Our bedroom needs painting, and I'm thinking about using a mid/dark grey. I've seen it used a lot on tv room sets, mainly for glossy American dramas and sitcoms, and when done right I think it looks dramatic and classy. Plus it's neutral so I'll be able to use all sorts of different colours for the bedding, pictures, accessories etc.
I suspect it's a tricky colour to get right though, so I'd like some advice about choosing which grey to use. I want to avoid the room looking like a battleship or a bleak cold-war-era Hungarian prison. I'd like white woodwork, but maybe a chalky white rather than brilliant. The floor is wooden and it's a Victorian house with high ceilings and fancy cornicing, if that makes any difference. I realise dark rooms need good lighting so I've bought an amazing large contemporary ceiling light for the room, and will add other lights as necessary.
Does anybody have any recommendations for grey paints that will give me the desired effect, or chalky whites, or recommendations about paint finishes - satin, matt, gloss etc., or any other advice?
Thanks! 
My north facing bedroom is dove grey by Dulux, was the first room I have ever painted a dark colour and I did have a little wobble after the first coat but now I love it. Its really cosy!
The ceiling and cornicing are bright white with wooden floorboards and the contrast is great, I have dark grey textured curtains, a black metal bed and a black Hemnes chest of drawers from Ikea, and an oatmeal rug on the floor.
It looks mighty fine as far as I'm concerned 
Thanks everybody!
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