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What Color Furniture Goes With Gray Walls? Here Are 16 Stylish Options

Gray living room with beige furniture

Mindy Gayer Design Co.

Gray is a versatile hue that plays nice with every color on the block—it can partner well with neutrals like beige to create calming, retreat-like rooms, or be used to contrast dark hues like navy to create cozy, jewel box-like rooms.

The ultimate trick for creating chic gray combinations is choosing the right shade of gray. Grays generally have undertones of brown, blue, green, purple, or black.

Up ahead, discover 16 color combinations that show just how adaptable gray walls can be. From farmhouse-inspired spaces to sleek, urban spaces, discover the colors that bring out gray’s many personalities. 

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    Bring in Beige

    Gray living room with beige furniture

    Mindy Gayer Design Co.

    When partnered with the right shade of gray like a soft gray, beige hits just the right note of contrast. In this subtle, farmhouse-inspired living room, designer Mindy Gayer further enhances the pairing with a smattering of wood furniture in medium to light finishes. These wood tones complement the beige tones while also adding a richness that matte beige surfaces don’t necessarily bring to the table. 

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    Make It Pop

    Farmhouse kitchen with gray tile backsplash and blue cabinets

    Mindy Gayer Design Co.

    For a kitchen with a farmhouse feel, designer Mindy Gayer elected to partner the gray tile backsplash with bright cornflower blue cabinetry. The result is a fresh, yet classic-feeling palette that pays homage to a post-storm sky.

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    Go All Gray

    Gray bedroom with gray furniture

    Kendall Wilkinson

    When you gather grays from all over the spectrum and team them with a good amount of texture and pattern, gray-on-gray is surprisingly compelling. For a restful bedroom retreat design firm, Kendall Wilkinson opted for two primary shades of gray: charcoal and dove. Follow her lead if you’re inclined to adopt a similar palette, and choose two grays that sit far apart on the color chart. 

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    Consider Pale Pink

    Gray bedroom with pink modernist chandelier and Degas artwork

    Dekay and Tate Interiors

    Gray and pink might sound like an unlikely pairing, but when the right shades are selected, the combo actually produces a soft, romantic ambiance. For a serene-feeling bedroom, interior design firm Dekay and Tate Interiors opted for a feathery, almost-silver gray to complement a blush pink hue. Keeping both your pink and gray shades in the pastel family allows them to co-mingle without any friction.

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    Say Yes to Hot Pink

    Gray kitchen with hot pink and teal banquette

    Dekay and Tate Interiors

    Neons, hot pink included, are notoriously difficult to pull off. Partnering them with white or black can feel stark, while most other colors on the spectrum are likely to clash. Your one saving grace? Gray. As shown in this cheerful dining nook designed by Dekay and Tate Interiors, hot pink and gray temper each other perfectly.

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    Set a Peaceful Mood

    Gray dining room with black floral wallpaper on ceiling

    Duval Reynolds

    Tonal rooms soothe the senses, which is why cream and gray are a match made in heaven. Since gray and cream don’t sit far from each other on the color wheel, do as designer Duval Reynolds does in this elegant dining room, and accent this color combo with dark accents. A black wrought iron chandelier and a black floral wallpaper on the ceiling bring depth to this monochromatic color duo. 

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    Mellow Out Yellow

    Bees above white wooden cradle in grey baby nursery with poster on the empty wall

    katarzyna Bialasiewicz / Getty Images

    When partnered together, yellow and gray feel unexpectedly rich. That said, make sure to choose a gray with a little bit of depth. Since yellow is a warm tone, going too light and cool-toned can result in a room that feels flat. 

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    Embrace Sophistication

    Gray bedroom with navy blue nightstand

    Chelius House of Design

    Try partnering navy and gray in a room, and you’ll see that they create some kind of magic together. Navy furniture glows against gray walls, especially when you punctuate your design with another rich-feeling neutral like cognac.

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    Bring the Outdoors In

    Gray bedroom with green velvet channel headboards

    Chelius House of Design

    Green and gray is a classic combination, but be forewarned: it’s easy to flub. To pull it off like a pro, take a page from Chelius House of Design, who selected a soft shade of green for this charming bedroom’s matching channeled headboards. Opt for shades like sage, moss, and forest, and steer clear from bright, extroverted shades of green like Kelly or shamrock.

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    Speak to Gray’s Softer Side

    Gray kids' bedroom with blue furniture

    Calimia Home

    Blue and gray are close neighbors on the color spectrum, so it makes sense they coordinate. Be sure to choose a cool-tone gray when executing this palette to create cohesion. And since this combo does edge a bit monochromatic, do as the firm Calimia Home does in this kids’ bedroom and don’t be afraid to punch up the palette with an exuberant accent color like orange.

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    Go With Accents

    Gray kitchen with blue and white rattan bar stools
    Chelius House of Design

    Chelius House of Design

    If pale blue and gray feel a little too one-note for you, try dialing up the saturation point a bit. Gray and royal blue create a striking contrast, but also feel harmonious. As illustrated in this breezy kitchen designed by Chelius House of Design, royal blue and gray evoke a coastal air, making it a wonderful accomplice to nautical-inspired elements like rattan. 

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    Create Contrast

    Gray dining room with forest green chairs

    Britt Design Studio

    If you’re a fan of cool-tone gray walls, consider matching them with forest green furniture. While cooler grays can sometimes run the risk of feeling institutional, forest green furniture can give them a more cozy feel. Borrow inspiration from nature, and use dark brown as an accent color, too. As Britt Design Studio shows in the dining room above, the combo is irresistible. 

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    Add Elegance

    Gray living room with silver furniture

    Britt Design Studio

    Don’t overlook gray and silver because you think it might be too similar. As illustrated in this elegant living room designed by Britt Design Studio, gray walls come to life when coupled with silver furniture. Unlike other color combinations which can require quite a bit of finessing to get right, a wide range of grays wall colors will work with silver. 

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    Keep It Classic

    Gray walls with brown dresser

    Britt Design Studio

    While both colors are admittedly more serious in nature, when you select the right hues, gray and brown can feel plenty lively. However, try to steer away from cool grays and light browns.

    Go with deep, warm-tone brown furniture and a true gray or charcoal. Have traditional brown wood furniture you’re trying to make feel more modern? An almost-black gray with brown undertones is just monochromatic enough to feel au courant and cool. 

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    Make It Shine

    Gray dining room with brass and chrome accents

    Kendall Wilkinson

    From brass to gunmetal to chrome, metallics partner famously with gray. If you’ve been toying with the idea of mixing metals in your home, try gray walls to tie everything together. As Kendall Wilkinson shows in this ultra-chic, sky-high retreat, gray mixed with silver and gold can deliver show-stopping results.

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    Elevate With Lavender

    Gray bedroom with lavender and coral accents

    Kendall Wilkinson

    Strike on the right shade and gray and lavender can be one and the same. Because lavender and gray rub shoulders on the color spectrum, avoid any discordance by picking a gray with a purplish undertone. And since this is a monochromatic palette in the truest sense, don’t hesitate to introduce a more vibrant color to the party. Pinks and purples like mauve, coral, or plum are all excellent options. 

Gray might have a reputation as being glum, but as these color combos prove, put a little color in the forecast and gray walls come to life!