I love a good color-drenched room; it's been the ideal in interiors for quite some time now. Is it time to ditch it altogether in 2026? No, but the trends might be starting to turn in a new direction. A bolder, more layered approach to paint that mixes colors, and more importantly, contrast.
Where slapping the same color on every surface is a safe way to get it right, being able to carefully combine high color contrasts is far more technical. The result, though? A space filled with chromatic tension and plenty of visual interest. Think deep burgundies cut with a yellow-toned cream or calming blues paired with rich chocolate browns.
