1. Blue-green 'We're often asked to design bedrooms using shades of blue,' explains Gina Valenti, Director of Interior Design at Michael Abrams Interiors. 'We're drawn to the soft and serene tones ...

Off-Whites A majority of the AD100 designers surveyed chose a relaxed white, like that of a lightweight linen or organic fossils. “You can’t go wrong with it,” says Beata Heuman, who names ...