I like yellow but the combo of yellow and gray really depress me and unfortunately i've seen quite a bit of it lately.

I'd rather see yellow and purple, like irises.



What's your favorite or non-favorite color trend?

I love almost every color combo. (But, not every one would work in my home, as it is now and considering its light exposure.)

In general, I like yellow and gray. But it needs a lot of bright white or a pop of bold color like fuschia to keep it from looking gloomy.

Yellow and iris: Very fresh, especially with cool white and grass green.

Orange and navy blue. A classic, preppy look that benefits from accents of crisp white and heather grey to bring it all home.

Several fabric houses have been trying to renew interest in deep spruce green.( think Kelly Werstler) Certainly not my fav. But you never know. Sometimes all it takes is a good museum retrospective or a movie with awesome sets, and your mind can be changed.

I, too, like a lot of color combos.

In my garden I like lavender, yellow, white and pink. Boring, right? In my home, I like soft color also. Not too light, but nothing dark or bright. I love pale blue with white woodwork for bedrooms.

I used to hate yellow but it's now my favorite accent color. I still don't like "butter" yellow but sunshine yellow is so cheerful and I really like it with gray or black.

Yellow and gray combos (and of course ever lovin' black) are my faves especially toward the caramel color or wheat color.
I detest pale blues, bright blues and navy, kelly greens and burgundy reds but I imagine if someone were hel*bent on one of these colors, I could get around them and make them work.

I have to say, I'm not a fan of gray. I don't especially like yellow either unless it's a soft yellow. Along with those two, I don't like "primary" colors, bright blues, reds, oranges.

I guess I like neutrals and muted tones best.

And! I hope to gawd that they don't come back with the hunter green and cranberry or mauve and baby blue combos.

True, i like the bright sunny yellow but the dull yellow paired with sad grey gives me a visceral dislike.

I like all the colors but apparently i don't see them very well. I think it was Aychihuahua who posted a link a while back for us to organize gradient colors in order from green to brown or blue to orange. Something like that. Most of you could see and easily got low-good and perfect scores. My score was in the hundreds.

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True, i like the bright sunny yellow but the dull yellow paired with sad grey gives me a visceral dislike.

I like all the colors but apparently i don't see them very well. I think it was Aychihuahua who posted a link a while back for us to organize gradient colors in order from green to brown or blue to orange. Something like that. Most of you could see and easily got low-good and perfect scores. My score was in the hundreds.

I remember that little test - don't feel badly, I didn't score well on it either and yet I spend a large part of my working hours dealing with color for clients. Apparently I'm successful at it, regardless of the test - LOL.

There is no specific combo that I would like as it depends on the light and other variables that what looks good.

I can't think of a color that I don't like. In my book, every color has it's place, and every color can be beautiful.

I've never used yellow before...golds, sure, but not yellow. Now that I live in a cottage (style and size) home, I'm seriously considering yellow as a foundation color for the whole house. IMO, nothing says cottage better than yellow. It'll take some time to get there, but I want my home to scream cottage style from top to bottom.

Gray, not so much.

I really don't like gray at all and I don't like colors that have gray in them. It's a depressing color for me. I do like yellow but I can see how it can be overpowering in large doses.

I thought peach was coming back into style again????

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I thought peach was coming back into style again????

If it does I have a couple of obscenely expensive framed prints that I will sell. LOL

It's really funny how our tastes change so much and what might seem at first to be strange, soon becomes worthy of consideration and then acceptable.

About the time that "everyone" is using it, tho, seems that may be the time to start looking for something else.

Some colors are just destined to scream whatever era they came out of - peach/pale blue or cranberry/hunter green, things like that.

Perhaps this is one reason why so many are literally afraid of color and stick to white.

oh, Doodles, you hit a nerve.

White is a color. Let me repeat, white is a color. Just because you do not like it does not make it less so. There are people who elect to use white just as there are people who elect to use beige.

It is NOT wrong to use white (or beige).

Phewwww, got that out my system.

I'm guilty of viewing white as a boring non-color. Recently I've been saving inspiration pics of white rooms and find that I'm so drawn to them. Using different warm shades of white in a slightly shabby chic style room just looks so serene to me. I'm loving it more with each pic I can find. I was always a color person, could never get a enough of it, but I guess I'm starting to mellow in my old age of 41...lol

mountain, you are being sucked in by the arbiters of style. White is making a comeback because the likes of Pottery Barn, etc., are featuring white walls when merchandising their stuff. I, for one, do not intend to fall for it!!!! (Why aren't the emoticons working!!!)

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Two of my favorite designers Thomas Pheasant and Daryl Carter have been using large quantities of whites and off whites for several years now. I don't believe it is a fad. IMO it is timeless and chic and is a great way to create a clean backdrop for furniture that has an interesting shape. While I am not a fan of "shabby chic" I do like seeing antiques upholstered in luxurious white fabrics like mohair, wool satin, and silk canvas.

Charles, doesn't your statement that they have been doing white for "several years" rather than their whole careers prove the point?

The two designers I mentioned have been working with large quantities of white and cream for at least ten years each. Considering that the design field is a cyclical fashion related business,that's long enough to be a staple.

A great variety of color within one home was a reaction to the all beige decorating that preceeded it. So doing alot of color is a fad.Or more correctly a "phase".I think everyone should do what they like no matter what the magazines are showing, but I had to reply to your comment about white being a merchandising ploy from retailers like PB.

All white rooms are statement rooms and are usually for the wealthy. They require a lifestyle and maintenace that is less than usual. Sucessfully done they also require fabulous furniture, good architectural bones, and brilliant artwork. I admire their clarity, and envy those designers who can edit with a sure hand. They are certainly not for everyone but a decided lack of color is a classic way to decorate.Sometimes it is popular, sometimes not, but not what I would consider a fad.

Charles, I have to admit that I have seen some of these white "statement" rooms and they are lovely, but I would suggest that the reaction against white/beige walls has also been around for longer than ten years--by your definition, a staple rather than a phase. I'm sorry the emoticons aren't working. My post sounds combative when it really isn't.

Well they don't sound combative to me. This is a big country with lots of regional styles and a population the includes every nation of the world. The variety of experiences are what make boards like this fun! The opinions expressed here from professionals, DIYer's, whatever, are passionate and heartfelt. I'd much rather be knocking around ideas and opinions than watching junk T.V. anyday.

Metwo, I suppose when I talked about people being afraid of color and opting for white out of fear, I was thinking about the numerous clients I've had who've called me to their white spaces and confessed "It's boring but I'm so afraid of making a mistake". In the words of Christopher Lowell, "It's only PAINT, folks". Men, more than women, in my experience are the ones who usually CHOOSE white.
Now, although I have seen white rooms in magazines that looked very lovely, I have to confess that I'm not a white wall lover. Perhaps I'm not sophisticated enough, IDK, but to ME (and yes, this IS just MY opinion) they usually look sterile and void of personality. Even with a colorful painting hung on them, to me it looks like the painting is hanging there waiting for something. In an art gallery, perhaps it's fine because they have to change out the artwork so often - but in my home I like warmth and color.

I love the yellow and gray combination. Yes it's very in right now and it's unisex. We just decorated our son's room with this color palette. There is some beautiful nursery wall decor to go along along with this color combination as well.