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I've only been looking at older houses and I assumed gray tones had something to do with old movies or Leave it To Beaver being black and white.

• mc32 4y ago
  Greys are more modern palettes. It wasn’t very popular prior to the late ‘90s to early 2000s and beyond. Much inspired by movies with “architecture” as central accent.
  • labster 4y ago
    Outside of buildings going full brutalist or neoclassical or stone, gray was rare in the 20th century. I’ve seen lots of mid-century bungalow houses for sale repainted in gray with monochrome trim. It’s dreadfully boring, but it’s good web design. Fun fact: the dreary gray walls in The Addams Family, as filmed in black and white, were actually a strong pink in real life.
    • mc32 4y ago
      Right gray wasn't part of people's color palette interior or exterior (aside from natural material colors as you point out). I think maybe there was some rust-proofing that was grey. Grey in the home came along with the ascendance of stainless steel appliances to go with it. But now it's common in the HGTV/Fixer upper shows along with the shiplap fad. We just need them to add ultra high performance lightweight concrete to the fad mix. The true colorized version of classic films is fascinating! (in some instances they take clues from preserved wardrobes)