Coral plus Gray
A great tip for adding a little fun to your color combo’s in your home is to mix a cool color with a warm color. One current example that I’m loving is Coral & Gray.
The vibrant hue that just radiates from coral(warm) is the perfect balance to a neutral calming gray(cool).
I loved finding this image from a 1961 BH&G with my current color combo obsession:
Another tip when decorating your home is to use the color combo of your choosing in different pieces of the room. Note the coral/gray artwork with the gray sofa and then coral toss pillows. It doesn’t look like the room came out of a bag, but it does look like everything goes together.
The nice part of coral is that sometimes it can lead a bit more orange, which is always a plus in my book. Don’t you love how it pops in the room below?
Because coral is a mix of orange and pink you can also get a coral that leans more towards pink. Again a plus in my book 🙂
When Erin revamped her blog I was immediately on board with the color palatte she picked:
If you are scared that gray is a bit too cold for your liking then warm it up a touch and go with a taupe instead.
So are you feeling this color combo as much as me?
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My living room is one of the rooms that evolved drastically from when we first moved one. Originally I painted the walls chocolate brown and did accents of white, blue and orange. That lasted maybe 2 years.
Our dining room sat empty for months. Okay maybe it was empty for just a handful of weeks and then we couldn’t take it anymore and put in a folding table and plastic outdoor chairs, but in my mind that was still empty.
On the main floor of our house we have a Florida room. Being that it’s a Florida room it is a considered a 3 season room, because there is no heat in the room. The previous owners used it as an indoor patio with outdoor furniture and it looked like this when we moved in.
I too have a recent color obsession with orange and grey, I'm working on a purse right now, and I just finished a fabric necklace! Thanks for the inspiring pictures!!
Love the last image! Beautiful.
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Teresa
I love this color combo! I actually have a future headboard to remake when I get home in this combo. Have bought the coral fabric and going to paint the wood gray. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Love love love this color combo! It's a break from the norm and looks great!
Great post! Love the inspirational pics – great selection!!
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This is a great colour mix. I adore grey and I've always loved coral–even chose it for my bridesmaids dresses!
I love this color combo! I've been obsessed with grey for awhile, trying to talk hubby into painting our kitchen grey. Thanks for sharing the lovely photos.
i am LOVING this color combo!!! TRES CHIC
I am all aboout this color combo right now! My sister and I will be adding coral to her new apartment scheme. Love It!
I'm totally loving those combos!
Coral's never wrong. And gray is such a great neutral. Loving it!
I am obsessing over this palette!!! So chic and modern. The image with the upholstered coral headboard with crystal chandelier and ESPECIALLY the last image are swoon-worthy, I might have to incorporate a bit of grey/coral in my next project. You have just made my life more difficult – in a good way!
um YES YES YES
I love this combo! Can you recommend a good coral color from a paint store?
Its a great color combo! I love that I'm not the only one who looks at older design photos for inspiration!!
Yep, that combo works for me!
Oh yes! LOVE this combo!
I absolutely love this. Thanks for the cool/warm color advice — I wonder if the same goes for fashion as well?
Looove this color combination. We used dusty pinkish and shades of grey for our wedding colors
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Love! Love! Love!
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