Suppliers say gen Z and millennials are driving trend for 1970s-style fixtures as well as other bright colours
Wild sage, lemon, peach, sorbet, mint, and avocado: not the makings of a bizarre fruit salad, but some of the forgotten shades of Britain’s bathrooms that were popular in the mid-20th century.
And suppliers have noticed increased interest, unheard of a decade before. Sam Powell, the founder of the retro bathroom supplier, said there had been an uptick in interest in avocado-toned pieces. “The coral pink is very popular and avocado is becoming increasingly popular,” he said. But the avocado-coloured revival is not popular with everyone. Fewer than one in 20 people over 55 – those who lived through the avocado years – said they would choose it.
The renewed love for the avocado colour could be put down to “the 70s being back on trend” and growing appreciation of green as a neutral colour, said Annie Sloan, a colour and paint expert and founder of Chalk Paint. “From dark emerald to soft sage green, we are seeing green everywhere from walls to kitchen units, to furniture and bathrooms.
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