Are you searching for the perfect gray paint for your home? I’ve been searching, too, and it’s tougher than I thought! In a previous post, I wrote about starting my search for the perfect gray paint for our family room. I had bought samples of two popular Benjamin Moore (BM) gray paints to try the first time around – Stonington Gray and Revere Pewter. Unfortunately, I’m not convinced that either of those are “the perfect gray paint.”

Which is the Perfect Gray Paint? Another Round of Samples…

So, I headed to the paint store for more samples on Friday. I wasn’t going to be defeated this time around, and I had the paint guy mix up 6 new samples. These are the paints I chose (labeled in the picture below):

  1. BM Rockport Gray
  2. BM Nimbus
  3. BM Silver Chain
  4. BM Smoke Embers
  5. BM Gray Husky
  6. BM Gray Owl
  7. BM Revere Pewter
  8. BM Stonington Gray

benjamin moore gray paint, perfect gray paint, Stonington Gray, Revere Pewter, Rockport Gray, Nimbus, Silver Chain, Smoke Embers, Gray Husky, Gray Owl

So many pretty grays!  And the winner is????  Well, I think I’ve narrowed it down to a decision between Nimbus (#2), Silver Chain (#3), and Revere Pewter (#7).  Yep, Revere Pewter is still in the running, even though I wasn’t completely sure the first time around.

Nimbus and Revere Pewter are more of a “greige,” while Silver Chain is more of a true gray.  They look the best out of all the others in our house in both daylight and at night. The others have either too much blue or green undertones, or are just too dark.

I also looked through some online pictures of the three colors to see if that could help me make a decision. Here are a few that I found…

Nimbus (BM 1465)

benjamin moore nimbus

nimubs

 

Silver Chain

benjamin moore silver chain

Source: Jen Chu Design

benjamin moore silver chain

Source: The Decorologist

Revere Pewter

perfect gray paint revere pewter

Tonight I think I’m leaning toward Nimbus. Tomorrow may be a different story. Why is this so difficult?!?! Check out the next post in this series (Perfect Gray Paint Part III) to see what we finally choose.

NOTE: I wrote this post before  I became an interior designer, and it’s fun now to look back and understand exactly why I struggled so much with finding the perfect gray paint color. It’s all about the lighting conditions. Check out my post on Common Reasons for Paint Color Mishaps for guidance. Also, download my FREE list of Favorite Gray Paint Colors.