A grey living room is like a blank canvas, you can make your own choices and really design a room with depth, character and warmth. Rather than the traditional white or off-white tones that most people opt for, grey represents possibilities, a palette to grow from and a modern way of decorating your interiors.
But grey isn’t for everyone and some people can struggle when it comes to coming up with ideas for your grey living room – worry no more! We are here to help with 11 ideas for a grey living room.
1. Create tonal depth
By mixing up grey tones, you can make a palette completely from greys. It’s best to stick to 2-3 shades of grey (no pun intended), so that your room doesn’t turn into a picture with a black and white filter on it!
2. Break up the monochrome
Speaking of black and white, using grey to break up the monotony of monotone is a way of making sure you don’t deviate too far from your palette – try grey flooring with black and white furniture touches to ground a room and provide a softer edge to your living room.
3. Pretty with pink
Pink is on trend right now – isn’t it always! – so giving your grey living room a touch of pink is perfect. Pink can be calming if you go pastel, or out there and make a room really pop if you go for a brighter shade. Mixing pink curtains with a grey room can really bring light into your living room.
4. Get some texture going
Adding in grey textures to your living room will accentuate the furniture you have that isn’t grey. It can make a room extra cosy to scatter grey cushions or a blanket around – but again, avoiding making everything grey is key.
5. Shine bright
Bringing together a room requires nothing more than a bright tone and grey! The colours that go best with grey are pink, a light purple or deep greens for a more neutral aesthetic.
6. What goes with the colour grey?
Blue is always a good bet for your living room. Blue is the colour of serenity and putting blue and grey into your living room together creates an atmosphere that is welcoming for any guests. Although some people see blue as the corporate colour, mixing blue and grey together makes a cosy space by warming up both colours.
7. Manage your space
If you want to make your space look bigger, using grey for your laminate flooring and having bright touches or an eye catching piece can make your space appear to be much bigger than it really is. For a pro tip: grey floors with neutral furniture but bright soft furnishings will maximise the space in your room.
8. Create a nook
To make the ultimate cosy grey living room, use two different greys. Painting or wallpapering your walls with a dark grey and sticking to a lighter grey on your floors adds a depth but also creates the feeling of having a cosy nook for a living room. After all, it’s important your living room looks inviting.
9. Cool it!
Picking cooler tones for your living room can work if you’re looking for a more functional space. If your living room is used to entertain, for example, making sure that people feel welcomed is important. So adding in cooler, pale grey with light blues can make the room seem modern and comfortable.
10. Make it darker
Darker greys give a rich, dramatic feel to your living room. Darker colours probably work best if you have a bigger living room as they can absorb the light coming in, but if you have the space to play with, dark grey can make a room moody and gothic enough for any romance novel.
11. Give your walls their own personality
If you are thinking of having grey walls, then maybe consider texture as a way of softening the tone even more. Gone are the popcorn walls of old, but a fine shredded texture to wallpaper can be very inviting and grey walls are a great place to build your space on!
If you’re thinking of going grey, then we hope these ideas inspire you to go for a more individualistic approach to your living room. There’s no time like now to try and embrace the grey!
Post time: Jul-10-2023