Over the last year, beige has been having its moment with beige limestone tiles becoming one of 2024’s most popular choices for interior designers. The start of 2025 has done nothing to break that trend, and as the love of muted colour palettes only continues to grow, we thought it would be worth asking why?
What is it that’s so appealing about the simple look and feel of limestone tiles? And is there a practical reason behind this shifting taste?
Warm and Rustic
On the surface, the appeal of beige is quite simple. As a colour it manages to be both understated and warm. It’s quiet without feeling clinical and it brings a rustic feeling to any room, evoking woody, earthen tones.
In fact, in many respects the appeal of beige, along with muted colour palettes in general, comes from their perceived authenticity. Where loud and vibrant colours speak to an artificiality of design, muted colours often feel more natural and modest. It’s perhaps no surprise that in a world where so many of our actions – both social and professional – take place online, people crave a space that feels more “real”.
Visual Harmony
Creating visual harmony through colours can be harder than you might think. Most of the time, people will choose complementary colours, mixing darks and lights to create a sense of deliberateness through contrast.
Muted colour palettes take a radically different approach, creating colour choices that feel deliberate because of their similarities rather than their differences. While this might feel like a restriction, it’s a great way to get a variety of hues into your room without risking clashing colours.
Calming Simplicity
Many people are now finding that it’s increasingly difficult to stop and concentrate on what matters most to them. It’s perhaps no surprise therefore that, in their personal lives, many people are now seeking to regain a sense of simplicity.
Beige limestone tiles and the quiet colours that often accompany them are just one example of how people are going for design that doesn’t overstimulate. Instead of trying to express their personality through their homes, many people are choosing to create spaces where they can relax and escape the world outside.
If you’d like to join the growing movement of people choosing simplicity over stimulation, then contact us today by emailing [email protected] or calling 01273 516 162.
