Gray has long been a go-to home design staple but its gradually fallen out of fashion in recent years. Here's the paint color trend taking its place in 2026.

A stylish gray couch and white rug in a warm gray living room. - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock While the trendiest paint colors can feel punchy and striking, neutral tones will never go out of style. Warm ...

As millennial gray and sad beige fall into the pile of dated interior design, a more maximalist mindset has emerged. It’s ...

Throughout much of the 2000s, millennial gray dominated home design trends, serving as a cool neutral that paired perfectly with the rising desire for minimalism. These days, the term millennial gray ...

What buyers want has changed dramatically.

Seattle offers gray sidewalks, gray streets, gray skies … and plenty of homes that are painted gray, inside and out. “Gray is the color of fear,” says Anne Viggiano, the Seattle-based founder of Color ...

Related shades also work well, too.