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Raluca Racasan

What Color is Replacing Green? Designers are Choosing This Soothing, Nature-Inspired Hue Instead

Home library snug with blue walls and shelvesm light colored sofa, blue accent chair, and yellow pouffe.

Green has been a trending shade for some time now, with many designers linking this to its natural, calming feel. (Some even went as far as calling it a new neutral.) Most of us will feel relaxed and comfortable living with green, so its popularity has increased from using it in living spaces and home offices to the likes of kitchens and bathrooms, too. Really, there's not one space in our homes where we’d find green unsuitable.

But sometimes we can have too much of a good thing. You might feel you’re a bit over the color green by now, wondering what alternative is out there that will still have the same soothing properties. Well, you needn’t look any further, because designers have now started to shift their attention towards blue, another nature-inspired color that is both calming and sophisticated, with the added advantage of being a classic, too. Here, experts reveal why the blue color trend is replacing green, how to use it, and what shades will look just right in your home.

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