the way to go! It's a very soothing color.

My plan is to try the gray-blue-green in a room that I can easily repaint on my own. The two-story foyer will remain undone until I figure it all out. When you realize how many shades of gray there are from silver to charcoal and all manner of undertones, you will realize that there is one that probably looks good with your furniture. One of the most sophisticated color schemes I ever saw was gray and creme.

graywings, It's tru about the fads, by the time I start to like them they are going out of style, it takes me a while! (I still don;t like stainless steel appliances, but give me another year or two) I've been painting these walls a variation of the same golds and tans for the last 18 years. I should probably just try something diferent for a change!

bumblebeez, I usually decorate with browns, golds, greens and creams. The color looks blue/green to me and not grey. I think it's wierd that the way it looks on the swatch is nothing like the poster board I painted.

thanks for your thoughtful responses!

I am not a person that leans towards fads in colors or styles. My Mom has always said to me...why don't you get something new and modern and not so much gray...LOL. So in this house I am trying to swing out and use some different colors, but I would love to have the whole interior of my home painted gray. There is always the option of a gray room with an accent wall to blend in the predominant color in your decor.

I am not much help since I love gray...sorry. Go with the gray. ;-)

And don't worry about being trendy. I've done a lot of thinking on this subject and have come to some realistic conclusions. Just like in the matters of hair, makeup, and clothing styles, we all tend to move forward with the fashion, while hanging onto the tried & true. I've had spiral permed big hair, dead straight long hair, wavy hair, and layered Farrah hair. But I always keep some real length. I don't like me in shorter styles, so no matter how cutting edge a short cut may be, it's not for me. And while I have hit the pavement in turquoise, reds, sunny yellows, and even a little orange, based on colors available in all the latest styles, I Depend on Black & Browns to bring me through. I never give them up no matter what the fashion prediction. So, I don't feel at all 'faddish' in my new-found interest in grays and grayed blues, etc. These colors have been around forever. They look good with the dark wood furniture that is my signature, and they shine with antiques and warm colored accessories. I don't want to stay stuck in 1998 and neither should you.

Red

I love greys and have tried them many a time. Either I was always picking the wrong shades of grey or I couldn't get the look together enough if that makes sense. I also really liked aqua shades w/ grey in them but hated them on the walls.

Although I am a 'warm feeling' kind of girl I can't live in warm colored environments like golds and reds - always made me too jumpy. But blues and greys made me feel so cold.

I finally figured out the taupey greys and feel that I have been able to successfully transition them from grey in one room to brown in another. I let DS1 help pick the color for their TV/ Game room this wknd and he picked a clear as day aqua and I realized that my entire upstairs now is a shade of blue from blue - blue to grey/green - blue and I love it all. Most importantly I Was able to incorporate a sense of warmth into every room.

Each grey or taupey grey is so easy to live w/!

And thanks everyone for taking the time to respond!

Red

It doesn't photograph well, here's a picture of when I was sticking it up on the wall, you can see it against the white trim.

I picked out some paint chips today in the gray family, showed them to my sister and she got a funny look on her face and said, "They're too gray! That's not you!" I told her "Gray is the new beige."

I actually put a post on the kitchen forum about using a gray/blue/green with my oak cabinets and only got one response--SW's anew gray (which I haven't checked out yet).

However, my dilemma would be transitioning from a gray room into my other warm colored rooms and how to make that work. I'm not sure I'm capable, but I think I could get by using it in a bathroom or bedroom because they are destination rooms and not rooms connected to multiple rooms like a kitchen or family room might be.

Good luck! I'll be anxious to see your results.

A grey day on Royal Street New Orleans, La.