{"id":126831,"date":"2022-05-25T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-not-beige-its-not-grey-its-greige-and-its-why-all-our-houses-look-the-same\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:11:05","slug":"its-not-beige-its-not-grey-its-greige-and-its-why-all-our-houses-look-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-not-beige-its-not-grey-its-greige-and-its-why-all-our-houses-look-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not beige, it\u2019s not grey: it\u2019s greige \u2013 and it\u2019s why all our houses look the same"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs our politics became more polarized, we soothed ourselves with calm interiors. Maybe now it\u2019s time for some colourYou might say it\u2019s charcoal, silver, concrete, slate. You might call it by the name on the paint chip: Chic Shadow, Polished Pebble, Purbeck Stone. Or you might say it\u2019s greige. Whatever you call it, the prevailing interior design trend of the past decade has been shades of grey.Elephant\u2019s Breath \u2013 described as an \u201cuplifting\u201d mid-grey, with a hint of magenta \u2013 has been called a paint color of the decade in the UK, ranking among Farrow & Ball\u2019s top 10 shades for the past 12 years and inspiring numerous spin-offs. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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