I don't even know if the Millennials like it or it's just what the Design Industry has declared is In. But it makes houses feel like they are from the Giver and I hate it. Although what really gets me is the greyscale *baby toys*
There was originally a cool science reason for the b&w toys as researchers think newborn babies have very minimal color vision so the toys are very "visible" and stimulating. It was a niche thing that turned into a really annoying design philosophy. Lol it's giving Giver
Stark black and white toys are fine, the high contrast IS good for baby's vision afaik at very young ages. Making *everything* in pale shades of white and grey and beige is not that. Like, this is a real product that exists:
I've also seen a baby ball pit (pale grey) with white, light grey, and medium grey balls. And when I went to get a gift for a friend's baby shower the whole department was full of white, grey, and beige products. It's real bad out there.
Grayscale being in vogue makes me conspiratorial about Behr, Benjamin Moore, and Sherwin-Williams just trying to get rid of warehouses of paint no one bought for the last 30 years by paying off real estate firms and interior designers 😆