Taste or follow convention?

I have always followed my own taste, in the firm belief that it is much nicer than the dictats of fashion .
From choice, my walls would be "not-white" (white with a hint of...), but when we moved to this house our dining room wall was deep blood red. We loved it so much that our bedroom has a French Navy wall behind the bed head!
When we repaint after our sibsidence has been made good, I shall go back to my not-whites" and *white gloss and ceilings, not that horrid creamy stuff.

I've no idea what's 'in' or 'out'. My own taste is quite colourful and I have no intention of moving.

The inside of my narrow boat home is painted white. Soft furnishings etc all rather bohemian. I studied interior design years ago and learnt then that colour could be brought in and changed easily with furnishings, pictures, window dressings etc. Keep walls pale is my advice.

Nearly 40 years ago my French friend carpeted her hall, landings and stairs in her large London house in beige although she would have preferred grey. She said that the British preferred beige and so was better for selling. Since then it has been registered twice - in beige!!!

I love the decor in our house, colour mixed with neutral but not grey. Wood floors and not so much clutter. Just have what you want, you have to live in it.

Next door is a shine to grey, and pink even the blasted garden fence is grey with a shed painted pink and she also has a pink vacuum cleaner.

It's your home, have what you like - if it is what is in vogue or not !
This "fashion" for home interiors has been created by the retail business, just in the hope that there will be several sad saps that start to panic and rush out to buy things ( and a lot aren't cheap) because they haven't got the right colour or item in there home !

It’s always a bone of contention in our house because whatever I like you can bet your bottom dollar my husband won’t! If I have to compromise too much I feel as if it isn’t my home and I lose interest. Maybe that’s selfish but as my husband has now declared he’s not decorating any more I will do it myself and pick my own colours (especially if I’m paying)! I like neutrals in a scheme. You can add accessories to brighten it up.

I feel quite queasy at the idea of beige walls! I like white, but not the standard Brilliant White which has a cold, bluish tinge to it. Top tip if you DO want white on the walls though is basic trade white. No blue tinge and it looks great (even for me and I'm a staunch Farrow and Ball gel normally)

I have no idea what trendy is other than perhaps people seeing what everyone else is buying and buying the same because they have no idea of what they like.

Decor, I dislike that word for some unknown reason, is a personal choice. If you want bright purple and orange go for it.

You can always get an industrial sized can of cream and paint over if you wish to sell.

The only time I’d think about others when choosing colours would if it is the outside of a property. If you live in it you don’t have to look at the outside of your house much but the neighbours do. Someone in our village has painted their house bubblegum pink it’s horrendous, if I lived near I don’t think I would be best pleased at that sight every morning. So maybe consider your neighbours when it comes to outside.

Otherwise go mad and best of luck.

I have what I like, and when decorating a room spend many happy hours planning colours, wallpaper, curtains and sometimes furniture and rugs. We only have carpet on the first floor as the ground is parqueted.

I would never worry about trends, I don’t really know what they are, apart from the fact that everything seems to be grey.

Just shows how easily we are manipulated by marketing, who in their right mind could look at grey, and think, oh! That’s a lovely colour!

I'd never decorate my home in completely up-to-date colours which date e.g. grey and yellow kitchens in the 1980's.

I agree neutral colours to sell a property.

Everyone is different but I do like plain light walls so you can hang pictures on them without clashing.

Always follow your own taste. We moved into an 'all shades of grey' house. So, so boring. Our very light kitchen is now painted a deep purple ith off white cupboards.

If we don’t totally agree with current decor trends (neutral/beige walls & carpets, smooth walls, completely white kitchen & bathrooms)

Those arent current trends though
White and neutrals are out, but I love white still

My last home was all white, I loved it.
I had to compromise ? with this one.

Grey is the new magnolia!

I've loved all white since I had it forced on me about 30 years ago in a tied house. My home now is all white and looked amazingly minimalist when I did it up (all myself, including plastering and finishing floors) 10 years ago. It was so tranquil and soothing after a days manic teaching.

Now though, it's been damaged by tenants (when I lived abroad) and has been filled with daughter and grandson clutter.

Grandson makes up for it all though.

Does that mean that some of them are naked pictures of ex lovers Bradfordlass?

All but 3 feature walls in 3 different rooms in our house are white. Do want you like; you're the one who'll be living there.

Go by what you like, what your own preferences are, don't be dictated to by trends and fads of the moment

I’m about to have my whole house painted white inside. The painter is delighted as it will be quicker to do.

I have recently had a new kitchen fitted and as my Son is a property developer asked for his advise.
As my kitchen is quite large, I would never have chosen the white gloss cabinets and doors, with white brick tiles, dark wood counter top and natural stone floor but I went with it.
It looks absolutely stunning and stylish, I'm thrilled.

Yes what it is it with grey at the moment, everywhere you look home furnishings, tiles etc are all grey.
Do your own thing Silverg but anything too radical can be wearing after a while. It's your home enjoy it.

Definitely what suits you best. However having lived for several years with black wallpaper with huge flowers on it which looked lovely in real life but pretty 'in your face' on photos we've just redecorated with something a bit more subtle as we will be selling at some point in the not too distant future. The trends come and go - I remember when all I wanted was a coloured bathroom suite then couldn't wait to go back to white some years later!

There's a FB group for people who love to decorate and there are so many different styles and houses around the world - what suits one would be a nightmare to another. Just do your own thing

Exactly what monica said.

I wouldn't even consider thinking about what anyone else might do.

Have what you want and like.We've just moved house and had most things changed decorated etc.When we went to choose things, we were limited to fashion colours especially the carpet shop, even the salesman said you can have grey grey or grey lol.Good job we like neutrals, but I have got splashes of colour .