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The New Neutral That Goes With Everything

It's the color that makes every room look instantly pulled-together. These six ideas show just how appealing it can be to accept a few gray areas in your life.
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Photo: Aimee Herring
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Fake It As You Make It
You don't have to be the next Bob Ross—or an HGTV Design Star contestant—to create your own eye-catching wall art. Search for orphaned frames lying around your attic, your grandparents' house, and the Salvation Army, then paint them the same color as the walls. These "ghost frames" add faux-architectural interest to the room, says Living In a Nutshell blogger Janet Lee.

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Published 04/02/2013
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