Nude - the star colour in interior design

Nude is the color that mimics skin and is all the rage in fashion, with clothes that give the impression of nudity. This understated, neutral color, with lots of shades just like human skin, will be next year's star in interior design, replacing the gray that has dominated as a neutral color for several years. Although it has proven to be a popular color over the years, gray sometimes feels cold and distant. It feels in need of warmth, and nude with its soft and soothing tones promises to bring it into 2019 interiors.

Nude - the color of natural materials: wood, wool, jute, hemp, linen

Natural materials are closest to this color. They give the color itself or derivative colors that remain in the same understated, soothing note. Nude is not the dull beige sometimes used in expressions to define an interior without personality. Nude is the warmth of cotton and pastel golds, it is skin tones from translucent to lightly tanned, it is shades of sand, linen, jute, wool and hemp, stone and wood. They are soft and delicate colors that create a sense of tranquility and calm, neutral shades suitable as backgrounds, as a backdrop to show off and highlight other colors or shapes. It doesn't look like a unitary color but an overlay of colors that invites you to discover them. Maybe that's why wood in its natural color fits so well, being also a sum of many shades. Colors such as walnut, pine, cherry, Douglas fir are natural wood colors that Designers will be betting on furniture next year.

Natural materials such as jute, hemp or wool go very well with wood left in its natural color. Items previously associated with the rustic style, such as baskets made of natural fibers, linen curtains, tapestries or rugs made of wool, jute or hemp are now incorporated into the contemporary style.

Discreet but not impersonal for nude walls

Best of all, the color can be used as a backdrop for all other design elements. Nude walls are the "easel" on which furniture, curtains or decorative objects can be outlined. The richness of the shades makes it possible to create discreet interiors or, on the contrary, visually striking spaces where a nude wall in scarlet is set off by discreet shades of cream or beige.

The shades are neutral but not boring. They invite you to imagine the soft touch of a peach, the slightly rough touch of burnt ceramics or the excitement betrayed by fiery cheeks. They are all facets of the same eye-catching kaleidoscope of colors. Designers assure us that a decor dominated by nude will create mixed reactions from friends, but by no means indifference.

But no matter how muted or strong the shade, nude remains a soothing and warm color. It's great for those who want to come home to an oasis of peace, for those who love neutral tones, and for some paint manufacturers believes that these colors will lead us to meditation, to introspection. Nude is a neutral color that resonates with simplicity and modernity, and is suitable to reflect any style from traditional to modern to eclectic to rustic.

Surprisingly pleasant tone-on-tone combinations

Nude is not a heavy color and can be used with great success in "ton sur ton" combinations, where different shades of the same color are put together in the same decor. Furniture silhouetted against a wall colored in a shade that's a subtle darker shade, curtains that almost fade into the wall color, or rugs on washed white wood floors (whitewash), but where the white is slightly dusty pink are just some of the proposals for a successful interior design. With so many shades and decorative elements to choose from, nude suits any interior and any personality. The richness of the shades and the tranquility of each of them do not give the impression of dull or tired combinations. They're similar, but they manage to enhance each other, and the objects or furnishings don't get lost in the decor. So don't avoid them - the combinations can be surprisingly pleasing.

We often avoid decorating using trends, because trends are temporary, but in interior design there are certain trends that are maintained over time. I think we should not shy away from decorating using the color nude. It's a neutral, "safe" color, a natural to go with in combinations of any kind, and the use of natural materials in interior design is no longer a long-standing trend but a habit of a responsible lifestyle that helps us create the most welcoming interiors.