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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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UndertheBeard · 10/06/2026 09:19

I've no particularly strong feelings on teal either way, and I haven't seen the programme, but much of my (Victorian) house is painted in strong, darkish colours. It has big rooms and high ceilings, and it suits it.

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.

MegMortimer · 10/06/2026 09:17

Don't buy it if you don't like it.

HTH

SparklyGlitterballs · 10/06/2026 09:16

I like teal as a colour generally. I'd be happy have it as accents, eg cushions or a throw, but not as a huge swathe on walls. It would be too dark in that context for my liking.

Lottapianos · 10/06/2026 09:14

I have teal sofas and I love them 😁

Buscobel · 10/06/2026 09:14

I used to have a teal sofa, but it was in a room with pale walls. I like it as an interiors colour.

Snaletrale · 10/06/2026 09:13

I like them in the right context.

Turnitoffnonagain · 10/06/2026 09:13

I like teal, but as an accent colour.
As a wall colour it might look a bit Barclays Bank.

WhatNoRaisins · 10/06/2026 09:11

I think it would have to be a really large room with absolutely massive windows for it to not be too dark.

AnonymityAnonymity · 10/06/2026 09:10

I didn't see the programme.

I love teal as a colour.

But personally I can't live with dark coloured walls. So teal walls are a total no for me.

I can only live with yellow walls - different shades varying from subtle lemons to quite bright. Every home I've lived in i've ended up with virtually every room yellow, and those that aren't shades of yellow are white . I find it a colour that lifts my spirits whereas dark solid colours are claustrophobic and depressing for me.

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