15 Hallway Colour Schemes that Flatter a Dark Grey Shoe Bench

Dark grey is one of the easiest colours to build a hallway around. It looks smart without the starkness of black, hides scuffs from boots and street grit, and pairs happily with warm neutrals, soft greens, dusky pinks, deep blues and natural wood. The question is which background makes a charcoal or slate bench look its best. In this guide we share fifteen hallway colour schemes that flatter a dark grey shoe bench, grouped into light and bright, gentle colour, and bold, dramatic looks. You will find warm white with oak, pale stone with linen, sage green, plaster pink above a dado rail, duck egg blue, mushroom layers and soft terracotta, as well as navy with brass, forest green colour drenching, tonal greys and charcoal on charcoal. We also explain how to tell whether your grey leans warm or cool, how mirrors and runners complete a scheme, and how hallway size and lighting should shape your final choice of paint....