Garay on Gray
Fabulous Design, Loose Change August 25th, 2008I’ve been seeing and working with a lot of gray samples and gray design schemes lately. It’s a beautiful neutral that’s easy on the eyes — alone (or with another neutral, like taupe, white or off-white) creates a relaxed, modern ambience and paired with a bright warm color adds a bit of punch to the overall design. It can be used as a wall finish with blue-gray, brown-gray or even white with gray undertones and also mixed in with other colors and tints. Here’s a few pics I’ve had in my idea books that were found in shelter mags:
Yesterday, I received the latest Vahallan Papers postcard and it had a familiar scheme… This particular design is new and called Veyda II.
The weather here in Florida looks like it’s following some designs: gray, gray, gray. Tropical Storm Fay (or “Stay”, as my friend Monica calls always-circling back storm) is just dumping buckets of rain here in Central Florida. We’re leaving for an out-of-town commission tomorrow but there’s no break — it’s still here in Florida, LOL! I’m also working on putting together The Wallnuts post – it’ll be up soon. Have a great day!









October 30th, 2008 at 8:43 am
[…] 3) I purchased a book recently and with it came a coupon for a free year of Better Homes & Gardens. Not my first choice for a shelter magazine, but free is free. My first issue was in September and I found myself enjoying it. After the second issue, I think I’ve narrowed down my fave bit to the All About Color monthly column, dedicated to recommending gorgeous paint shades. I rather like their layouts (…and hmmm…that gray looks familiar). […]