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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Emily Moorman

Dark Colors Have Dominated 2025, But Will They Still Be on Trend in 2026? Designers Are Divided

A red living room with color-drenched walls, large French doors and traditional decor. .

Dark paints were once reserved for bolder decorators, but in the last few years, the richest of wall colors have become far more mainstream, a color trend that dominated for most of 2025.

From inky dark blues to burgundy, deep greens to charcoal, there's been a growing appeal for the darkest of paint colors that bid farewell to the earthy neutral and white-washed craze of years prior, coinciding with interiors that feel soulful and full of personality.

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