Teal hits my brain as an artificial color -- like the "avocado" green of the past. Very manufactured and corporatious, with a few exceptions, like if you have a pet peacock. Ich don't like it.

Teal works for me. I have teal metal deck chairs on my balcony. I use teak deck tiles as a surface so the teal and red/brown wood compliment each other nicely.

I'm not quite sure if teal is making a comeback through because I don't think it went away. Teal and brown seem to be a popular combination especially has wedding colors.

I feel it. It's one of my favorite colors, right behind crimson/scarlet red. The only thing that makes it seem cliched in an 80's sort of way is when it's paired with salmon pink or melon orange.

I wore a teal jacket for about 10 years ... or maybe it was five or so ... anyway, a long time ... back when it was popular the last time. So, yes, I loved, loved, loved teal. Maybe that's why I'm not ready yet for its return. I'm not saying I'd chuck it altogether, like the "Phantom of the Opera" CDs I played to death, but I'd prefer to wait a few years before being confronted everywhere with matched sets of glowing greenish-blue sofa cushions, bedcoverings, and table linens.

|Mmmmmmm I love it... I just bought paint for a teal accent wall... you wouldn't think it, but teal, lime green, chocolate brown... they look great together- and I just sewed Pello chair slipcovers in those colours, and made custom drapery panels... I love love love teal, and green. And in the same room I have a wall covered in local art, and my kids art- mostly in greys, mustard yellows, and beige, and it looks great in the same room....

Teal is a wonderful color to decorate with! One of my favorite color combos is teal and mustard http://fellowcreatives.com/2011/03/31/color-mix-teal-and-mustard/

I love teal and always have! But these days I'm preferring a lighter, aqua version of the hue.

I love teal, and I don't associate it with the 80s. And yes, I lived through them.

where is that teal office chair from? anyone?

I painted my breakfast room in teal last year and I still love the color!

Teal is 80s? I did not know this.

I like it, but similar to foodrepub, my favorite version leans turquoise. All things blue-green. And peacock too.

I like teal. In my mind, it evokes the tropics.

I'm aqua-inclined, but when I'm cold teal reads as more cozy, so... sometimes. But not with red/orange/brown - i prefer it with its siblings, blue, green, even shades of purple. Or white or black or gray - that's fine too.

Teal is turquoise's sophisticated world travelling older brother. I love it!

Reminds me of my Dad's Fords from the 1990's...

love the accent rug, source please!

I don't consider teal to be 80s. I love anything in the blue/green family and have used teal and aqua throughout my house - it makes me happy.

My first vehicle was a faded teal color. It certainly stood out!

I don't think I would consider it a color of the 80s either, but I do love it (and always have).

When I wanted to add some color to my all white bedroom, I found teal sheets, and they had just the right punch of color I needed. I wanted to find some higher quality sheets in that color, but from my lack of success in finding them, I don't think teal is storming the design world at the moment.

I loved it before and love it again...not sure I ever stopped.

Not sure about the objections, it's really just a dark turquoise, more of a jeweltone.

I'm with foodrepublik on this one - small doses of teal are OK but I'm more comfortable with a soft aqua (think Tiffany blue but not as bold). Accents of teal would be fine, but please do not pair it with black -- reminds me of maternity clothing I wore and still makes me slightly nauseous!

I love teal/turquoise/aqua. I've used it in my condo combined with sour apple green and fudge brown.

I thought teal has been "back in" for a while now. ? Perhaps I'm just ahead of the curve, but I don't feel like this is news. I've had teal pillows (from Ikea) on my couch for the past few years. With that said, I am a teal-aholic and am glad to see it applied to so many items for the home.

What's next? Pink and gray window swags? Nagle posters? Black-on-black table settings?

I love teal. I didn't really realize that it ever went out of style because it is one of my favorite colors. I bought the set of Crate and Barrel "Max" dishes shown above when we moved into our new place in January and I love them. They are basic for everyday, but I love the happy pop of color that they give my dining table.

I never thought teal went out of style either (or that it was even a trend at some point). I heart any blue-green shades. I'm currently redecorating my living room with teal, turquoise & red.

Yup - love it. I am a graphic designer and I just redesigned a magazine logo with the main color a dark teal/turquoise. I paired it with black as the secondary and acid yellow (yellow with a hint of cyan) as the tertiary color and it is totally new and refreshing. I've heard nothing but good things from the industry.

It is a great color and paired with unexpected color combos it can be gorgeous.

Love teal. Totally works for me as a primary color in a room as well as an accent color. I say come on back!!

I love teal. always have. Didnt realize it was 'trending' Ive seen several homes for a few years now utilizing this color and I myself have a ton of teal items in my home.

Also wasnt aware teal went through a trend rivival in the 80s don't remember seeing it a lot as a kid.

I love teal and I don't think it looks 80s unless you pair it with primary colors and sharp angles. It seems very 30s to me. I inherited a lot of pottery from my grandmother from that time period and teal is an accent in the pieces.

LOVE. As long as it isn't paired with salmon and/or burgundy (a.k.a. The Colour as Ugly as its Name)... *shudder*

I love it with peacock blue, chartreuse, and yellow... yummy... http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/1276025/400_Lovers

hmmm - yes, if it's more jewel toned.

I really love the color. It's strong, bold, fun, yet still classy. I have it in two rooms in my house: Turquoise/Teal Living Room and Dining Room

I thought teal had been back for a few years. I painted my tiny guest room a dark teal (BM's Galapagos turquoise) and it looks great with white and bronze accents.

no

Teal isn't really a new trend. We did blues (including teal and peacock) with black and white for our wedding in 2008. And our house has lots of teal accents in the decor. I haven't had any trouble finding inspiration photos and objects to buy in teal shades for both our wedding and our home, so it must have been popular for awhile.

Teal has been my favourite colour for years. I have it in my living room, I wear it, I accessorise with it, I even got MARRIED in it! It's all about not overdoing it, and using it to accent simple decor.

Not crazy about teal but love turquoise.

Not really into it. At least not the teals shown.

I don't know... I used to love blues as a child, but now find them unappealing for the most part. "Teal" (again, mainly referring to the shades shown), suffers from an overdarkness and mutedness that reads as depressing. It's like a really bad grey. I prefer more upbeat "cerulean" or even minty blue/greens over "Teal".

I do have to say, the more muted color palettes lately have made me happy, as they result in colors having more substance and depth, but this one does not do it for me.

I'm one of those unfortunate people who have physical reactions to certain colours and colour combinations. Teal is an almost instant headache (but I can handle turquoise) and I would feel instantly nauseous if it were paired with, say, a citrusy yellow or bright red. I've had to change phone companies (orange and royal blue logo) and left an employer when they re-badged to red (raised blood pressure).
So, no to teal, existence OR revival.

actually, I think I agree with @whale - I like turquoise, so-so with teal.

Some teals are totally 80s. I guess I don't like it. Team Turquoise.

I love teal! My wedding colors were teal and ivory. Love it.

Teal is benign in terms of 80s comebacks. Now that awful mauve is really the color that ought to produce shudders in anyone who lived through 80s.

Despise teal. Always have.

I associate teal with Carole Little St Tropez West. She would inevitably do a version of teal and fuschia color story each season. (shiver) 'Nuff said.

No and no.

I think of teal as a nineties architect thing. All the renovated rowhouses in philly had the doors painted teal. It got tiresome, and I think it's too soon to bring it back.

I wish I could see melissacj's teal and lime green. And chocolate.

And I like the watch.

Otherwise, I have a lot of trouble liking teal. It's always so saturated. This could have something to do with stuff from the 50's and my childhood though.

Neon pink and green were eighties colours. Not teal, teal is lovely!

I heart teal forever and a day!

I have always loved anything in the blue-green family (since my first "big" box of crayolas). Teal, aqua, turquoise, all of them! But I won't see it as a trend unless I can find (new) clothes in the color as well as accessories... a bit more than in the past, but vintage is usually the solution.

I do like teal, but as an accent only. I definitely lean more toward warm as a main color (probably because I live in New England, where it's cold. A lot). I dig teal in a metallic, like one accent wall done in teal and navy metallic stripes. Would not base a room on it, that's fer sure.