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Hebe Hatton

8 ways to warm up cool tones - how to decorate with whites, blues and greys and still make your home feel friendly

Grey living room with wooden accents

Cool tones rooms have been an enduring design trend. Greys, blues, whites, soft greens - these colors evoke Scandi levels of sophistication, working to calm you and look uncluttered. But as their name suggests, they can read a little, well, cool. 

There are tricks for working with this color trend for soft neutrals that warms them up, however. So we spoke with top interior designers about their experiences with cooler-toned spaces, the color theory behind them, and what can be done to inject some heat.

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