To want to know, what is the new 'grey'?

[ForeverInADay]

Inspired shamelessly by a thread I just read BUT if painting whole houses grey (I am almost guilty of doing planning this) will soon be out of fashion, much as white and before that, magnolia - what do you think the new grey will be?!

I have over half a house left to paint but zero artistic flare! If I'm left to my own devices it will all go grey as I like my calm grey kitchen and living room. Now I think I may need saving from myself!

Help Mumsnet?!

Mustard,navy and velvet furniture.

Navy seems to be the new grey

Teal, if the current rash of tv interior design shows are anything to go by...

Panelling isn't it?

Navy which is a bummer as I've had a navy dining room for 20 odd years now and it always looked a bit different and now it is going to look dated.

Oh bollocks - I’ve had teal long before it was fashionable and now it will look like all the other houses.

Mustard, teal and navy are all “on trend” right now which means in 5 years time they’ll be horribly dated.

Grey is honestly already dated.

My next house will be entirely magnolia and I don’t care :)

The best thing is to try and choose colours you like and ignore any trends. If it coincides with a 'trend' then so be it. Find a print or a cushion/textile you like and pick out colours to use on walls.

I’m starting to paint grey things white, just to look fresher than the boring grey.

Pretty certain it’s brown, beige and neutrals - Scandi with pampas grass kind of vibes.

Magnolia-y/beige and earth tones is getting very cool amongst arty millennials who are desperate to get away from the navy, velvet sofa set.

Navy kitchens

I have a grey feature wall which was done years ago - its being re-painted in Teal over the Easter holidays.

Did toy with navy though.

We have just moved into a new house and the entire thing was magnolia and so horrible!
I don’t see white as being outdated as it’s literally a blank canvas so you can add colour however you like.
We have painted hall way , dining room and a couple of bedrooms white and have bright pictures on the walls, colourful rugs and chairs etc.. downstairs toilet is sapphire salut ( navy) and front room and our bedroom is Rocksalt (very pale grey) .
I just like what I like so if it’s out of date then it doesn’t really bother me .

Beige is the new grey.
Or greige.

Yup, the new grey is beige. With lots of wood and rattan and terracotta and plants. See eg Zara Home.

Warmer greys are being rebranded as stone or beige or “warm neutral”. 5/10 years ago it was the other way round...

I've heard it's brown. Not greige or beige but proper, 1970s brown.

I was looking at paint in Wickes last week - apparently a sort of poo brown is the colour of 2021. Covers a multitude of sins with small children, I suppose...

I think we will all take a turn back to eclectic boho style soon. The vast seas of grey will push us to the opposite.

I think it’s navy just now. Then it could be wood - tiki hut style, rattan, pampas, orange and mustard next.

Looks like 70s stuff is still in favour. Like multiple pendant light fittings (possibly with coloured bulbs) hostess trolleys, gold/brass tables etc with glass or mirror inserts. Geo shapes.

So work out what else there was in the 70s that’s not ‘in’ yet as it’s bound to happen soon!

Warm neutrals - browns, beige, terracotta, taupe... Colours that give a soft, warm, cosy vibe.

I've just started liking the grey, compare to my dated duck egg, brown cream colour palette

Shades of green.

@dayswithaY

I've heard it's brown. Not greige or beige but proper, 1970s brown.

Oh FGS. Is this all about national (MH) depression? Doesn’t anyone remember 70s browns (and oranges)?

I’m on a few interior design Facebook groups and I’d say 99% of the living rooms I see on them are dark green/teal!