Will dark blue walls become dated soon?

[Wigeon]

Going to be redecorating our Victorian sitting room soon - dark blue for the walls would go with the curtains and sofas, and the room has a big bay window with lots of light, and high ceilings, so it could probably take a dark colour. A friend did her sitting room dark blue with mustard accents and it looks really nice. However, am not sure if dark blue is going to look terribly dated in a couple of years and we will regret it. I don't want to redecorate in years to come before absolutely necessary!

Photo isn't my house but shows the sort of colour we're considering. Also we'd white above the picture rail and on the ceiling, like this photo.

Opinions welcome!

Ooooh please could you tell me what paint this is?

We just put an offer in on a house that hasn't been updated since the 70s with the stone fireplace (and wall long alcove benches) and we both said thats got to go.

I then pointed out in another 50 years our grand kids will be looking at houses going 'wow, an original 70s stone fireplace... what a cool period feature'.

It will be the same with artex, they will marvel at the 'interesting patterned' ceiling, I bet money on it.

We had our wedding party in a fashionable themed restaurant and cocktail bar room that was styled like the 1950/60s. My parents and older family members pulled a face and asked if we couldn't afford 'something better' because it was so 'old and dated' and 'this was old tat even when we where kids'. Yes 'old tat' that now highly stylized and fashionable again, it not that they just couldn't be arsed to decorate for 50+ years lol.

They all ready are dated. But your home should be for your eyes and what makes you happy. Chasing trends is a highway to nowhere.

edit to add- My old dinning room was painted with Railings in 2017. Loved it, but its passe now if you follow interiors.

The OP pic looks like Stiffkey Blue, which I have on my walls. I have white / light photo frames, white area above the fireplace, and light wooden floors - I think it looks beautiful and very Scandi! Go with your taste / likes OP!

Not anything new here but I have dark blue in my dining room - french doors so lots of light and have had to freshen it all up every couple of years. If you like it now go for it and if you don't like it in the future paint over it. When I was decorating I stuck with painted walls rather than wallpaper mainly because it would be easy to switch things up if I wanted too. Although once I got it how I liked it I've never had the urge for a massive decor overhaul.

I am with @leaderZ in thinking these colours are much more 'in' and probably in for a while. Maybe a bit of colour drenching too - ie not having the white ceiling. Look at any posh cosy hotel, it's all about the terracotta and tan and creams and browns.

I had this in the 90s, so it'll come around again at some point. If you like it though, does it matter?

We have a dark red in our living room.

I think most dark jewel colours work well in a period house.

Hauge blue is the nicest if you are going to go for it.

I sold my Georgian house 4 years ago with a dark blue room, high ceilings and a dark colours are just classic not dated.

Also explore some rich green, they work so well in period homes.

We've used Hague Blue in the hallway and a dark green in the bathroom.

Love jewel colours!

Ah, been out for the afternoon and come back to lots of replies - thanks!

I like white above the picture rail and don't care if colour drenching is more on trend.

I do really like some of the deep/jewel greens, bit like this image - although this is very similar to the colour below the dado rail in the hallways/stairs /landing right outside the sitting room, so might be a bit same-y to do the sitting room the same...

I agree with PPs that the deep /jewel colours work well in Victorian houses - our last house was 1950s we used white almost everywhere which personally I loved in those spaces, but this house's personality feels like it needs colour!

Room faces east, so it's sunny in the morning but duller in the afternoon, and we sit there on a weekend morning sometimes. But it gets used a lot on the evening too cos that's where the TV and piano are (piano gets a lot of use). I don't WFH in this room, it's just for relaxing /having people over occasionally.

Hmmmm....

I think they do look dated, but doesn't matter - pick whatever colour sings to you.

However - I'd steer away from dark colours in the bathroom. We inherited a dark blue bathroom and all I can see is the while toilet paper fluff all over the walls.

Love the figurines 😍🥰

OP what are your favorite colours?

Don't think about pintests or magazines or tv shows what are your favorite colours... if you don't know try looking in your wardrobe and seeing what you usual go for colour wise.

Paint your house the colours you love, then trends and dates don't matter.

For me thats sky blue, coffee, blush and I save richer colours for furnishings like mahogany furniture and dark/jeweled (burgundy, teal, aubergine etc...) sofas, curtains, light fittings, bedding etc... I have had the same in every house I lived in, it might not be 'in fashion' but I know I wont go off it which is what matters.

I got rid of my F&B (colour matched) navy wall in my lounge two years ago and went with lamp room grey.

I see it seems to be brown coming in now, but love the colour I have.

I do really like jewel colours, definitely not going to embrace the browns/terracotta new trend. I guess that's not a bad starting place!

So DH and I went to the DIY shop to get some testers, intending to get two or three blues - but then got inspired by purples and got two of them... At least that's definitely not in fashion and therefore already looks 20 years out of date, or won't look dated for a while....

Colours in pic aren't very true to the samples - they're much more purple. Background is our sofas and fabric sample is our curtains.

Also they go a lot better in real life with the sofas and curtains than in this photo!

we have a 1911 house and have a dark blue in one of the sitting rooms since 2016 - I have no intention of changing it. It is my favourite room in the house. I think any of those 2 colours would look great but I prefer the darkest one on the left and the blue on the right.

I was told by someone working in design that that young folks are already choosing Magnolia

My house is blue/green themed and bold. It’s 1850’s and high ceilings and I think my living room carries the dark blue walls really well. I have a light carpet to offset them, stained wood trim (a true labour of love) and deep green sofas to complement the blue walls. I absolutely love it. Whether it dates or not according to otero. IDGAF, they don’t have to live here 😊

I’d go with the one in the right.

Find that hard to believe.

I think dark blue is dated and personally think it always looks a bit naff! But then my hallway literally is woodchip and magnolia as I rent 😭

Magnolia never really went away- people just stopped calling it magnolia. Look at a colour like F&B Pointing.

I think you need to distinguish between fashions in the interiors world and fashions in the real world. If you follow interiors then yes, that sort of dark blue isn’t in fashion any more. But in the real world, it’s fine. Fashions in interiors change faster than people can redecorate- no one is changing all their colours every 2 years, not even people who work in the business. Just choose colours you like.

The only things that look dated in reality and things that are so ubiquitous that they’re clocked by people with no interest in interiors. Having grey everywhere is an example, or a feature wall, or (40 years ago) an avocado bathroom suite.