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Why Luxury Homes Continue to Favor Beige and White

Why Luxury Homes Continue to Favor Beige and White
The timeless canvas: Why luxury homes stick to beige and white · firstpost.com

Many luxury homes are being decorated in beige, white, cream and ivory.

These gentle colours can make a room feel calm and elegant.

Designer Deena Gandhi says they also make it easier to change decorations without redoing the whole room.

Italian marble in beige or white is one flooring choice she recommends.

But interior consultant Payal Kapoor says pale rooms can be hard to keep clean in dusty places.

She also warns that a room can look dull if everything matches.

Designers can add different shades, textures, artwork or colours like sage and terracotta.

That way, a neutral room can still feel interesting and personal.

Key facts

Popular palette
Beige, ivory, cream and white
Design benefit
Neutral backgrounds let décor, artwork and furnishings change with trends.
Flooring mentioned
Italian marble in beige and white tones
Maintenance concern
Dust can make pale interiors difficult to maintain in India.
Risk
Rooms with overly matching beige elements can look flat or dull.
Suggested accents
Soft sage, warm terracotta, varied textures and metallic finishes

Quotes

Deena Gandhi

Partner at Arkitekts Adessein, a design-driven architectural practice in New Delhi.

“A neutral colour palette provides a timeless base that allows accessories, artwork, and soft furnishings to evolve easily with changing trends. So people don’t get bored with it.”
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“Excellent accent colours that go well with this palette are soft sage and warm terracotta. It can also accommodate granular textures to soft metallic finishes.”
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