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?!

And bright colours like lime green - late 99s

@woodhill

And bright colours like lime green - late 99s

Ah yes! That has just reminded me of my mum decorating our hallway in lime green with red accessories... around 1999!

I adore my brown lounge, but it’s not a washed out brown - it’s Dulux heritage Tudor brown (as in attached pic), and I have a lot of teal in the room and lighter wood floors. Plenty of artwork on the walls and overall it’s a really cosy effect.

I’ve had my (Victorian) house 2.5 years, it was magnolia throughout when I moved in, we now only have the stairwell to do. 20 years of renting magnolia flats mean I can’t wait to get shot of any traces of the colour.

Cream, brown and earthy tones are apparently becoming on trend according to magazines that I've read

I spent many years surrounded by white... childhood spent with hint of ( whatever) but basically white.

I really hate this slavish devotion to rubbishing a decorating trend as it smacks of snobbery.
All this 'grey is sooo dated' nonsense makes me laugh.

We should just be bold enough to decorate however we want. Alas so many of us want to be seen as trendsetters but no sooner than a trend becomes mainstream then we all want out.

Paint /paper your walls with whatever takes your fancy and to hell with trends!

@TheCrowening

I adore my brown lounge, but it’s not a washed out brown - it’s Dulux heritage Tudor brown (as in attached pic), and I have a lot of teal in the room and lighter wood floors. Plenty of artwork on the walls and overall it’s a really cosy effect.

I’ve had my (Victorian) house 2.5 years, it was magnolia throughout when I moved in, we now only have the stairwell to do. 20 years of renting magnolia flats mean I can’t wait to get shot of any traces of the colour.

Now that’s a brown I can get on board with. Same here with the magnolia. We moved around a lot in our 20’s and I had far too many all magnolia rentals. I’d be happy to never see it again.

I've been reading that chocolate brown is coming back in along with other shades of brown. Which is interesting. I honestly think that it's best to find colours that you like and go with them whatever the current trend is. If you genuinely like grey, then go with it and fuck the trends.

Why not just go with colours you like?

I would go with the colour you like and not worry about what is trendy. Our house is generally pale grey downstairs and I really like it .

@TheOneWithTheBigNose. FCC Mine was built in the uninspiring 1995, I’m not even sure it had a trend! Terracotta?

90s makes me think of blue and yellow kitchens. And that wall paper where the top and bottom were different separated by a border paper

My living room has been scarlet red for a decade. I love it. Incarnidine from F&B. About to paint the plain skirting in tanner's brown. Rest of the house is Tallow apart from mauve in one bathroom and teal in the other.

[quote Squiz81]**@TheOneWithTheBigNose. FCC Mine was built in the uninspiring 1995, I’m not even sure it had a trend! Terracotta?

90s makes me think of blue and yellow kitchens. And that wall paper where the top and bottom were different separated by a border paper[/quote]
Our kitchen in the 90’s was definitely terracotta. Maybe my mum was ahead of her time . We did have wallpaper with borders though.

Greens - think Green Smoke by F+B,, neutrals/stone colours and shades of brown/coffee type colours. Greens probably heading on the way out soon. Green kitchens will soon be the blue kitchens that are popular now.

Interior design nearly always follows fashion, but does not move as quickly as fashion. Fashionable colours are earthy, copper, ochre, rust and yes browns/beiges.

After years of grey the warm tones look fresh on clothing and eventually we will want them in our homes.

I think a safe choice (for a neutral paint, not feature wall) is definitely shades of greige, (pale warm greys/beige).

Furniture is definitely swinging back to wood tones, less shiny chrome, more black metals. Warm tones, but punches of dark colour, almost black, navy, dark green etc. Sofas were mainly grey but now we see shades of cream. Rugs are either in warmer colours, distressed vintage or woven seagrass.

I'm just redecorating, and I'm going back to matt white and beige/neutrals, so relaxing and you can add jewel colours as accents/lots of paintings.

Our house is most of the colours mentioned on this thread so all good, we usually just pick the colours we like, grey didn't feature at all in our house but now it seems we are on trend

Be a trend setter not a fashion victim.

@Einszwei

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.

Agree with this. Plus work with your house! A super-modern house might actually look quite good in grey, regardless of fashion (not my cup of tea, but someone who has an eye for modern style could make it work). Whereas a Georgian house would probably look better with the kinds of colours that would have been popular then. Older houses will generally tell you what suits them.

I’m going for a 70’s vibe with tan leather sofa (when we’re allowed to go furniture shopping). I think I’ll be painting in a white (currently have F&B Vardo, which I do love and will use for my study when I sort out the junk room).

A colour I've always loved on walls (but no idea if it's fashionable or not) is a pale greyish lilac. It seems to change with the light (can be both warm and cool) and potted plants look great with it.

Sage green is all over the home decoration magazines.And it is lovely.

My house has been earthy tones for years. It's restful. And warm. I hate greys and blues in a house. But then, I have odd views on how colours make me feel.

@TheOneWithTheBigNose, terracotta is usually awful, but I did save this pic recently as it appealed to me (I’m not going for it though)

If my Instagram feed is to be believed it’s neutrals/naturals like beiges/cream/brown type colours.

That Tudor Brown is really stunning, @TheCorowening, I love it.