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AIBU to think teal is an awful choice for interiors?

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HaddockDiem · 10/06/2026 08:58

The colour teal - it is the work of the devil!!! I have no idea why this colour is so popular because it is just GROSS 🤮

watching Interior Design Masters last night and was like ‘Sophie Noooooooo’.

Im not sure why I find it quite so appalling!
No offence if you’ve decorated your house in teal, I’m no interior designer and my home is pretty average but …. Shudder

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Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 10/06/2026 18:46

Catladywithacat · 10/06/2026 11:51

teal is a beautiful colour like a peacock

That’s more of a dark teal to me.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 10/06/2026 18:43

As a feature wall it’s fine. I know people who have all teal in a room, not my taste. Even a teal sofa isn’t my taste. There’s worse though, bright red which my best friend’s ex had in his living room on all 4 walls, I sometimes slept over there in that room and never slept well.

UndertheBeard · 10/06/2026 18:35

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 10/06/2026 18:06

Thank you!!😊

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It is one of the best names on here, @MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack.

Though as I always imagine you as Alison Steadman chewing scenery and crying 'You have no compassion on my poor nerves!' it is invariably slightly surprising when you post with eminent good sense and no demands for Hill's attendance or nudge nudge wink wink remarks about liking a red coat.

JayJayj · 10/06/2026 18:28

StylishAndBeautiful · 10/06/2026 17:14

Yes. If you see a grumpy-looking woman walking by muttering 'The houses looked nice when they were brick' give us a wave.

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Unfortunately it was rendered before so we had to just redo it as it would cost too much to repoint.
I actually say someone clean their bricks with an acid wash, and I thought they looked better dirty 😂😂

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 10/06/2026 18:06

Seesore · 10/06/2026 17:39

I love teal too. But I love your username more!

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Thank you!!😊

MyNCnameforthreadslikethis · 10/06/2026 18:04

HauntingBillCrouse · 10/06/2026 17:18

Love your bedroom! Love your cat! Love the view! 😃

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Thank you!! I love it, it's south facing and we are on the canal/marina so as the light bounces off the water and onto our teal walls it's like the ocean.

I've become braver with colour in our home, my lounge is a mixture of soft blues, mauve and we have a soft teal sofa LOL.

After years of renting and having magnolia or grey I am embracing some colour!

offtodreamland · 10/06/2026 18:02

I like teal, but I wouldn't paint walls a dark colour. I've done it before and regretted it, so now I keep walls light and opt for dark/daring colours in furniture, curtains, and decorative objects that aren't as permanent or as likely to overwhelm. I'm sure some dark painted or wallpapered rooms are lovely, but I prefer my something less 'statement' for my own home.

Thechaseison71 · 10/06/2026 18:00

StylishAndBeautiful · 10/06/2026 17:13

@Thechaseison71 , i could cope with beige but not magnolia. I like a pale yellow but it needs to be yellow not a yellowish off-white. Teal's not for me.

Yellow of any shade isn't for me

WhereYouLeftIt · 10/06/2026 17:42

We have a teal bedroom - it gives it a bit of a 1930s vibe. I really like it!

But - it's a fair-sized room, south facing and with lots of light. Had it been north-facing I probably wouldn't have gone with teal.

Seesore · 10/06/2026 17:39

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 10/06/2026 09:18

I love teal. I don't think it would work in my house, but in the right room, it looks stunning.

I love teal too. But I love your username more!

Babyputyourpantson · 10/06/2026 17:30

Love it! Have teal walls at home and Teal sofa much better than some other colours but who I am to judge someone's taste 😉

Callipygion · 10/06/2026 17:29

Auburngal · 10/06/2026 17:16

Those all grey and white interiors are horrible and depressing

Homes Under the Hammer - nearly all the houses end up decorated in grey and white.

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 10/06/2026 17:25

No decent interior designer is using grey now. It’s 10 years out of date but it was very easy to copy if people don’t have any style.

StylishAndBeautiful · 10/06/2026 17:18

Auburngal · 10/06/2026 17:16

Those all grey and white interiors are horrible and depressing

With black fixtures and mirrored furniture.

Grey laminate floor, grey walls, grey rug, grey sofa...

HauntingBillCrouse · 10/06/2026 17:18

MyNCnameforthreadslikethis · 10/06/2026 12:17

I love teal. We did our bedroom in it and I think it’s gorgeous.

Love your bedroom! Love your cat! Love the view! 😃

Auburngal · 10/06/2026 17:16

Those all grey and white interiors are horrible and depressing

StylishAndBeautiful · 10/06/2026 17:14

JayJayj · 10/06/2026 17:12

My house is rendered in dark grey with a pale sage green door. I do like colour, but next door was cream and I wanted it to look complimentary not clashing. I know I’m daft! 😂

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Yes. If you see a grumpy-looking woman walking by muttering 'The houses looked nice when they were brick' give us a wave.

StylishAndBeautiful · 10/06/2026 17:13

@Thechaseison71 , i could cope with beige but not magnolia. I like a pale yellow but it needs to be yellow not a yellowish off-white. Teal's not for me.

JayJayj · 10/06/2026 17:12

StylishAndBeautiful · 10/06/2026 16:44

@Icanseeasquirrel , it's still popular. My street has several house rendered and painted grey, and the interiors are probably monochrome. White shutters are popular.

You walk past the grey houses. The sky is grey, the ground is grey, the cars are black, white or grey. The people wear black or grey...

My house is rendered in dark grey with a pale sage green door. I do like colour, but next door was cream and I wanted it to look complimentary not clashing. I know I’m daft! 😂

BauhausOfEliott · 10/06/2026 17:12

MyNCnameforthreadslikethis · 10/06/2026 12:17

I love teal. We did our bedroom in it and I think it’s gorgeous.

That’s a great colour! Love it.

BauhausOfEliott · 10/06/2026 17:11

Don’t paint your house teal, then.

Thechaseison71 · 10/06/2026 17:01

I live teal. Got a bedroom with teal walls. However blinds, curtains accessories etch mmc are all very light to contrast

Can't think of anything worse than beige/ magnolia type walls

Jackiepumpkinhead · 10/06/2026 17:00

Agree, not a fan!

Original poster
HaddockDiem · 10/06/2026 17:00

@Swanfeet cheers, glad you like it 😂

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Swanfeet · 10/06/2026 16:58

HaddockDiem · 10/06/2026 08:58

The colour teal - it is the work of the devil!!! I have no idea why this colour is so popular because it is just GROSS 🤮

watching Interior Design Masters last night and was like ‘Sophie Noooooooo’.

Im not sure why I find it quite so appalling!
No offence if you’ve decorated your house in teal, I’m no interior designer and my home is pretty average but …. Shudder

what a stupid post 😂😂

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