Interior fashion gives us new trend colors every season. The favorites of the second decade of 2017 are gray and blue. Each of them is rich in a variety of shades, creates an interior with a character, and opens up opportunities for interesting combinations and creativity in design. Which of them should be preferred? Let’s solve the problem together.

Color competition

Gray and blue colors began to conquer the interiors almost simultaneously. Since 2016, these colors – one of the most used in the design of the houses. In the current year, they opened up even better, shined in the new solutions. The interior designs are being created using different shades of these colors – from light hardly visible to the darkest ones, close to black. We will try to understand how to decorate the interior in fashionable colors profitably.

Blue without borders

According to the online publications about the design, blue in 2017 was recognized as one of the most popular colors among users. The most popular are deep shades of blue and matte texture.

In the trend:

• Combinations of cold and warm shades of color in the interior;
• Combination of blue with beige, white, green, red, brown;
• Fashionable details of orange, yellow;
• Combination with matte metal parts, dark wood.

Exquisite gray

Gray is universal, combined with all colors. Over time, you can easily change the interior without recoloring the walls using gray as the main color. All shades are relevant – from dusty white to wet asphalt.

In the trend:

• Combination of neutral gray tones in the design of the walls;
• Combination with beige, walnut, ocher;
• Knitted, woolen, plush items;
• Combination with yellow metals, lightwood.

Finally the most interesting. In the top popular colors – gray-blue jeans. It is also called “Niagara” because of its similarity with the color of water. This color calms and relaxes, suitable for rooms of any purpose. It is combined with any shade in the palette of both gray and blue perfectly. So, if you cannot choose from two colors, “reconcile” them, creating an interior using both. Be sure to add other, bright and warm colors – they bring comfort and the feeling of security to the house.

Considering the fact that gray and blue have not gone from the position of popular colors for the second year already, but only reveal themselves in new shades, they can be chosen safely for the house decorating. The colors not only last a long time in the trend, but also serve as a good base for creating new interiors.