h o m e

I c o l o r

Sherwin-Williams

SW

7 0 1 4

Eider White

?

V

у ч

-•

“ P e o p l e

a r e

l o o k i n g

f o r

t h e

n e w

b e i g e .

G r a y

i s

t h e

n e w b e i g e .

I t ’s

e x t r e m

e l y

f l e x i b l e . ”

Jonathan Rachman

SOTTO

LE LUNE

PILLOW

A feminine print in “greige”

that easily blends with

almost any color palette.

Jungle F low er in O ff W hite

(20"x20"),

$70;

pillow sandthrow s.com

M IST

BRISTOL LAMP

Sneak this lamp onto a

desk or bitty end table—its

small scale (only 19" tall)

makes it a good fit in tight

spaces.

C eram ic table lam p

,

$90;

lam psplus.com

STO N E SOUP BLANKET

Multicolor stripes on a

dove-gray blanket show

how versatile this hue

really is.

In full/qu een , $98;

pin econ ehill.com

B E T T E R H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1 |

B H G . C O M

G r a y M

a t t e r

Talk to San Francisco

designer Jonathan

Rachman and it’s clear:

Grayed colors are here to

stay. “I’ve been in love

w ith them forever,” he

says. Get sm itten.

1

Identify the source of

your gray obsession,

Rachman says. Was

it a trip to Portland?

Your cashmere

sweater? Once you

identify it, compare

the item (or a photo)

to paint chips. Try to

match both the color

you like and the mood

you’re going for.

Get samples of the

paint color you think

you want, plus one

each of a shade

lighter, darker, more

saturated, and less

saturated. The range

of samples will help

refine your choice,

Rachman says.

3

“Combine the right

materials to keep

gray from being cold,”

Rachman says. In a

gray room, he adds

patinated furniture,

natural rugs like sisal,

lots of linen, and

warm wood tones. ■

F o r b u y i n g i n f o r m

a t i o n s e e p a g e 1 3 0 .

P H O T O S : ( R O O M ) B R IE W I L L I A M S : ( P O R T R A I T ) M A R K L E E T ; M A R K E T E D I T O R : H E A T H E R H A R D T