Starting to design a room? Start low. Don't wait for furniture or walls when you're decorating a room, start with the biggest piece, the floor.
Out of practicality and style, the neutral palette is growing darker and more refined it not only looks good, it's more forgiving. The brightest, lightest colors are giving way to darker taupes and beiges, more reflective of golden skin tones. This coincides with a large return to gray pure gray uninfluenced by any other colors.