Charcoal grey: Elegant and restful, charcoals like Resene Mine Shaft look superb with creamy whites and shots of bold colour. Grey combos to try: •  Mid greys with terracotta or ochre. Rich spicy browns to warm up the grey. •  Silver-grey and white with touches of deep charcoal or black. • Turn the above combination on its head: go for charcoal walls with white accessories. • Grey with orange, either deep, burnt forms or tangerine. •  Grey with pinky purples. Right, top: Cabinets in Resene Half Rakaia. Right, bottom: Walls in Resene Gravel. Far right: Walls in Resene Nocturnal. Grey is a wonderfully versatile neutral, and as such, it morphs with fashion trends, appearing as a warm ‘greige’ (grey-beige) one decade, and a crisp Scandi dove grey the next. In any depth, it’s synonymous with style and a certain urbane sophistication – whether it’s a silvery off- white or a deep, grunty charcoal. Silvery grey: Tones such as Resene Half Surrender appear luminous in a well-lit space. They are serene and whimsical, and look stunning with other greyed-off pastel colours.Warm soft greys with pale timber and textures. Mid grey: This hue has a calming effect. True grey can be too cool for many people’s liking, so adding a smidge of another colour will change its character. You can go warmer by adding a bit of brown to achieve a greige colour like Resene Half Friar Grey. Storm grey: There’s a big move towards greys with a touch of blue or green, like Resene Bounty or Resene Emerge.These slatey tones in their darker forms are smoky and moody. In paler forms, they are beachy and casual. A warmer twist to this palette is the purple-greys which are rich and warm. Resene Half Surrender Resene Bounty Resene Mine Shaft grey Positive – Grey can enhance creativity, so it’s a good office colour.As a neutral, it provides an unobtrusive and stylish background for all sorts of colour combinations and furnishings in all kinds of looks. Negative – Used excessively, grey can exude a lack of confidence and fear. Pure grey can be suppressive and depressing. Resene Emerge Resene Half Concrete 58 | Resene Half Friar Grey