When it comes to interior design, it can be tricky to know what decor trends to buy into and what to skip. While 2023 trends included leaning into bold color, maximalist style, dark countertops, and a nod to Art Deco, some others like all-white interiors, sparse spaces, and wiggly furnishings weren't as popular. They may not be entirely trends to skip, but at least ones to put on the back burner if you are currently designing or updating your space. Looking for some advice? We sat down with interior designers to get their take on design trends they wish they'd skipped.
Behr’s Color of the Year 2024 Proves that Black Is the Perfect Neutral
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Moody colors are here to stay, a fact that has been proved yet again by Behr’s 2024 Color of the Year, Cracked Pepper. 2024 Color of the Year predictions are already pouring in, and while it’s too early to point to any dominant trends amongst these carefully chosen colors, there’s one thing for sure: Dark paint colors are having a moment, and Behr’s Cracked Pepper pick—a soft black with brown undertones for an element of warmth—is the latest manifestation of a collective, design-oriented yearning for more contrast and drama in our spaces.
Announced August 15, Behr’s pick for Color of the Year in 2024 comes on the heels of a very different selection: The Behr 2023 Color of the Year was Blank Canvas, a glossy white. On the other end of the color spectrum, Cracked Pepper PPU18-01 offers the same neutral canvas, but with a little more attitude. Plus, it proves, once and for all, that black can be used as a neutral.
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“Now people are starting to expand their vision and their boundaries,” Erika Woelfel, vice president of color and creative services at Behr Paint, tells Better Homes & Gardens. “They’re using bright colors as optimistic colors, but deep dark colors also bring about a totally different mood. They feel very composed—dramatic, in some cases, depending on how you’re using them. But this particular color, Cracked Pepper, we’re considering a darker neutral.”
This shift toward darker neutrals is part of an ongoing reaction to the all-white interiors that dominated the early 2000s, and more and more people are getting on board with the idea that color can (and should) be introduced into every room of the home. Plus, more people are realizing that color doesn’t have to be chaotic: It can be soothing, too.
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