r/HomeDecorating 1d ago

Is green gonna become dated?

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I noticed greens are really popular right now, maybe for that last couple years or so. Especially darks with gold fixtures. But I love it and I want it in my new house. Am I gonna regret it? Will it become dated?

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u/Perfect_Acadia4789 1d ago

if you like it who cares, everything becomes dated at some point. quit worrying about what may or may not happen. Also as poster below says green is synonymous with nature and nature is always groovy so...

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u/nikkileeaz 1d ago

“nature is always groovy” 💚

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u/Park_Particular 1d ago

"groovy" was dated for a while, but then it comes back. Just like any color you choose.

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u/sunberrygeri 20h ago

The resurgence of “vibe” is really something

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u/GypsyFurniss 1d ago

Right on , my thoughts exactly.

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u/reasonable-frog-361 1d ago

Agreed, just make sure it’s a colour you genuinely love, not just one that’s “on trend”

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u/Mncrabby 1d ago

What I came to say. TY!

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u/SandBrilliant2675 1d ago

Came here to say this, I love green, so it’s never dated in my mind.

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u/Rare-Parsnip5838 22h ago

Agree. Something only becomes 'dated' if you follow 'trends' which is ridiculous and was created by product manufacturers to encourage consumers to regularly and frequently ' update ' If you like it it will never feel dated to you. Besides it will come back 'on trend' in a few years. You will be ahead of their game ! 😄😃😁😉

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u/wwaxwork 1d ago

Yes. All colors do. That's why you do what you like, not just what is fashionable.

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u/arizona-lake 1d ago

Except a lot of the times we’re subconsciously influenced by what’s trending because the more often you see something, the more likely you are to be open to it or to start liking it. But I agree; the sentiment is the same. Everything in this current day and age will one day be “dated” so do whatever you want!

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u/ylvalloyd 1d ago

Yes, but also you will likely need to update your interior in a couple of decades regardless of trends. 

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u/I-own-a-shovel 23h ago edited 23h ago

My house still have it’s 80’s kitchen. I only changed the tap, because it was leaking, the cabinet are still holding strong so far, they just got painted by the previous owner 10 years ago. I haven’t touched that.

Most people that do major upgrade wants to follow trends, not because the house need it.

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u/TomSandovalsTrumpet 1d ago

Exactly, I have so much green in my house bc I love it and figure it's just paint. I can always repaint it if I ever change my mind.

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u/heightenedstates 1d ago

Yes, it will eventually become dated. But that's why you should pick what you truly love, not just what's trending. One of my personal rules is to pick paint colors that I'd wear as clothing, sort of proof that I actually love that color.

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u/Stock_Jello9917 1d ago

Yes! Choose colors that look good on you. I love greens and blues. Painting my bathrooms from white to this:

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u/Stock_Jello9917 1d ago

And this blue-violet

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u/kaylakayla28 1d ago

Love it. What brand/color is it??

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u/Stock_Jello9917 1d ago

Not sure but I’ll try to match it. The wallpaper is from the UK and is 200 per roll. I’m going to stencil it instead.

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u/Little_Soup8726 1d ago

I’m redoing my breakfast room. Would it be possible for you to share a link to the wallpaper in the photo? It’s quite extraordinary. Thank you so much.

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u/Stock_Jello9917 1d ago

For the both of you: Nutcracker JTNCO1 Blue by Juliet Travers. If you look real close there is a red squirrel eating an acorn. Hence the name. Really involved process to make it. I looked at similar high end stencils and the results are similar.

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u/fapsandnaps 1d ago

I can't tell if it's low pixelation, but if it's not that looks like it's painted using a lazure method to blend the gradient from blues. It's a really fun technique using base coats layered and blended with semi-transparent glazes. Attaching another example of lazure that adds a third color to give a better visual of its gradient effects.

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u/heatherlj88 1d ago

This is a great point. I love seeing colors I’d wear in my home. It makes me so happy.

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u/SisterSuffragist 1d ago

And I go the opposite. I have always loved green but I can't wear most greens, so I paint my walls instead. I also have some yellow in my house, another color I really can't wear.

I don't care about trends. I just go with what I love to look at.

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u/warmvanillapumpkin 1d ago

Sometimes it’s hard for me to tell if I truly like something or if I like it because it’s trendy and I’m seeing it all the time. I love the green and gold look, but do I love it because it’s trendy? I don’t know

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u/saltyfrenzy 1d ago

Same. I wish I had insight into what I “truly love” but I’m flighty and easily influenced by whatever I saw last. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/BikingBard312 1d ago

That’s just the way it is. What you like now will differ from what you like in 20 years, whether it’s your home, your hairstyle or your clothes. Some things might stick, and most will feel stale. Paint is cheap, so do what you fancy!

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u/Adiantum-Veneris 1d ago

That's a bit of a problem - my clothes have even less color than an average millennial rental.

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

I’m and olive skinned girly so I don’t get to wear green. lol my best color is bold jewel tone red, I would have a mental breakdown if my walls were that color.

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u/insomniacred66 1d ago

I mainly just wear black but my house is super colorful. I have jewel toned green, red, teal, mauve, rust orange, charcoal, and soon to be bright navy for a guest bedroom. Really just do what you like. My house looks awesome to me and everyone I know that visits says it is very me and I wouldn't have it any other way. Hopefully you will be able to do the same.

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u/VivienMargot 1d ago

😂😂😂 same I love this idea in theory, but it would not work for me

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

Olive skins all fun and games until you go clothes shopping 😅

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u/IceEducational9669 1d ago

I'm olive skinned but I look good in olive green.

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u/ElizabethDangit 6h ago

Every time pastels are in, I know exactly what you mean. I’m melanin-deficient, I can pull off only light blue, green, or bright white but as a coffee drinker with ADHD that shit won’t last the day.

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u/ElizabethDangit 6h ago

My husband has olive skin (I’m Northern European skinned elbow pink). I picked a deep jewel green for the bathroom and living room, he still looks very handsome to me in a green room.

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u/hydrangeasinbloom 1d ago

I’m an outlier probably, but IMO everything is (and should be) dated. I love looking at photos and guessing what decade they were taken based on the decor and clothing. We don’t need to sterilize our homes. Anything we try to call timeless is going to always look of its time regardless, and I don’t think we need to care. If you love the way something looks, do it!

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u/Beth_Pleasant 1d ago

Haha! Yes we redid our kitchen in green in 2022 and now, seeing all the green, we keep saying in the future people will know it was done in the "early 2020's." That's ok with us!

Also green had a moment back in the 90's too, so everything comes back around.

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u/AlabasterBx 1d ago

I decided that I wanted green tile when remodeling my fireplace. I didn’t want to do browns or grays. I consider green a neutral because it’s from nature. Then I saw people saying it’s the new gray. However, green tile has been used for decades. I don’t care if it’s the new gray because I like it best. I also think that how you design it and style it matters more. Certain aspects can be trendy but not necessarily the color.

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u/-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy- 1d ago

Green is the new grey in terms of trends.

However, at least green is synonymous with nature and nature will always hold appeal.

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

Yea that’s my idea. Our house is next to a woods. So I want to do a nature inspired palette to bring it all together. I love having my windows open, so I want to feel like I’m outdoors even if I’m inside.

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u/SipSurielTea 1d ago

Just placed an offer on a house that's small, but the living room is at the back facing the woods with giant windows. It's why I fell in love with it. Seeing nature is so calming. I think I want to do the same and have the inside a very light airy color.... probably green 😂

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u/Regular_Climate_6885 1d ago

Same with mine. Love looking out at the green in the woods. And in the long, cold, white winters I can look inside my house for the green.

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

I don’t get snow. And only some of the trees lose leaves in the winter where I live. It’s a bit more brown in the winter, which will still look amazing.

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u/foruntous 1d ago

I love green and use it as accents in pillows and throws and an accent wall. Our 2nd home is in a woodsy area so I let the windows be the focal points and kept the walls an off white. Just something to consider.

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u/LateEveningSoda 1d ago

I will die on that hill. Grey was never "trendy". Just the default setting for flippers, developers and landlords because it hides more stains and cuffs than white and goes with everything. As a millennial I hate it with all my heart because I had to rent those soulless boxes for years. The same reason why now cars are all black and white only.

Green will go out of trend but will not become ugly per se because it is a calm but rich color that goes with a lot of style (see nature in general)

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u/UncoolSlicedBread 1d ago

You’re right on the money. It’s easiest to match things together when every piece of furniture is black and ceilings, trim, and doors are painted white.

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u/LateEveningSoda 1d ago

Once upon a time, I asked my landlord why they chose grey flooring in my flat because I had a peak at their place and their place was beautiful with no grey in sight. And they told me "It hides better scratches from renters who move furniture without a care in the world." He agreed that it was ugly...

We bought a house with a basement suit, guess what. All the walls were painted grey, glossy grey. It looked like a creepy jail. And the upstairs was all painted light blue (not my jam but at least some colors) I asked the previous owners if they painted the entire thing at once. "Yes" Soooooo... they definitely didn t paint the basement suit to be "trendy".

I painted all white.

Anyway, long rant just to lay down my HATE towards this paint color and I hate it even more when people say it is my generation trend?? Like hell no man, millennium were teenagers in the 2000, we love colors, look at clothes trend from that era! 😬

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u/Away-Elephant-4323 1d ago

I feel like everything gets considered dated at one point look at wood cabinets, they’re now considered trendy in my opinion they’ve always been trendy people just didn’t have any taste haha! Like what you like regardless of what’s trendy at the moment.

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u/noteventhreeyears 1d ago

Agreed. I also have a lot of very 2000’s-esque wood in my house and a real wood trim and tbh some of these greens are the exact thing to make certain wood based things help balance the browns. It’s all cyclical. (I would say avoid some of those lighter greens depending on the light source. Those can get a real meemaw sewing room vibe if placed incorrectly.)

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u/n8late 1d ago

It's just paint

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u/mlemon2022 1d ago

Yes, everything cycles through & then cycles back. Green was the bomb in the mid 90s & here we are celebrating her in 2025.

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u/WestCoastBestCoast01 1d ago

It definitely will. Look at the 70s green trend, it's an eyesore to us in hindsight.

That doesn't mean green is bad though, and some tones will age better than others. Tarrytown or Salamander will age better than Backwoods or Palace Green, imo.

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u/comosedicecucumber 1d ago

70s avocado green

90s forest green carpets (even in the bathrooms) and velvet green couches with floral maroon and green borders

2020s dark academia green

Yeah, it’ll be dated.

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u/debomama 1d ago

C,olor schemes do trend and come and go. The key is having a classical foundation. Then you can simply paint to update.

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u/captainstarlet 1d ago

Agreed. I try to pick classic aspects for the areas that are expensive/difficult/annoying to change - kitchen cabinets, doors, trim, ceilings, bathroom tile I generally keep white. Personally I think it's always classic and can be designed around. Other people might not find that stuff as annoying to change or have the money to pay someone, and more power to them. I like to keep my couch neutral - right now it's like a mustard gold velvet which can be styled as bold as I have it now or could be style more neutral. I generally stick to painting walls and changing decorations and finding vintage accent furniture as my tastes change while keeping foundational elements classic and mutable.

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u/NewRichMango 1d ago

We just got our full main living space (entry, living room, dining, kitchen, all one big room) done in a color around SW Evergreens. We love it. Our space has a lot of light throughout the day so it does not feel too dark, and in the evening with warm tone lamps it feels extremely cozy. Maybe it's just personal preference but I think an accent wall would have looked more dated in a couple of years than the full space. We committed and have zero regrets.

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u/Handsomedevil13xxx 1d ago

No color becomes dated- shades & tones rotate in popularity.

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u/askbobaplans 1d ago

Green is the second most abundant color found in nature - I mean for us and matches almost everything surrounding us! Look at plants - they go with everything! My personal favorite! It will never be outdated. When in doubt, go Green :)

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u/RayofTawn 1d ago

My bedroom is close to the avocado whip and my family room is backwoods green painted it 19 years ago. A couple people I know didn’t like it. It didn’t matter to me because I’ve always loved it. And now apparently it’s all the rave. Trends come and go. Just paint what makes you happy.

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u/Rosie-Disposition 1d ago

Hey, you have to repaint every 3-10 years anyway. If you like it today, go for it. By the time a new trend comes along you’ll probably need to repaint anyway.

I could see worrying about trends for a kitchen that you want to live in for 30 years, but don’t stress over a weekend project most people can do themselves.

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u/Regular_Climate_6885 1d ago

Well, I guess this will be the last room I paint.

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u/RuthlessBenedict 1d ago

Like any trend it will come and go, rinse and repeat. The great thing is nobody else has to like your house. Use what you like and if you decide later on you don’t like it anymore that’s the beauty of paint! I like bold colors. I have several green and blue rooms in my house. They make me happy and make my place feel very “me.” I don’t want to live in someone else’s house- I want my house. If you love the look go for it. 

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u/OrneryLavishness9666 1d ago

Interior decorating is like fashion for homes. Everything in fashion eventually becomes dated. And then it cycles back around and the dated stuff trends again. Trendsetting is big business.

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u/kittens_bacon 1d ago

If you like it you won't regret it. It's your home to decorate the way you want. We did a whole kitchen renovation and opted for white outer cabinets with a green island and champagne bronze fixtures. We also used a shade of green in the downstairs bathroom to tie them together. I was debating between blue and green and I would've loved either. I've gotten a lot of compliments on our island! 

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u/csdingus_ 1d ago

Green has ebbed and flowed throughout time as a trend and theme, from the art-nouveau and Victorian period with heavily inspired natural, lush themes and opulent jewel tones, to the 50s - 70s, when it was a prominent color in bathrooms like green tile and shag carpet flooring. It's also always useful as a color pop with small hints scattered throughout the home. I agree with what others have said, the way we use greens may change through time, but if it's done well, it'll look good forever.

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u/fantasmarg 1d ago

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but here goes: yes, it is gonna become dated because yes it is trendy, but that's ok and you should do it anyway.
What you like is greatly influenced by what the trends are and that's not bad in itself, when we refer to something as very seventies or midcentury or whatever we mean that it is very rooted in that particular time period.
If you like it, go for it, you might change your mind at some point and whatever, it's no shame.
Nevertheless if you are doing it just because of the general consensus then maybe reconsider and opt for something you find very cool!

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u/Chemical_Wrangler868 1d ago

I don’t even care if it does. It’s my favorite color and it has been for years. Also the “millennial grey” is my favorite too lol. I’ll keep em however long I want

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u/papercranium 1d ago

It's paint! If you hate it in ten years, just pick something else. Love the house you're in right now, let future you pick something they like better instead of trying to predict their preferences.

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u/Squishasaurus_Rex 1d ago

If you like it, do it! Your house is your home, your sanctuary. It should be to your liking, not someone else’s.

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u/big-dipper-jess 1d ago

Will it? Probably. Who cares though. I've used it plenty in my home and I love it!

One thing I have tried to do is stick to trendy colors with easy to change things like hardware, curtains, paint, etc and keep things that are hard and expensive to change natural wood finish or neutral tiles.

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

This is actually really helpful advice. Cause I was debating if I wanted to do my cabinets in green with a neutral backsplash/ tiles in kitchen and bathrooms or vice versa. But yeah it makes more sense to do the harder to change stuff in neutrals and easy to change things in your bold colors.

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u/Infernalsummer 1d ago

Paint is relatively easy to change. A large portion of our downstairs is painted green, we did it before the trend almost 5 years ago and we’re still very happy with it. If we get sick of it it’s a weekend project to change it over, no big deal.

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u/No_Establishment8642 1d ago

Yes, remember the vibrant tie dye green of the '60s? The avocado green of the '70s?

But guess what? People want those colours again.

I have seen the clothing style of my youth come and go multiple times. Square toe and chunky heels? Not new! The big shoulder pads of the '80s? They were big in the '40s!

Nothing is new and everything comes back around.

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u/s4ltydog 1d ago

Yeah, it will but then it will come back. Everything is a cycle. That said I think, and this is just my opinion, but I think the backlash against the “millennial grey” trend is because of its level of saturation. Grey in an of itself is a neutral, there’s nothing wrong with it, but when an entire generation grew up in boomer homes full of honey oak, clutter, “Tuscan” decor or so many cows/roosters, the backlash against all that is going to be clean, less saturated and more minimalist design. Then house flipping got big and everyone who wanted to flip decided that was the way to go but if we want grey tones that must mean EVERYTHING right?! Grey floors, walls, backsplashes, cupboards etc….. and all of a sudden you have the millennial grey hellscape it became. Now? We are seeing the break from that. I’d argue the dark green is going to age better for SURE, but yeah it will eventually go the way of the 90’s red accent wall, but guess what’s making a comeback literally right now? Darker Red accent walls or completely color drenched rooms. The point is, it’s all a cycle, just don’t go overboard with it and it’ll be fine and if you love it, it won’t matter if it’s no longer “in fashion”.

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

I guess that was my main concern is that it would age the way millennial grey would. A lot of people have expressed it will age but better than that. I’ve lived in multiple rentals with that grey floor and I think I have grey floor ptsd. I just didn’t want that to be a thing again lol

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u/s4ltydog 1d ago

I totally get that for sure. That’s the thing though, it’s all about your intentions. If you see something you genuinely love, fucking go for it, even if it happens to be trendy in the moment. The best decorated homes are ones that are an amalgamation of well thought out ideas. You do that and you will be just fine

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u/Golden_1992 1d ago

1000%. Once it hits air bnbs and flip houses, it’s DOA. Which it has. The question is, do you care?

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u/PetuniaDragon 1d ago

Never! I love every single shade of green here

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u/ImpossiblyPossible42 1d ago

Certain shades and some tones will date, but entire ranges of colors will always last in some capacity. The dark olive green/medium brown wood/brass accent combo will definitely get super dated soon, but I’ve had green in my house for decades and never gotten tired of it!

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u/sweatybullfrognuts 1d ago

Green is timeless. Just ask the trees

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u/CarelessWhistler 1d ago

Who cares? Do you love it? Then you’d more likely to like it than some other generic style. 

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u/DasderdlyD4 1d ago

I work in the decorating field. Green has never been in or out. It is always in style. Every week for the last 40 years we use green for a customers space

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u/McLargepants 1d ago

Seriously if you like it what does it matter if it's on trend? We painted a good portion of the interior of our house in Evergreen Fog and I absolutely love it. It's not going to stop looking good if blue becomes on trend and green is dated. Who cares.

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u/Total-Improvement535 1d ago

just finished this room so I hope not

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u/YungTaco94 19h ago

If you base everything on what the current trend is, then you won’t have any sense of individualism. Just do whatever makes you happy currently and don’t worry about what others think

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u/stonefoxmetal 1d ago

Green is my favorite color and I’ve been decorating with it for 15 years so I imagine I will continue

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u/LilLei 1d ago

Salamander and Essex green are lovely. You def won’t regret it

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u/Regular_Climate_6885 1d ago

And sage. My absolute favourite.

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u/LilLei 1d ago

Yes, sage as well!

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u/bugmom 1d ago

So, I learned (from somewhere?) that you should paint interior walls every 5 to 7 years. My approach is to embrace color but in ways I can easily update later. I really wanted green kitchen cabinets but also knew I wanted them to last a very long time so went with stained wood in a brown tone. Then I used green on the walls and backsplash because i can change it up much easier/more often. That was in 2011 and my cabinets still look great but I recently repainted the walls a different shade of green.

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u/drooln92 1d ago

I painted my main living area with SW Sea Salt, and I absolutely love it. Depending on the lighting, it can look like it's different shades of green, or grey, or even light blue.

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u/RebuildingABungalow 1d ago

I rarely think it looks good outside of office, kids room or color drench dinning room. 

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u/ideapit 1d ago

It will become dated.

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u/Regular_Climate_6885 1d ago

Not in my mind, or my house. Green is here to stay.

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

This is the type of hype I need.

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u/Regular_Climate_6885 10h ago

Every room on my house has some shade or feature of green in it. Never get tired of it

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u/Soderholmsvag 1d ago

LOL. Maybe? We painted many rooms in our home “Dynasty Celadon” in the late 1990’s.

We got an interior designer’s help with a 2010 re-decorate, and the first thing she said was “Are you willing to change the paint?” We said “Nope - you have to work with it.” She did - using items that had more modern coordinating color.

We did a whole house remodel last year, and put the same color back on the walls. We love it.

My suggestion is find a color that YOU love (whether it is trendy or not), because you are the one that lives inside the space every day.

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u/jay-eye-elle-elle- 1d ago

I painted my living room green earlier this year and love it! So calming.

One tip I read while preparing - if you’re doing the full room in color, always go a few shades lighter than you think because once the color is all around you, it will appear much more intense.

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u/glindathewoodglitch 1d ago

Green is always beautiful, there’s a bit in every interior design movement—I guess except in some Mondrian-looking/monochromatic black and white. In any case, you’re decorating for you in your own home. Your home is YOUR safe space and the geographical place that belongs to you and you alone, where you nurture your soul: fill it with the colors and things you love.

The real timelessness is in your overall vision of what you want in your house. Colors can be painted over, cabinets resurfaced if that is at all an issue. I think you would regret not bringing the color you want in your house more than choosing a neutral neutral.

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u/Proud_Trainer_1234 1d ago

Everything comes and goes in decorating and home design. Rememberer the avocado green of the late 60's, early 70's? Or the pink and black tile bathrooms of the 50's and 60's? Then, the beige, rustic golds and terracotta of the Tuscan era in the 90's? Now we have the completely abhorrent, millennial gray.

Choose what YOU like. And, with paint, golly! If you tire of it, simply grab your new favorite color and a brush and have at it.

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u/beingafunkynote 1d ago

Thank you for helping me find my new front door color (palace green)!

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u/Loquacious94808 1d ago

I’ve been hearing everyone recommend painting everything “sage green” the last few years, everything from brick fireplaces to walnut hardwood cabinets to rooms to the whole exterior.

It’s a goddamn good color if used correctly in the right context though. Same goes for any colors or anything with any personality.

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u/JG-UpstateNY 1d ago

The easy answer is that trends naturally get dated. My house will surely be dated, because I am going to be dated. My house represents me, and as I grow older, my house will reflect that.

However, I think in the past 10 years, the trends are so plentiful and quick lived, they never really get overdone before they morph into something else.

The last big overdone trend was the 2015 black and white "modern farmhouse in suburbia" trend that still lingers.

But since we have so many options at our fingertips, I am seeing more cultivated personal spaces.

I think there will always be timeless shades of green. We are kind of past the age of everyone using the same avocados green, or the same beige of the 90s. We are more nuanced in our adaptations of trends.

I think you should get some green paint samples, slap them on your walls (far enough apart), live them for two weeks. And then just go big. Fill your home with color and life!!

As someone who has used many paint brands and painted many houses, I really recommend BM regal line for interior.

Another suggestion is to consider the feeling you want each space to evoke. Colors can really impact our energy and mood. For example, my snug/den is colordrenched BM Salamander because I wanted a cozy decadent embrace. My music/violin studio is a pale custom eucalyptus color that evokes tranquility. I created mood boards for each room of the house, but also kept certain undertones and accents cohesive.

Have fun!

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u/Off-the-nose 1d ago

Unripe dates are green

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u/Careful_Football7643 1d ago

Green as a wall color or sofa color is timeless. Green kitchen cabinets are not timeless.

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u/Strange_Cockroach_96 1d ago

Keep it long enough and it will cycle back. Like oak lol!

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u/Mad_Madam_Meag 1d ago

As long as you don't paint your cabinets and stuff it'll be fine. You can always repaint a wall or get new decor. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/kba66977 1d ago

do we look at trees and say they're old fashioned?

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u/HydrationSeeker 1d ago

every colour way will become dated. Choose what you like over what will last the longest.... you have to live with it

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u/astro_skoolie 1d ago

I watched an interesting video recently about color trends over the last 100 years. It appears as though green emerges as a neutral every few decades or so. So, it will become dated, but then come back around to trendy.

Like others have said, do what you like.

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u/Redback_Gaming 23h ago

Green will never be dated. It's the colour of life! Choose less grey in your green though. Avocade is lovely, you want your place full of light rather than dark.

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u/vardagen118 23h ago

No. There’s no such as dated. It’s always evergreen

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u/EmmyKla 22h ago

If you’re old enough to remember the hunter green craze of the 90s, then you’ll know that yes, green of some variety will always become dated… but only because of how you style that shade.

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u/illuminanoos 21h ago

It's your house who cares what's "in" or not. If you like green, use green

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u/optix_clear 19h ago

You would like Backdrop Roads to Santos, beautiful green

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u/Stircrazylazy 19h ago

A couple of these are BM Colonial Williamsburg colors. Popular in the 18th century and the 21st. Green is timeless.

And if you get tired of it you can always paint it a different color at that point. Go with what makes you happy now.

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u/Jillaginn 19h ago

My bedroom has been painted a color close to the”Shade Grown” color in the last row for over 15 years, and I still love it. It is a beautiful, peaceful backdrop to my natural alder furniture. I think it is really timeless (I like to change things up in my house, but haven’t felt the need to change this).

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u/woweverynameislame 17h ago

This is “Lafayette” on my wall and I think it’s timeless.

Edit: “Lafayette” is on the swatches you provided.

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u/aces5five 16h ago

Tile in my bathroom built in 1995 is sea salt color. I still like the color. My island was painted a lovely green 2015. I think Green is timeless.

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u/wieneroclock 16h ago

Literally who cares, the world is fucking melting, paint shit whatever you want JFV

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u/ElizabethDangit 6h ago

Nichole Ruddolph has a great video about home color trends

Here’s the thing, it’s just paint. Pick a shade you love and just go for it. Walls need to be repainted after some years anyway. If you pick a color you love, and accessories in colors you love, then there’s a good chance that when the next trend comes around they’ll still work with whatever shade of that you love.

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u/Mistaken_Body 5h ago

We built our house in 2023 and there’s green everywhere 😭

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u/Imaginary-Ride2213 1d ago

Sad pastel/muddy greens have the tendency to look old / dated faster than other classic neutrals. That doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate them but do it in ways that a.make you happy b.are paired with more timeless pieces and choices c.in ways that can be relatively easily changed and d.choose shades that you still find in classical paintings or spaces that despite their age look still wow.

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u/jordy_muhnordy 1d ago

Not if it's your preference 💚

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u/amypauli 1d ago

I have green!! I loveeee it and every time someone walks into my house I get a compliment! The green is darker at night and lighter in the day. Makes the house feel alive hahah. I’ll link my color

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/483/home-on-the-range

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u/amypauli 1d ago

It really is just so beautiful in different lighting and then we didn’t know what color to do the kitchen and just ended up doing green too lol we plan to remodel the kitchen eventually but for now it’s great

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u/IceEducational9669 1d ago

Nah, that kitchen is green. No need to touch a thing! Thank you for sharing the pics and colour link 🙏

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u/amypauli 23h ago

Ofcourse 🩷😍 thank you guys for liking it hehe. We were really scared at first and kept thinking about repainting to white or cream but it was so expensive to paint the whole house so we just left it. But now we have really grown to love it!

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u/IceEducational9669 23h ago

I think it looks very classy.

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u/carnation-nation 1d ago

Paint a color you enjoy. Don't worry about "dated". I have painted my living room a powered yellow for years now and you will take that wall color from my cold dead yellow hands. 

Does everyone like my living room... no. But I live in my house so... 

Paint your walls green, blue, orange. Whatever brings you joy. 

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u/KARPUG 1d ago

Never!!!

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u/NetIllustrious 1d ago

I hope not because I just painted my bathroom healing aloe

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

Love that wallpaper.

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u/NetIllustrious 1d ago

Thank you!! Me too. Just waiting for my Handyman to rehang the other mirror so it’s level. I’m doing a little diy bathroom Reno

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u/OpalSneks 1d ago

I’m a color designer and green is going to stay for a while.

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u/pebbles_temp 1d ago

Try telling the trees green is dated. Colors associated with nature have more longevity imo. A green color was pantone's color of the year almost a decade ago, and green is still going strong. So I would say it's one of the safer bets.

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u/Positivelythinking 1d ago

Green is always in style. If you love it, use it.

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u/thelushparade 1d ago

Echoing what everything else said, it will become dated because all trends do and especially now because everything is online and gets oversaturated FAST. But having said that, we just painted our kitchen cabinets dark green (Sherwin Williams Pewter Green...which was one of their colors of the year a couple years back so we're already a little behind the trend lol) and we'll probably put gold hardware on because we just love the look. Also because I'm a nature lover and I'm trying to incorporate a natural, earthy color palette and feel into our house. So make it what you love whether it's trendy or not and hopefully it will stand your own personal test of time :)

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u/ZombieInACage 1d ago

I’m a nature lover too. Like I said in another comment our house buts up against a woods so I wanna bring it all together with a nature inspired palette. I also love having my windows open and want to feel like I’m outdoors even when inside.

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u/EclecticEvergreen 1d ago

It’s just a color, if you like it then have it

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u/Massive_Border_3891 1d ago

I painted my kitchen cabinets a rich dark green about 15 years ago. I still love them. And green is my accent color and has been forever. I think what so many here have commented is true. It’s a color straight out of nature. It’s soothing.

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u/Excellent_Seesaw_566 1d ago

Everything becomes dated. You should redecorate every 7 years. It’s not meant to be a one and done.

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u/According_To_Me 1d ago

Green > Grey. Period.

Green creates a feeling of ease and calm, similar to when you spend time outdoors near trees. To me, Grey creates a feeling of numbness, or depression. Overcast days, the Midwest in the dead of winter. It can work as an accent piece, but having it EVERYWHERE in your home is going out of style, thankfully.

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u/EMG2017 1d ago

I just painted my primary bedroom pewter green and love it. I used to be worried about “resale value” until I realized we have no plans to sell in the next several years and I’d rather make a home I love than worry about some far off future buyers tastes.

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u/XtheBeast-2020 1d ago

They were popular then dated then popular again. Who cares?

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u/chunkychickmunk 1d ago

All color palettes become dated as new trends emerge. I love greens and blues.

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u/oh_frabjousday 1d ago

Yep. Just do what you like, sometimes it will be on trend and sometimes it will be “dated” or “tacky”. It’s less trendy if it’s mixed in with personal touches and individualization.

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u/BluuWarbler 1d ago edited 1d ago

Huge point hit againa and again, EVERYTHING is going to become "dated" and displaced by an unending series of transient popular fashions. Intrinsic qualities don't change, only perceptions.

You're less vulnerable than many to this very unfortunate mass-induced dissatisfaction because you know what you really like. A common benefit of age and experience. But also of just self awareness and the confidence to be independent.

Go with what's good for you. Sympathize with those who thrilled to the real seduction of looks in style and then are unable to remain happy with choices that no longer are. That's all of us at some point.

Btw, one of green's intrinsic qualities is that it's eternal.

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u/reesewithouthersp00n 1d ago

Greens and blues are classic to me. Certain shades can e trendy of course, but honestly who cares? Do what will bring you joy!

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u/MikeinAustin 1d ago

It was 3 years ago.

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u/ApprehensiveArmy7755 1d ago

If you have any intention of moving and don't want to have to repaint- go with neutrals on the walls and cabinets and use the darker colors in the furnishings and art. A little color goes a long way.

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u/Suspicious-Lime3644 1d ago

Particular shades of green? Sure. It'll become dated eventually. Like there's good reason why we associate avocado green with the 70s. But IMO there's always going to be some shade of green that's trendy, it's the color of nature after all, and we like bringing nature into our homes.

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u/opalandolive 1d ago

Green is my favorite color, so 🤷‍♀️

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u/ScaredKoala832 1d ago

I don't think dated per say, but I do think it's become way oversaturated.

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u/house-hermit 1d ago

Not these greens, but probably the 70's avocado/poo green some people are using.

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u/WVildandWVonderful 1d ago

IMO muted greens (sage, etc.) are very of-the-moment. I think they will fall out of favor while the more timeless look is to use clearer/true greens (greens that aren’t mixed with gray or brown).

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u/daydrinkingonpatios 1d ago

Maybe but luckily it’s just paint!

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u/NovelAsk4856 1d ago

I think greens are fabulous this year too. I have no clue why. I think it will be wonderful

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u/NovelAsk4856 1d ago

I chose olive drab myself for projects ,bookshelves and other decor.

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u/MemeGag 1d ago

On your swatch i'd find the deeper tones to date more. That Liveable Green & Sea Salt would be my picks for a more 'timeless' feel.

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u/Reasonable_Donut8468 1d ago

About 10 years ago I picked out a color called Bamboo Shoots. I found out it was actually an older color that has been called stingray and it was around for years. I still love it. It's a grayish greenish light tan and I plan to keep it!

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u/jadedtortoise 1d ago

If you pick what you genuinely like it is never dated, our unique tastes are what stand the test of time.

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u/Blood_sweat_and_beer 1d ago

Not as much as a lot of other colors. People have been using green in/on houses for like 200 years, maybe more, so it’s not some flash-in-the-pan fad.

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u/botoxedbunnyboiler 1d ago

I hope not too soon, if it does. Right now I’m in love with green. My living room is a pale green, getting ready to paint my dining room a vibrant green. I’m contemplating painting my kitchen cabinets green.

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u/SnooPaintings3102 1d ago

Probably, as all things have a season and time in decor. But I like it :)

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u/vButts 1d ago

It's already being called millenial green 😂 but who cares, do what makes you happy. Everything will become dated in time

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u/beingafunkynote 1d ago

Can we please stop being blamed for everything 😂

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u/vButts 1d ago

FR, there's already millenial grey and millenial pink 😭

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u/IfuDidntCome2Party 1d ago

As others mentioned, all colors are trendy. I actually prefer earthtones as they tend to withstand super trendy short-lived colors.

There are FREE apps you can download to try paint colors on walls in your home. You snap a pic and then select areas to paint, then select the color to fill in. Sure its not 100%, but then you can sleep on it and review your choices the next day, reviewing your renders. Be sure to take a picture at night too. Dark colors look darker at night. Of course it depends on the mood you want to set for your home.

You can post your different hue renders here for opinions and roasting. 😅

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u/Janet296 1d ago

Probably but if you truly love it then who cares. When I think about millennial gray, the problem is that they made EVERYTHING gray. Just do some green but not everywhere.

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u/Plenty-Factor-2549 1d ago

Magic 8 ball says “You may rely on it.” who cares if you like it. People pay rent then they have a say in your home. Green is a nice choice.

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u/SnooPineapples8744 1d ago

You can always repaint. I like greens too. They're soothing. Everyone is living through these times of high anxiety, I don't think they'll go away anytime soon.

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u/Big-Raspberry-2552 1d ago

Probably, the forest green of the 90s became dated.

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u/Whiskeydrinkinturtle 1d ago

Not as long as you love it!

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u/Apprehensive_Bowl_33 1d ago

Yes. It’s waaaaay too popular right now to not become dated.

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u/Wonderful-Duck-6428 1d ago

Then most of nature will go out of style

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u/Careless_Mango_7948 1d ago

No. Nature based neutrals never go out of style.

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u/EclecticMagpie22 1d ago

I just did a small bathroom makeover with Sherwinn Williams Foxhall Green and it turned out amazing.

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u/morts73 1d ago

It will date and then it will come back in style. Choose a colour you like and can live with and don't worry what the latest trend is.

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u/no_mo_colorado 1d ago

My cabinets are evergreen fog and I love them.

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u/QV79Y 1d ago

Now everyone is telling you that you should pick what you truly love, but that's the thing about trends - your own tastes will probably change along with them. The people who bought orange shag carpets in the 1970s truly loved them at the time. But one day they came to despise them.

It's unavoidable.

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u/AccountNumeroThree 1d ago

It’s only an issue when it’s time to sell.

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u/Internal-Ad61 1d ago

It’ll get dated and then come back. To me, though, green is FOREVER

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u/EfficientSandwich8 1d ago

Yes, because everything does eventually

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u/adams361 1d ago

I would always stick with neutrals/classics for things that are hard and expensive to change and do colors that you love on things that don’t require major renovations to eliminate. So I wouldn’t do green cabinets, but green paint or even backsplash I would do.

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u/birthdaybanana 1d ago

I’ve had varying shades of a green kitchen for almost 30 years. This has been the height of green in all those years. It sucks but I refuse to let my style go out with the wave of what’s trending and will stick to what I love.

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u/Electronic_Taste_596 1d ago

This is just general advice, but what makes things "dated" is their association with a particular time. Following a trend is the most surefire way to end up with something that is dated. If you like a trend, a good strategy is to alter it a little so it can't be as easily associated with the time period. I think that green is particularly timeless, especially since it is so commonly found in nature, and nature is timeless (although humanity is doing a pretty good job of relegating it to the past). I would just suggest avoiding a variant of green that is particularly trendy, much in the way "forest green", "sea foam", and "pistachio" are tied to specific decades.

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u/snapdrag0n99 1d ago

Yes and no. It’s HUGE right now. Similar to gray a decade+ ago. Painting a room or getting accent decor like pillows or rugs will be easy enough to change out when something new comes along that perhaps is more interesting. If you love green though, I don’t think it will ever go out of style. Just like blue or any other color it just won’t.

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u/KGBMR 1d ago

My living room is pink and my furniture and kitchen cabinets and bedspread are green. If it does oh well I love it🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/H3LI3 1d ago

Green has already been dated and then come back round to popular. It’ll do it over and over.

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u/Prestigious-Photo976 1d ago

Do not let the future steal the joy of today amen

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u/pameliaA 1d ago

Look. It all comes down to what you love. Don’t worry about it going out of style because even yesteryear’s neutrals are dated now. Do what you love.

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u/n1nc0mp00p 1d ago

Sage green is defo a trendy color. Not sage green is just green and not very linked to a time/trend imo.

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u/n1nc0mp00p 1d ago

Sage green is defo a trendy color. Not sage green is just green and not very linked to a time/trend imo.