Gray is an exciting and trendy wall color. The wide range of gray shades will match almost every obscure color in the house, so no shade is out of place. There is a perfect warm or cool gray shade for every room in the house. It’s also a historic shade that many homes dating back hundreds of years embrace.
The downside to gray is that the color isn’t warm and inviting. Gray walls scream cold, boring, dark, and depressing. But, you can bring out the best in gray walls by pairing them with colors to brighten the space. There is seating, bedding, and storage furniture in several colors that will help you tone down or amp up the gray shade.
What color furniture goes with gray walls? The best colors balance the neutral shade by helping it stand out more or by toning it down a bit. Neutral colors cut the negatives of both shades to achieve a positive balance. Bright colors turn gray walls into a backdrop, making the bright color the center of attention.
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What Color Furniture Goes With Gray Walls?
The Balancing Go-Betweens
Gray
Make the gray walls blend in with home decor by adding gray furniture. The go-to answer for gray walls is gray furniture that magnifies the gray in the gray walls. To avoid gray on gray monotones, add dark gray furniture in front of light gray walls. Conversely, add light-colored gray furniture in front of dark gray walls.
Blue
A color that competes with gray’s flexibility is blue. Blue furniture brings a feeling of calmness and relaxation that will erase gray’s cold ambiance. Gray brings elegance and a calming balance to blue’s bold neutral hue. And, whether you add all blue furniture or a few pieces in the room, a blue sectional is a must-have showstopper.
Brown
One color that won’t compete to be the center of attention against the gray walls is brown. Brown furniture next to a gray wall brings out the best in gray. And, the gray shade against brown furniture brings out the best in brown. The result is a warm and cozy environment.
An example is adding a brown loveseat or wood furniture to a gray-colored room.
White
Since gray is part white, white furniture is a fantastic neutral and bright color to consider. White furniture against gray walls creates an airy, open, inviting, and elegant space. Light bounces off white furniture better than most colors, illuminating the gray walls. An example is placing a mattress with white sheets and a white headboard against a gray wall.
White furniture with gray walls is classy and refreshing.
Black
Since gray is part black, black furniture brings out the dark side of gray walls in a good way. Black furniture pieces against gray walls offer striking, formal, and dramatic results. The gray walls brighten black’s darkness and make its striking sophistication softer. In return, the black furniture makes the gray walls the focal point.
Beige
A combo of white, brown, and a hint of yellow, beige is a common neutral to pair with gray walls. The unique blend means beige can brighten gray walls and can also warm the space. The bright and warm contrast to gray’s cold and dull appearance is mellow and aesthetically pleasing. It’s also a great shade if you want to incorporate natural elements, like stone and wood accessories.
The Pops of Color
Yellow
If you want to forget gray walls exist in the room, add yellow furniture. It’s a vibrant and powerful color that forces gray walls to the background. Feel free to add all yellow furniture in the room as the gray walls save the bold color from overpowering it. Yellow is whimsical, cheerful, and summery.
Pink
Pink, a loud and unapologetic color, is an automatic focal point against gray walls. The gray walls allow pink furniture to turn up the volume and tone down the distraction. Also, the gray walls make pink elegant and sophisticated, yet cheery and playful.
Red
Another daring furniture color is red. Red is bright, dramatic, and upbeat. And, against gray walls, it’s stunning. Meanwhile, gray walls tone down red’s boldness to balance the space. Feel free to add all red furniture knowing its brightness won’t consume the space.
Green
Infuse energy, vibrancy, and life into the room by choosing green-colored furniture. Green shades pop against gray walls without dominating or overpowering the space. Conversely, the gray walls balance out green furniture to keep it from being a total focal point. Green and gray are cool tone colors, so neither color will overpower the other.
Green also represents nature, meaning the color invites the outdoors indoors. A green tv stand near a window connects the indoors to the outdoors and vice versa.
Purple
The color’s regal stance pairs well with gray’s cold appearance. Purple furniture evokes emotion in an emotionless room with gray walls. The gray walls decrease purple’s over-the-top vibrance as purple brings personality to gray. Purple can make the room feel romantic, regal, calming, dramatic, edgy, and hip.
Purple end tables on both sides of a neutral-colored couch will make the room pop brilliantly.
Orange
Orange shades are perfect for gray walls. They give the room an electric and eclectic vibe that unites different colors. However, orange is too overpowering, even though the gray walls tone it down some. So, you should use orange in small doses as accent pieces instead of making an all-orange room.
As an example, incorporate an orange accent chair with an ottoman in the room. The color also works with Spanish and southwestern decor themes.
Conclusion
It seems that no color is out of place with gray walls. After all, gray comes in many versatile shades that any color will mesh well with. While you can choose almost any color, the colors on our list bring out the best in gray walls. Be sure to place dark furniture near light gray walls and light furniture in front of dark gray walls.
Have you found the perfect colors for your gray walls? If you have, leave a comment below and tell our readers about it.