For the last couple of years, the entire design world seems to be obsessing over grey...interior designers, architects, fashion designers, photographers...all turning to grey for inspiration. I have to admit that I didn't jump on the grey bandwagon immediately...then suddenly I realized that so many of the homes that I love, most importantly the interiors, feature this most romantic of colors. What is it about a room, empty with the exception of a banister or chandelier, floating in grey, that makes me swoon? For me, it's a reminder of why I love cloudy, misty days, old, drafty mansions and dapple grey horses...it's pure and simple romance. A naturally weathered grey picket fence makes me smile, as does a wall of stacked gray stones against a backdrop of foot high grass. Over the past two years, I have brought several shades of grey into my own home. In my office, I have paired lavender with grey for the walls, and have accented the room with white, deep gold, silver and black. In my master bedroom, I have brought together grey, cream and taupe, accented with a very deep, almost brown, red. I have featured photographs of some interiors that make me say "ahhh", along with some of the cloudy days and dappled greys that remind me of why I love this color so much. Enjoy.
