It looks beige in the color wheel. I have used this color as beige before. It’s pretty.
But I never thought of Benjamin Moore’s AC-31 Hot Spring Stones as gray.
Nonetheless, eternal optimist that I am, I was hoping against hope that somehow, in my south-facing-but-still-doesn’t-get-a-ton-of-light-thanks-to-the-porch-roof dining room that it would read as a warm gray, not beige.
I’m delighted to inform you that after much painting…
And a little goofing off…
It IS gray!
A WARM gray!
And I LOVE IT!!
The best part might be that we used Benjamin Moore’s Aura paint – which I usually do, these days – but it really only took one coat! We used a super cushy roller and were liberal in the application, and we made it with one gallon, one coat. It was awesome.
Anyway, back to Hot Spring Stones, the color. I think it looks great with the ceiling, and the art,
And that challenging rug. The wall color ends up looking like a light version of the dark grey/brown in the rug, not like the camel in the rug. Does that make sense?
What? What’s that you ask, Thanksgiving guests? You want to know why you’re being served Stouffer’s turkey pot pies and frozen peas that are still frozen? Well, look around you! Isn’t it obvious?! And wasn’t it worth it?!?!
On second thought, don’t answer that.
Annie Elliott – aka bossy color – is an interior decorator and design blogger in Washington, D.C. She has been quoted in publications from The Washington Post to Real Simple and is considered an expert on color, residential space planning, and telling people what to do in the nicest way possible.