Gray or grey, that is the question

 

I looked it up, because I wasn't sure which one was the color. It turns out both are, depending on where you live one is more popular than the other.

In my apartment it is the color that seems to be reigning and that brings up questions. I have always wondered if I love sky blue because that is the color of our sky, or if I just happened to love that color? Now I notice that without any preordained plan I seem to be surrounding myself with shades of gray. 

It has been gradual. I have loved the pale blue gray paint on walls since I was a child and my parents used it on our living room and front hallway. It was in fashion here a few years ago and I wished I could paint my apartment that color. This apartment has different woodwork, gray would not be the best choice, but my desk, end table and lamps are glass, chrome, and black and they look great.

When I moved in I bought a charcoal gray shower curtain as a temporary thing, but I've grown to love it's understated elegance and now realize I have matching towels instead of the contrasting ones I first bought. Yesterday I put the new duvet on my bed. You got it! It's gray and I love it.

I've worn gray more and more over the years, it compliments my eyes and now my hair, so I wonder.

Do I really love grays or am I just coordinating my world with my aging person?