Insert obligatory Fifty Shades of Grey joke here

A friend suggested a grey and yellow colorscheme (omg I just accidentally typed "colorSCREAM" - that's got to be some type of Freudian slip) and I love that idea. Join me on a magical journey to find the perfect grey aka greige (grey + beige. Love combo words, see above).

Come to me, my pretties

I was also able to pretty quickly determine that Benjamin Moore has the best grey neutrals. I love Benjamin Moore so much, I started calling it Ben Moore or Bennie Moore as if we were BFFs who called each other on the phone and had slumber parties. When I told the contractor "That Ben. He does good work" he looked at me like I have 3 heads. And he was correct.

Thanks to the magic of the Internet, I was able to narrow it down pretty quickly. Thanks to fellow home bloggers who post pics of their own paint!

And this little beauty color chart from Name 5 Things

I found I was more drawn to greys with a pretty blue undertone that were light.  I also discovered I'm a total sucker for a good paint color name.  Allllmoooost went with these 3 just because of the names:

Jane Austen references just waiting to happen

MARILYN'S DRESS.  SERIOUSLY. MARILYN'S DRESS

are you even serious?! I need this color in my life*

*Didja know ol' Mark lived in the West Village in Manhattan?  The brownstone he stayed at has a historic plaque and some people say they see his ghost at his writing desk. Thanks, Ghost Tour of 2012 for that.

Anyways, after much debate and decision fatigue, I decided on:

Stonington Grey. Here it is in houses that are not mine:

I'll reveal it in the next week's living room reveal!