Millennials Are Sharing The Home Trends They'll Absolutely Defend To The Death

"Millennial gray is not a problem unless the entire room is gray. Using gray as a base color, like for walls or one large piece of furniture, is fine, but you need to add color, too. Like in art, pillows, rugs, other decor, and smaller furniture pieces. What I like about gray is that it's neutral and makes a good backdrop for pops of color. I can't stand all the beige we grew up with and prefer a cool neutral."

"Does minimalism count? Seriously, though. Appropriately-sized furniture and the right number of pieces per room. You do not need that many side tables or chests to display knick-knacks. Try decluttering. Minimalism. Some plants, a picture wall, maybe some art, but for the most part, blank wall space. I grew up with way too much '90s clutter. We went warm and minimal in response to the generally horrible taste of Gen X. We were tearing things down."

Many millennials defend gray as a base color for walls or large furniture while insisting on adding pops of color through art, pillows, rugs, and smaller decor. A preference for cool neutrals replaces the beige of earlier decades. Minimalism is emphasized through appropriately sized furniture, fewer decorative surfaces, blank wall space, and selective accents like plants and picture walls. The warm-minimal aesthetic sometimes developed as a reaction against perceived Gen X clutter and dated taste. Decluttering and intentional composition are promoted over filling rooms with excessive knick-knacks and mismatched pieces.

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