Great Grays

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GREAT GRAYS

If a gentle breeze could be seen, it likely would be awash in muted shades of rain and clouds, hushed silvers, textured slates, and smooth stones — perfect colors for a room meant for relaxing


 


Product: Wind’s Breath – Benjamin Moore
Price: from $40
benjaminmoore.com

 


Product: Vessel Gray – Valspar
Price: from $36
valspar.com

 


Product: Gravity – Valspar
Price: from $36
valspar.com

 


Product: Saisons rug
Price: from $1,105
Ligne Roset, Birmingham

 


Product: Arteriors Thatch large pilar holder
Price: $300
Talulah Belle, Rochester

 


Product: Looped marble pillow
Price: $54
West Elm, Birmingham

 


Product: Jean-Louis Deniot Iron Eye bench
Price: from $2,995
Baker Furniture, Michigan Design Center  Troy
michigandesign.com

Product: Drake lamp
Price: $295
JaysonHome,
jaysonhome.com

 


Product: Villa tripple library bookcase
Price: $7,117
metro-area Ethan Allen Stores
ethanallen.com

 


IN THE DETAILS
Plaid carpeting (Stark Brigade rug, Desert Night) trimmed in faux leather defines the space. The chairs/ottoman were reupholstered in a Perennials fabric, Swanky Color Platinum, while the neutral throw, with its cable knit, adds an additional layer of texture. Pillows are from Clarence House, in Batou gray linen. The drapery fabric (not shown) is Cowtan & Tout, Filigree Color Flannel, with appliqué. Builder: Moceri Custom Homes; architect: Dominick Tringali.

 

READING BETWEEN THE LINES  This reading/study area, located at the top of the second-floor staircase in a Rochester home, provides a quiet place where the homeowners can retreat to at the end of the day, explains interior designer Marianne Jones, left, owner of Birmingham-based Marianne Jones LLC. “Warm and cool grays (Benjamin Moore’s Wind’s Breath wall paint) carry throughout the home and easily transition to blues and silvers in some areas,” Jones adds.