Neutral living rooms have long had a reputation for being safe, bland, or overly minimalist. However, the best neutral spaces are anything but. Rather than treating beige as a default, the more interesting approach is to use a restrained palette as a foundation and then build contrast through texture and collected pieces. It is a way of decorating with neutrals that feels timeless without looking overly formal.
That is part of what made the drawing room at Kensington Palace so memorable. When Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed Barack and Michelle Obama to Apartment 1A in 2016, photographs offered a glimpse inside their private rooms.
