The use of gray wallpapers in the interior is one of the classic design solutions. However, this color is not so easy to apply, as it seems at first glance. With an ill-conceived composition and combination with other colors, there is a risk of creating a too gloomy, depressive and boring atmosphere in the room.
Rules for using gray wallpapers
Gray wallpaper on the walls are considered one of the ideal as a background for the interior, as well as elements of the decor of the room. This color is well combined with bright and restrained shades.
The most classically, balanced and noble rooms are furnished in three colors: gray, black and white. Such interiors do not look too boring, but they have some kind of non-standard and softness. It is this feeling of softness that is achieved when using shades of gray in combination with a contrasting black and white design of other objects in the room.
If to speak about bright shades, when you want to create a gentle interior, then combine gray with pink. If it is necessary to bring a little cheerfulness to the atmosphere of the room, then pay attention to an unusual combination of gray-yellow wallpaper.
It should be said about the gradation of the shades of gray. So, its light colors are usually used for decorating walls in bedrooms and bathrooms, and darker ones for living rooms and offices. In interiors with a more classical setting, gray wallpaper in stripes fit well. But the gray wallpaper with a picture will bring into the room romantic and airy.
Gray wallpapers in the interior
Gray wallpapers in the interior of the living room can give this room a solemnity and strict beauty. Here it is not necessary to abuse with color accents, it is better to choose one of two main colors in companions to the gray one and to arrange a room in such combination. Gray in the living rooms looks good in combination with white, and not boiling, but more delicate shades: milk, ivory, melted milk. Perfectly look in the interior of this room combined gray wallpaper, when one version is monophonic or has a small relief, and the other is decorated with drawings or patterns.
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Gray wallpaper in the bedroom combined with a large amount of textiles can create a feeling of warmth and coziness. It is permissible to introduce a variety of bright objects into the interior, although if you create an atmosphere in Scandinavian style, only three colors will be enough: gray, black and white. Gray monophonic wallpaper perfectly shades all pieces of furniture, reduce the contrast of bright combinations, and will also be an excellent background for a variety of paintings, hanging shelves, sconces and other items fixed on the walls.
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Gray wallpaper in the kitchen is better to choose not completely monophonic. Interesting floral patterns or intricate patterns with splashes of bright colors will be an excellent solution. The kitchen will not look too cold. Gray is traditionally considered a color of purity, while, unlike white, does not create a sense of sterility. Well combined gray wallpaper with various surfaces of wood, especially its dark shades. If you want to use an unusual texture, you can pay attention to the wallpaper under the gray brick. Transform the walls with this option will be easy.
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Gray wallpaper in the hallway should be as light as possible or have a pattern with the predominance of another light color. Only in this case it is possible to avoid feeling of tightness, pressing walls. It is also best to choose bright furniture for this room, and dark variants are acceptable only when the hallway has a really large area and high ceilings. Also good with gray wallpaper will look like metal objects, painted for copper or aged silver.
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