The white and off-white look is still in right now, but the last few catalogs I got in the mail had a lot more color in their room designs, so real color on the walls is starting to get marketed to the masses again. Soon the bloggers will start to paint their rooms from off-white to much deeper colors and we'll be back in the 1990's! lol
If you love a color and it works with the fixed elements in the house, then I wouldn't let a trend influence your decision. Do you want to live in a house painted with colors you don't love?
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