While I’ve been going on and on about the Benjamin Moore “Trout Gray” I chose for the kitchen cabinets, I forgot to mention  the lighter gray I chose for the dining room and the master bedroom. It’s called “Bunny Gray” (also Benjamin Moore) which made me hesitate at first because I thought it was a lame name but really you shouldn’t choose a color based on a name. (Isn’t it funny how the smallest things can influence our decisions?)

Anyway, I agonized over both choices because I didn’t want either gray to be too blue or too green or too purple or too taupe . . . I also had to consider how they would look with the reddish-beige counters in the kitchen and the Benjamin Moore White 01 (my go-to/favorite) I’m using throughout the house. So that’s how I finally settled on these two. They seemed to best meet my criteria.

I’m loving how the Trout is looking on the cabinets and I’m also really happy about how the Bunny is turning out in the dining room:

The dining room leads into the kitchen through a small wet bar area so standing here, you can see both grays and they look great together! The trout and the bunny. Wouldn’t that be a good title for a children’s book?

But the Bunny is looking a little on the blue side in the bedroom:

I have to go back when there’s better light to be sure. It’s hard to tell from these photos but they look like two different colors because the rooms get different light. Color is so tricky! That’s what makes it both fun and frustrating.

Have a great weekend, everyone! Thanks for an amazing week, for all of the blogiversary wishes and wonderful feedback on the new digs. See you next week – when we’ll finally move in!

(Photo: 1.Materials-World 2-3.From the Right Bank)