Although gray is generally considered a neutral because it mixes so easily with bold colors, you can also use it as the main focal point when it comes to color in your home.

Smoky gray can illuminated a room when you have Cosmos by Troy Lighting. Its central sphere radiates resplendent light and vitality into the room. A hang-straight canopy and Federal bronze suspension support glassware in an opal white finish. The Cosmos Pendant measures 32-inches wide by 26.5-inches high by 75.5-inches deep. $599. Pego Lamps, Miami; 305-447-0667 or www.pegolamps.com.

This Brushed Pewter Bombe Cheest by Butler Specialty will call attention to itself no matter where it sits. Three deep drawers provide good storage 32-inches wide by 16 inches deep by 30 inches high. $839. Franklin Lighting, Inc., Sarasota; 941-355-2550 or www.franklinlighting.com.

Hard as rocks? Not these pillows! The Felt Stone Pillow in Gray from DIGS are not only conversation pieces, but they are functional art. Handmade in Peru from Alpaca wool, one of the world's finest fibers, it comes in small, medium, large and extra large sizes. Prices vary from $28 to $116. 888-868-DIGS or www.digs.com.