Why Grey Is An Iconic Neutral Within Interiors
Grey, the neutral of home decor
Grey is an iconic neutral that’s taking the interior design and home decor scene by storm. The interior phenomenon, the trend that is and will continue to stick around in the interior design world for decades. With a presence of over 10 years, the behemoth that is grey is a colour that comes in multiple shades and hues allowing it to seamlessly fit into multiple decor styles.
The trend that’s here to stay
While trends tend to stick around within the interior industry grey is an unprecedented phenomenon, the days that the other key neutrals beige or magnolia were reigning supreme are now gone; it is now grey that has taken over as the base choice. The main reason why grey has had such a rise and long-lasting time as an interior design trend is mainly because of its versatility, becoming a key hue across numerous interior styles and looks. From wall paint to furniture and accessories, grey is a timeless and trending colour for any space throughout the home. Grey can be paired with many different things throughout the home due to its vast amount of shades that can lead to endless pairing options, ensuring that each room feels fresh and unique from one another.
Choose to be subtle or bold
Grey the foundation of interiors, due to its versatility it can act as the perfect base for a vast majority of colours allowing you to be as soft or as bold as you want. Grey is a star of neutral colours, taking over both cream and linen shades it helps to create a minimalist yet mindful and comforting feel. Grey as a neutral is seen in bolder shades just as much as softer hues, offering subtle tones of grey to give a unique feel to your home. This colour trend is great for grounding contrast colours, from emerald greens to stand out reds; not only is it good in contrasts, but it can also be used as a statement shade in any room in darker hues. Not only does it work in collaboration with many other colours, but it can also be used as a statement shade in any room. From its most eye-catching wall colour anthracite to its darkest versions of the hues such as charcoal, it can infiltrate into every home space.
Layer by combining textures
From natural wood, industrial concrete, and opulent marble; grey can be used to combine texture through layering. This can be implemented on large scale throughout the house from flooring and tiles to planters and tableware. A particular partner in crime with grey is wood, they both offer a vast versatility that makes them a perfect pair. This duo was made immensely popular by the Scandanavian interior trend which often uses hues of grey in textiles in the forms of throws and carpets; while using wooden elements not only in the flooring but also in the furniture and fixtures to create a cosy and warm feel, this is especially popular not only in spring but during winter as well.
Think about temperature, warm-up or cool down
The versatility of grey doesn’t stop with just combining textures, it can also be used within itself and with the combining of other colours. Grey offers shades that have subtle notes of other shades that can transform each shade giving each grey its own unique feel. Cool greys can have more blue undertones offering hints of blues and greens within them creating a cooler vibe which can create a modern look; whilst warm greys are a mixture of warm and cool tones generally creating a warmer and more inviting feel, follow the more traditional colour greige especially for those that want a timeless yet contemporary look.
Grey, the neutral that deserves its title
Through extreme diversity and versatility, it's easy to see why grey has become an unprecedented phenomenon within the interior design and home decor industry. From its use of subtle and bold tones that are further enhanced with a combination of textures; accentuated with its warm and cold hues, it's a neutral that truly deserves the throne it has acquired.
