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Oh so bored of charcoal interiors

80 replies

caperberries · 14/03/2018 13:31

I can't be alone in this? It's becoming ridiculous isn't, it?

OP posts:
PickAChew · 14/03/2018 22:04

I will admit to a soft spot for duck egg blue. I'd be sad if Laura Ashley sunk, purely for the colours in their decor and furnishings.

clumsyduck · 14/03/2018 22:07

I love it !!! But Iv been saving for a bigger deposit to move for what seems like all eternity so I'm probably about 5 years behind in terms of house trends 😂

Agustarella · 15/03/2018 18:35

@MargotLovedTom oh no, you are right! I was thinking of Linley Sambourne House (although the greens there are yellow-y) but in inexpert hands (i.e. mine) one could end up channelling Mr Al Fayed instead.

I was also planning mustard velvet curtains to use up some fabric I bought very cheaply, but if it's in fashion now I may have to rethink!

Nevercallmehun · 15/03/2018 18:45

I thought dark teal green was the thing now. I've seen lots of it, including in IKEA.

TheWernethWife · 15/03/2018 22:35

I have a charcoal feature wall, looks nice but fed up with it now. Looking at Farrow and Ball Elephants Breath instead.

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duckegg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particualry nice Laura Ashley catalogue photoshoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

londonmummy1966 · 15/03/2018 22:38

No please don't silversurfer duck egg has been my go to bedroom colour for years so I don't want it getting jumped on. (Dates back to a particularly nice Laura Ashley catalogue photo-shoot in the late 80s/early 90s).
I painted my dining room navy blue nearly 20 years ago and more recently had to wait ages whilst fashion cycled through its love affair with aubergine before I could finally get some navy upholstery fabric I liked for the dining chairs and sofa - only to find it plastered over all the magazines and now looking dated - not that I'm changing it though...

Knittedfairies · 15/03/2018 22:44

I suspect silversurfer has got the message now, london!

We live in the sticks but the grey tide has reached us; my husband wondered when the neighbours were going to paint their 'undercoated' front door.. but it was just grey.

LittleRedTerfette · 15/03/2018 22:48

Omg Londonmummy, I think she got the message!!

UrgentScurryfunge · 15/03/2018 22:56

Londonmummy feels strongly about it with 17 posts Wink

Grey can look nice if it's a well chosen shade and accessorised to break it up, but it has been massively overdone.

Different rooms suit different colours due to their size light and function. I can't imagine having my whole house looking like a dank November day.

I'm definitely not at any cutting edge of interior design, I choose according to the needs of the room. Most of my rooms are various soft shades of a variety of colours although the DCs south facing room managed to take a scarlet/ white combo as it had the light.

A previous owner seemed to have a job lot approach to decor. The DCs room was originally a mid-strength blue... OK with warm south facing light, but hideously dark and oppresive in a large north facing room. I long for the day when I can finally obliterate it with white before deciding how to warm it up.

I'm beige/ stone/ mono-chromed out on bathrooms. We were recently looking for tiles and there was virtually no colour across half a dozen shops Sad The tiles are quite pleasant, but we face having all bathrooms/ toilets looking very similar as no other choice is avaliable, and once it's done we'll have to live with the consequences for many years unlike paintwork.