Hallway carpet wrong colour!

[Kittensgalore]

I am completely aware this is a total first world problem but I have just had a much wanted and planned for hallway/stair carpet fitted and it is the wrong colour. I thought I'd chosen a dark grey, I'm sure it's even called slate but in reality it looks more brown or even green. It must be the light and maybe the time of day (aware I'm completely clutching at straws). It's kind of mushroom colour on the top landing. I'm not even sure why I'm posting other than to have someone reassure me I haven't just spent £££ on a brown carpet?

[Bluesheep8]

It looks dark grey to me. If I had to guess the colour name, I'd say dark charcoal personally....

[Kittensgalore]

Thanks Bluesheep, that is reassuring. I think it does look dark grey in the photo although the more I look at it the more I see brown. I'm now away for a few days so won't be able to see how it looks in the morning. It's been edged In a dark grey which is how I imagined the entire carpet to look so was just a surprise. I've imagined it for too long obviously!

[pancakesunday]

Colours aside though, it looks lovely 😊

[BusterGonad]

Dark green, more grey than brown imo.

[BubblesPip]

Gorgeous!! I think grey, it looks really lovely

[Emily7708]

It looks grey to me. Certainly not brown anyway. It looks lovely.

[BusterGonad]

It does look lovely.

[WellTidy]

It is a dark brown/grey to me but I really like it. It looks very smart. I always have a complete panic whenever something new and expensive is put down in my house as I feel that I've got it really wrong and I've wasted money and made a poor decision etc etc. But it isjust that it looks different from what I had there before. It doesn't mean that it doesn't look good! Your stairs look great.

[TheCatsWhiskers]

It seems like it could be one of those carpets which changes colour depending on the light and time of day. I would say more grey than green or brown.

I think it looks great, really elegant.

Good choice OP

[ChanandlerBongsNeighbour]

Looks greeny to me in the pic, love it though!

[redfairy]

looks greeny brown to me. But I like it. Lovely staircase Btw

[stillgoingstrong]

I can see what you mean, but I agree with the PP who described it as charcoal. Whatever colour it is it looks great, lovely staircase and really like the colours you've chosen

[OhBergine]

I'd say a dark greeny grey but I think it looks smart OP.

[badgerhead]

I need new stair carpet soon & your colour looks just like what I need, although mine is to camouflage my two black cats' hairs!

[Kittensgalore]

Thanks very much for the reassurances. I was just in a panic once the fitter had left and the more I looked at it the more it seemed to turn brown! The hallway is much lighter at the top of the stairs so maybe that was why it looked more brown further up. But I do agree if anything it is a more green grey than brown grey I think. So annoying am now away until the weekend so can't see what it looks like at different times of the day!

Safe to say think I'm over invested in this carpet- thanks again, your comments have calmed me down.

[llangennith]

Looks dark brown to me and very smart. 10 years ago I ordered a grey mix carpet for my bedroom. At least, I thought I did. When it came it was mid brown mix. I went back to the shop next day and looked at the square sample of carpet and it looked grey. Then I took the sample to the window: and it looked mid brown
I’ve still got it and still don’t like it!

[Bluesheep8]

I think as a pp said, that because It's a. Different to what was there before, b. Such a large area and c. Such a big investment, it can look "wrong" because it isn't what was in your mind's eye having looked at a small square in a carpet shop. Also, a large area of a colour will appear different shades in different places. For example, we have the same carpet throughout the house and when it was fitted, I was convinced that they'd laid the wrong colour in a couple of rooms because the light made it look different (I even checked the labels and rang the shop and they hadn't!) Thinking about it, that's exactly why people pay a premium for farrow and ball paint-because it changes according to the light. Also, if the idea is to have a "natural" colour e.g. grey, then the very fact It's natural / neutral might have that effect too (think of the colour of slate tiles in different light/weather) give it a few weeks and I'm sure you'll love the very things you're concerned about now.

[Flomy]

Change the lightbulbs? Try different ones.

I think it looks lovely.

I know how you feel. My velvet sofa was called grey. Its more taupe/brown/mink depending on my mood

[7to25]

It is because of the lower paint colour below the dado. Sophisticated colours often change depending on the colour that us next to them. Pure dark grey often looks institutional or officey.

[Somersetter]

It looks fabulous and goes with the wall colour very well. No one else will know it's not the colour intended!

[Kittensgalore]

I did wonder about changing the colour below the dado? I'll live with it for a while. I feel a bit daft because I do remember looking at the sample in the shop and thinking it possibly looked a bit sage but took it out of the shop and it was grey in the natural light. Which obviously is not the case in the house but we do have a big cupola so loads of natural light on the top landing, so I figured it would be more natural light than not. Anyway it looks way better than the monstrosity that was there before . Maybe just need to get rid of the light grey paint and embrace my inner brown

[Kittensgalore]

DP just sent a text asking why is the carpet brown

[HappydaysArehere]

It looks smart and goes with your paintwork really nicely. Also, it is a very practical colour. Surely the edging wouldn’t be gray if it wasn’t intended to relate to a gray mix.

[MrsMyreton]

I think it looks grey OP, looks lovely.

[DarthNigel]

Well it looks nice whatever colour it is.