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Picking the Perfect Gray Paint {Revere Pewter}

Last Updated: April 5, 2020 | By: Laura 75 Comments | Filed Under: Living Room, Paint Colors, Popular Posts This post may contain affiliate links.

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Revere Pewter is a light gray with warm undertones; this classic shade creates a comfortably sophisticated look that soothes and restores.

I have finally found the color that I want to paint my open living areas and hallways, and it’s the perfect gray. Woohoo!! But before I tell you which color it is, let’s talk gray for a minute. (And if you like gray, don’t miss the bottom of this post for a link to the colors I love to pair with gray!)

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Yes, I know it’s the go-to neutral color right now. It’s sooo trendy, for sure. And I’ve wavered back and forth about whether to stick with beige or go gray. I did beige in my old house, and really liked it fine. It was Latte by Restoration Hardware.

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It was a great backdrop for my bright red couch and turquoise accents. And our new home came freshly painted in a similarly neutral beige.

It has a little more red than Latte, but it’s not too orangey for me. But, it’s flat paint. I have no extra sample paint for touch ups and there’s a little girl with sticky fingers walking around this house. 🙂 So, I needed to paint and pick out a color for my living room, entry way and two hallways.

I finally decided to go with gray because I really want to do something I’ve never done before. (Although I know everyone else is doing it too.) And in two years if I’m tired of it, I can always go back to beige – or some other color. It’s just paint, and I like painting. So there you have it! 🙂

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Revere Pewter was a little washed out in this picture due to the morning light.

I finally narrowed the selection down to four gray colors. I’ve studied gray paints for hours, looked online, made a long list of possibilities, gone to the paint store and stared at numerous paint chips.

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And I finally picked four colors to test out: Rockport Gray, Revere Pewter, Grant Beige and Hazy Skies. All by Benjamin Moore. I just love their colors, especially their historical colors, and probably won’t ever pick anything else!

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I wanted to try Grant Beige because it seemed to be a nice greige: a mix of gray and beige. But it ended up being way to beige for what I want. I wanted to include some greige colors because my husband really likes the beige and doesn’t seem to love the gray. But he ended up not liking it either. I quickly nixed it from the running and took it down.
The other three colors I really liked. Hazy Skies and Revere Pewter aren’t much different. But the Hazy Skies is just a little more green than Pewter Gray. And then I loved Rockport Gray, but I knew it was going to be dark. I just wanted to try it. My husband really loved the Rockport Gray, but I think once it’s on every wall it would just be too much.
So, which one did I pick??
Drumroll please!
Revere Pewter!!
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I was leaning toward this color from the beginning, but I just wanted to test it out and give some others a try before I painted it on half of my house.I’ve actually never been so thorough about selecting a paint color before. I usually just look at the paint swatch and go, but this time I decided I needed to put a little more into the process.
And I’m so glad that I did. I now know without a doubt that I love Revere Pewter. And I can’t wait to get it on my walls!
But I have to wait a little bit since my husband’s birthday is this weekend and we’re going to have some friends in town. I don’t want to be in the middle of painting the whole house with company here. Yeah, that might be messy.

I also kind of have a domino effect going on with the living room. I’m definitely doing board and batten treatment on the walls. And so I’ve got to figure out where that’s going exactly.

And I want to paint the top gray and the bottom white before I apply the boards and battens. That way I’m not doing quite as much trim painting as if I did it afterwards. I’m toying with the ideas of some built-ins in the living room as well.

So, I need to figure that out before I do the board and batten treatment. See what I mean about a domino effect? I have to do it all at once, or quickly since each part will effect the other. Whew, just writing it all out makes me tired.

Back to picking paint. I got a little sidetracked and overwhelmed with that last bit. Ha!

I highly recommend taking the time to pick your top favorite paint colors, getting samples, and painting them on poster board. I just used poster board from Walmart and sample paints from Lowe’s tinted to the Benjamin Moore colors.You want the color to be on the wall where you’re going to paint; you can always paint directly on the wall to get an even better idea, but I wanted to be able to take these down, and move them around the house. Check them at different times a day when the light changes in the room.

I also moved these posters to the hallways where there is little to no direct sunlight. I kept a white border around each color on purpose, in order to neutralize the color. I didn’t want the new color to be right next to the original wall color.

Come and see how my living room looks with Revere Pewter! I LOVE it!!
Now, while we’re here … let’s take a look at some rooms with Revere Pewter. I can’t wait to have this on my walls!
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Now, who wants to come over and have a paint party?!?
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  1. Gracie Lathrop says

    August 19, 2013 at 11:44 am

    Hi Laura I know this is an older post but I LOVE the way you talk about choosing your paint colors. I just graduated from art school and I feel like how you looked and talked about color is so similar to painting (like a canvas not a wall).

    Reply
    • Laura says

      August 23, 2013 at 10:37 pm

      Thanks for stopping by, Gracie! I’ll stop by on Monday to link up!!

      Reply
  2. Mama Loie says

    June 13, 2013 at 7:43 pm

    I went to Kwal Howells to have them mix the paint because they were closer than Benjamin Moore. I got it home, painted it on poster board, and both Revere Pewter and Rockport Gray are BROWN!! They mixed it in satin finish. I took the poster boards outside to get true light and they are both still brown! Revere looks more like Grant Beige! Help! Guess I will head to Benjamin Moore tomorrow morning!!

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    • Laura says

      June 13, 2013 at 9:28 pm

      So weird that they look brown! I had mine mixed at Lowe’s, so I know they can do it correctly. But I guess the only way to be 100% sure is go to BM. Sorry you wasted your money. That stinks!!

      Reply
  3. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    June 9, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    Love this choice! Can’t wait to see it finished!

    Reply
  4. Jamie says

    June 8, 2013 at 6:10 am

    Revere Pewter is just classic! Great choice

    Reply
  5. Sadie Grace says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:51 pm

    It is a beautiful color. I just (and when I say I, I really mean my husband) painted our porch floor a Glidden color called Handcast pewter – I had Lowe’s mix it in Valspar. It is a darker pewter, and perfect for a porch floor. Changing things up with paint is exciting and a big bang for a small investment. I found you via Imparting Grace. Lovely to meet you!

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    June 6, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    Wow, when I saw the title of your post, I wondered if Revere Pewter would be one of your choices. We just remodeled our downstairs and chose Revere Pewter (after going through much experimentation and angst!). We are very pleased with it and have never second-guessed the decision. I think you will love it!!!

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  7. [email protected] says

    June 6, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    Revere Pewter is for me. Thanks for sharing this post. I am hopping over from Simply Create link party. I’m planing for a master bedroom makeover which will be gray and yellow combination(in my mind yet)…By the way nice blog you have. Come and check me out at PlaceofMyTaste if you have a minute.:-)

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  8. Something Nice and Pretty says

    June 6, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    I love the Revere Pewter too, I so want to do a lot of rooms with it!

    Reply
  9. [email protected] Salvaged Treasures says

    June 6, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    I love it and that’s the one I picked even before seeing your choice. May have to give this one a try.

    Reply
  10. Sarah says

    June 5, 2013 at 6:08 pm

    Revere Pewter was my first choice when I saw your swatches. We’ve long used gray for our living room. In fact this is the second home where we chose gray for the living room. It’s a great neutral. Our’s is a heather gray, very light.

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  11. Coley's Crafting Corner says

    June 4, 2013 at 8:41 am

    I love gray too! We put it in our kitchen & love how it turned out! However, it took me buying 2 other “gray” colors before finding a true gray 😀 The first one looked purple & the 2nd looked blue! But, I finally found one without any blue or red colors in it to make it true gray & love it! I’ll put a link to my post about our kitchen… Best of luck to you!! Saw you at Not Just a Housewife 🙂
    ~Nicole

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  12. bj says

    June 4, 2013 at 8:31 am

    So glad you found a color you love. Gray is a great color…am thinking about painting some of my furniture pieces gray.
    Over from Elizabeth…

    Reply
  13. Oh So Shabby says

    June 4, 2013 at 1:41 am

    So I have been searching for the right gray and you have now sold me on Revere. So excited to get started. Looking forward to seeing your room.

    Lynda @ OhSoShabby

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    • Laura says

      June 4, 2013 at 6:59 pm

      Lynda, you will love Revere Pewter!

      Reply
  14. Selene @ Restoration Beauty says

    June 3, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    What a beautiful grey you picked! I want to paint our master bedroom a grey and this would be perfect!
    Restoration Beauty

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  15. [email protected] says

    June 3, 2013 at 10:23 pm

    I’ve been debating going grey for a while now but am nervous about branching out from beige. I have crazy two story vaulted ceilings that make painting a big job. I love the colour you used!

    Reply
  16. Mary Beth says

    June 3, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    I am so glad to see this ~ I want to paint my two youngest son’s bedroom gray but had no idea how to narrow down the process of choosing ~ perfect information. Thanks for sharing ~ pinning!

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  17. Jamie Alanna says

    May 2, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    I’m in this same process. This looks beautiful! I’ll have to see if this one looks good in my house 😉
    Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    April 27, 2013 at 2:44 am

    Just found your post and love your living room and the board and batten. Funny, I just got back from painting my new photography studio and I was painting…..Revere Pewter! It looks awesome on your walls.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      August 21, 2013 at 10:13 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  19. Amber Koogler says

    March 28, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    I’m in the process of picking a gray /griege to go in my master, but mine has to match a mint green headboard! Eek! Your post helps tho

    Stop by our new link party- Give Me The Goods

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    • amy sudol says

      June 4, 2014 at 8:05 am

      Could you recommend a good ceiling white to complement Revere Pewter? I have a small apartment but the living room/kitchen space is open with lots of afternoon sun. White cabinets, cheery greens and turquoise accents…Thank you!!

      Reply
      • Laura says

        June 5, 2014 at 4:28 pm

        I LOVE Benjamin Moore’s Simply White on my trim next to my Revere Pewter Walls. So, I think it would make a great ceiling color as well! 🙂

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