my hallway adjoining this guest room is painted in bm imperial gray and the crown molding in barren plain (which translates to a very soft white against the imperial gray). I would like to have this guest room in a color that looks good against this backdrop.
I love the grays and don't particularly like warm colors. problem is this guest room is facing west and very low light. My first instinct was to paint it barren plain and I put a sample up and wow! it's very dark and looks purpley at times during the day. I tried bm stonington gray and the same thing , very dark, but no purple. I then mixed the stonington with 50% white and i wound up with blue. Tried revere pewter and again, very dark and muddy. I did a lot of research and i keep reading that in low light rooms, you should stick with warmer colors...are there any alternatives or any other bm colors i should try? Thank you