Too much grey ?

Grey is very calming, but I would be wary of too much unless (or even) you are very careful with the shades. Why not stick to neutral (beach or light oak ) flooring? You can add colour or not as the case may be, with rugs and it leaves you free to make tonal changes in the future.

You could look at websites like Houzz for ideas. Grey is very “in” at the moment, and can look cold. However, it is a good neutral, and you could warm it up with accessories like cushions and curtains in different, warmer colours. I have an engineered oak floor, grey sofas and curtains, white walls, and a multicoloured rug and cushions and lamps. If it is south west facing you should get a lot of warm light in there.

Mmm, I'm liking the idea of charcoal grey floor, lighter grey sofas off white walls, bright coloured soft furnishings and maybe a multi coloured rug.

Pretty much what Dora has ?

Grey like everything else comes in many different shades, I've always been a fan of grey but it's everywhere these days because it's so versatile and easy to liven up with the odd bright colour here and there. My Conservatory is painted a very dark grey but it's such a light room. It's been a variety of colours over the years but the current one is my favourite. I have Lime green to liven it up but lots of bright colours work well with grey.

My Son and DIL recently rebuilt and extended their house. Their colour scheme is what you are looking at Katyj. I thought the laminate floor would be too dark and dreary - it is a matt finish. They also have grey carpet in the bedrooms and family room. However with all the paintwork being white and colour in various objects around the rooms it does not look too much of the same colour at all. In fact it looks very clean and light.

Although I like the thought of the grey flooring I am inclined to agree with Maw.

I love grey - greys and soft pinks go well together.

Sorry Katy, I really dislike grey, l love lots of colour, aubergine, red, purple, just had bedroom painted in deep blue, everything but the ceiling, love it!

Probably sounds like your worst nightmare!

I have Amtico. A warm oak colour. Very hard wearing and forgiving. Goes well with my mix of contemporary/old pieces of furniture. I have seen the same make in various ‘washes’/shades of grey, but prefer a warmer colour. The greys all have a temporary ‘fashion’ feel about them ... which I don’t like.

Grey is fine in a bedroom but I think it would look like a pavement in the living area.

Ha-ha EV certainly not like the pavements locally which are all up and down

My son and his partner have just moved house and it is grey. Floors sofas light shades furniture. The walls are very light cream. We all think it looks amazing.

All neutral colours are a a good backdrop for bright accessories. So grey with coral cushions etc would look good. Also if you want a cool colour it could be deep lavender. A nice picture on wall might be a consideration. Used a nice shade of grey on walls in en-suite from Wilco.

Grey is going out, had its day apparently. For furniture all shades of red are now going to be THE MUST HAVE colour. According to my daughter in law who is in the interior design business. Why not grey laminate with burgundy coloured furniture.

Laminate flooring will be a shade of brown in some form, I'm guessing, so grey chairs etc. could look good, with some coloured accessories, cushions, mats, for floor and /or table. This gives you the option to change colour emphasis as time goes by, by changing smaller things and keeping a fairly neutral ‘base’.

I have grey sofas in a natural coloured flooring..... use rugs and cushions to add your preferred colour splashes. And don’t forget lampshades and art on your walls....all add colour and as others have said are cheaper to replace when you fancy a change of decor.Changing sofas and flooring not really an option every few years is it.

Pinterest have lovely decor ideas ....

There is a nice 'griege' colour called 'soft feather' which is a combination of grey and biege. It sounds awful but looks lovely. We used it in our hall and got many compliments. It is a great background for grey objects like sofas.

Grey can be a lovely colour if mixed with warm orange or red to brighten it up. I also love to see grey mixed with greens and autumn colours. Try having warm colours for the curtains and cushions.

You can say that again Glam, hahaha with weeds growing round the edges.

So true EV

I have grey sofas and chairs and grey carpet - all pale. I have cerise and grey curtains and cerise cushions. Our room also faces south. I love grey. My kitchen is also predominantly shiny grey.

the house I am looking to move to has white laminate floors throughout and in the sitting room the furniture is all white. It looks beautiful. I don't really like grey as I think in winter it could be rather dreary.