If you enter any office built in the last ten years, you are likely to find the same formula applied in all of them: drywall, the accent wall in a bright color and perhaps a few plants near reception.
People are starting to reconsider the flat and painted walls for the remodels of their homes. I think that it is not a coincidence, as people want to make their places feel like they belong to someone, and not just look like photos from a real estate catalog...