What are the next big paint colours (interior design)

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Not sure if this is the right place to ask. Trying to choose some colours for the walls. I love pale greys and dark petrol blues like inchyra blue, but feel these will look very dated quite soon - it seems every trendy pub has this colour scheme. Not that that matters particularly, I’m not that bothered about what’s in/ not in. I’m just curious about what the Next Big Colours will be. Anyone fancy a guess??

I think it's probably greens, but can't go wrong with a 'new' shade of white with accents of colour! Saying that I reckon just pick what you like - it's you that has to live with it after all 😁!

I agree I think greens and jewel colours - a reaction against the grey of recent years!

I think spice colours like rich yellows and ochres will come back around soon. We all need some warmth as a reaction to living with so much cold grey for so long!

I think I read somewhere that bloody terracotta is coming back.

Green is in and I reckon beiges will very shortly replace greys. I'm also thinking brown but not seeing it yet.

Verdigris shades of green. Terracotta is already very popular but it’s not on a downward trend yet and pairs with those shades really well.

Interesting. I never bought into the grey trend as it's dull and gloomy to me. Terracotta reminds me of the 80s. I'm a big believer in having what you like as you have to live with it.

I was wondering about this the other day too as I’m about to paint the entire house, (just been replastered throughout), but I decided that in the end I don’t really care as I still want to use the ‘colours’ I like (white, grey) and it was never about ‘trend’ for me anyway, so 🤷🏻‍♀️

And if we rent it out it’s fairly neutral and if we sell it, it’s easily painted over if the new people don’t like it 🤷🏻‍♀️

But I guess you could maybe consider greens instead of the blue if you want to be a bit more ‘on trend’.

No colour truly goes out of style. As style is style. And that's all about how that person has put the colour and what they have chosen to pair it with.

If you want to be trendy then perhaps dark blue and grey is coming to its end. But dark green has been "in" the same amount of time as dark blue and charcoal, so that would be ending shortly soon also (if that was the case).

Spice and brown was the colour for 2019 and yellows are on the rise. However baby and soft pink has been around a few years now and is still mooted as a colour for 2020. Along with jewel tone shades of all colours.

The best advice is go with what you like.

Magnolia

And beige.

I think putty/taupe or beige will be the new grey

We're testing F&B's Setting Plaster as we've just had a new pale / mid-grey kitchen and the bits that have been replastered go quite well with it. I did a bit of research and found the F&B colour. Waiting for the sample to arrive.

Which part of a mole is coloured taupe?

Dd has children ochre grey and peach for her bedroom after intensive Pinterest searching.

Sounds awful but it looks fab. Really warms up the greys. And is very cosy looking.

I am hoping green as I have just painted my kitchen green :-)

I've always loved grey – far preferred it to beige. I can remember trying to track down pale grey carpets in the 1980s and 90s and struggling. Sad now that so many people have done it to death badly.

I'd suggest that you pick the colour to suit the room and the feel you want and forget about trends, because if a room feels 'right' it'll be a pleasure to spend time in it.

My particular bugbears are people who think that terracotta and orange are warm colours; most shades of those colours have a lot of blue in them and are quite chilly. I also see people using yellows and terracotta colours in rooms with lots of orangey-pine floors and all too often they don't work together.

Our Victorian house ranges from white – modern white kitchen-diner-family-room with large modern paintings on the walls – to really strong colours. The north-facing sitting room has been a strong warm yellow mustardy colour for years, paired with a large pale grey carpet square and grey and blue accessories, and feels warm and inviting compared to neighbours who've done the grey thing.

I like pale, clean, clear, aqua blues and duck egg shades too. I know they are yesterday's grey but they are calm and light and can take a range of popping colours.