OUR NEW GREY BOOK WALL & A BIG OLIVE TREE
Although I really liked how our book wall used to look like in black, I actually prefer this lighter look that we got after I replaced it with the perfect grey color. Together with the wall behind the couch that I showed you last week, I decided to paint this corner of the living room in the same grey so I could connect the two areas without making it too dark in the living room ( the rest of the living room have white walls.. ). The new color goes perfectly with everything else in the living room, and I couldn´t be happier with this little makeover. It´s amazing how easy you can make a change in a room with just a few hours of painting, right?
To make my grey book wall, I painted the ledges ( from Ikea ) in the same color as the wall to get a cleaner look and to make the books and art can stand out. With the new light wall I have now also chosen to feature books and art that are in the same shade to get a serene and delicate look. I´ve also added some wooden frames in the shelves to add some warmth and to match the wooden daybed.
Along with the new color I also bought this huge olive tree ( found it on 50% off! ) Since this corner has two big windows it can look and feel a bit “naked” as I have no curtains. But with this tree I think it looks much more cosy and it really makes the room. Let´s just hope that I can keep it alive. Do you have any tips for me, maybe?
If you want to see more photos of our living room with this new color, you can check out this post.
Images: Nina Holst
Hei. Helt utrolig hva noen timer med maling kan gjøre, ja:) Billigste og størst transformerende saken å prøve seg frem på. Er denne gråfargen en “ren” grå på gråtoneskalaen eller er det blandet i litt annet også (NCS kode?)? 🙂
ja, ikke sant?
Gråfargen har litt gult i seg. Koden er S3502-Y / Malte med Lady Pure Color 1032 Grå Harmoni.
De rene gråfargene kan ofte se litt kalde ut, og jeg ville ha en som var litt “lun” 🙂
Har du malt strikkontakten? 🙂
Stikk såklart:)
Det stemmer 🙂 Da “forsvinner” den litt.. hehe.
It looks wonderful, i love the grey and the bookshelfs in the same colour as the wall. I just painted my shelfs from black to white so that they match with the white wall.
Many greetings from Germany Kathrin
Så utrolig flott det ble! Og jeg ser du nevner i kommentarfeltet at du valgte en gråfarge med litt gult i, for å få det litt lunere. Et kjempelurt valg. Det ble perfekt jo! Nå fikk jeg også lyst til å male og stå i – takk for inspirasjonen! 🙂
Tusen takk for det! Gråfargen er ennå litt lunere i virkeligheten – den er utrolig fin og behagelig. Gøy at du blir inspirert! 🙂
Nina
It is really hard to decide if I miss the black book shelf or adore the new gray one. Well this is like this when everything what you make is stunning 🙂 The gray gives a calming look and brings out the strength of other colors on the foreground, its the main color in our home as well.
Warmest Greetings from Germany,
Valerie / http://www.designsetter.de
Love, love you serene beautiful corner wiith perfect addition., olive tree.
I was looking for one myself in Canada, after my trip to Greece this summer, but i could not find it
Why didn’t i bring it with me in a suitcase ?
Love your blog and your beatifull house..
Greetings from Canada
Vesnq
It´s so beautiful how even the books fit perfectly to the warm grey wall!
I had an olive tree in the bedroom last year and it turned out, that the new grown leafes were bigger, thinner and brighter. So after the whole crown was full of new leafes, it didn´t look like an olive anymore, so I moved it to the terrace.
May I ask a question about your Instagram widget? Mine was similar but it is not working anymore. Is yours integratet in your theme or do you use a plugin?
Greetings from Germany!
Pepper
Thank you! I know that the Olive tree prefers to live outside, so I´ll move it outside next spring.
The Instagram widget on my blog is a plugin.
Nina
This is beautiful Nina!
Warm wishes from Croatia
xx
Hee!
Wat is de kleur van de muur?
Vrie
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Great idea! It will look perfect in our house too! Unfortunately we don’t have room for a big olive tree…
Can you tell me which IKEA item you used and what kind of paint?
Monique from The Netherlands
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I think you have an absolute beautiful home. Just love it. May I ask what the name of the ledges is from Ikea?
Hello, I think you have the most gorgeous home on the Internet! Just wondering, could you please tell us where you got your planters? Specifically this one in the photo… I have been looking for a concrete planter for my fiddle fig tree but the real concrete ones are just too expensive ! Many thanks!
I´m happy to hear that you like my home – thank you! 🙂
The planters are from a shop called Europris ( Norway only ) It´s a plastic planter that looks like concrete, so it´s easier to move it around. ( Much cheaper too : ))
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