When we moved to The Turrets over thirty years ago, the kitchen was bright green, the lounge was hideous pink, one bedroom hadn't even been painted since it was built in 1952, and the windows were bright blue!
It took ages to cover all that mess, and also longer as the ceilings were smothered in distemper, which peeled off in swathes...
I really don't mind magnolia, It's always been around in most places we've lived in!