It’s no secret that gray is the go-to neutrals these days. It’s everywhere! I’d like to think I was way ahead of that trend, as I painted my bedroom gray three years ago. Hey, maybe it was ME who started that trend! (Shhh, I know it wasn’t, just let me pretend).
So, why wasn’t this gray dresser working? Just switching out the handles wouldn’t be enough, but you know what would do the trick? Stripes! You know what would be even better? Diagonal stripes!
10 Comments
Christa
October 21, 2011 at 1:55 AMOMG This is gorgeous! Great job!
Mariah Bohannon
October 21, 2011 at 3:01 AMI like the stripes on a biased angle. It’s refreshing. Nice clean lines too.
Brittany Stewart
October 21, 2011 at 4:06 AMThis is great! I love that you did something other than horizontal- great colors too!
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Tanya @ Dans le Townhouse
October 21, 2011 at 4:23 AMLOVE the stripes and the colours are perfect! Such a quirky take on a painted dresser.
sweetouch!
October 21, 2011 at 10:12 AMlove the side stripes, very up and coming.. so for the people who click hmmm I think they are saying yummhmmmm mmmm mmmm good.
statia
October 21, 2011 at 12:12 PM1. I’m totally glad this isn’t cheveron. I love the diagnonal stripes.
2. I’m totally with you on being trendsetters. I painted half my house (had to based on the layout) this neutral castle gray color 4.5 years ago when we moved in (we can totally call ourselves pioneers. We’re CHIC dammit). While it’s a great color, I’m SO sick of it, and now that we’ve had an addition, I can now break up the colors a little bit, so WOO! I’m back to tan and green. It’s kind of sad just how excited I am about this.
Julia Hayes
October 21, 2011 at 12:41 PMI painted my room gray (not as long ago as you, Lindsey or you, Statia- I was just copying you!) with aqua accents and made my own duvet cover cause there was nothing out there that combo. Now it’s EVERYWHERE! You try to be different…
Julia
PS: I like chevron, but I agree it’s being way overdone. Soon we’re going to say, “That’s soooo 2011.”
Katy
October 21, 2011 at 1:13 PMWe must all operate on the same wavelength because as soon as I paint something that I think is new and different, I see it everywhere. I think we must be influenced by what’s for sale at the big retail stores like Target or something. Else we all just read too many blogs? lol
Regina at Fauxology
October 21, 2011 at 11:06 PMNow that just rocks. Great job — and I also love the fresh take on stripes.
Michele
October 22, 2011 at 12:44 PMwow, how clever and talented you are! Love it!