I suspect that's the demographic shift towards older average population.
I've only got anecdotal examples of old people preferring blander colours, hence "suspect" rather than "think".
When my dad died, my mum replaced all the furniture and carpets with blander versions of the same — in particular replacing the bold orange living room carpet and dark green patterned hall, stairs, and landing carpets with mild off-white.
> I suspect that's the demographic shift towards older average population.
I agree. The downside is that this is a sort of permanent\long-term shift since the world is generally getting older and we are reproducing at below-replacement.
I've only got anecdotal examples of old people preferring blander colours, hence "suspect" rather than "think".
When my dad died, my mum replaced all the furniture and carpets with blander versions of the same — in particular replacing the bold orange living room carpet and dark green patterned hall, stairs, and landing carpets with mild off-white.