One of my favorite destinations at the Home & Housewares show each year is the Pantone Color Watch exhibit. The Pantone color experts and forecasters put together palettes that they feel will represent the trends that will be influential in the coming year in the world of home goods. Curious about what might be on the horizon for color palettes NEXT year? Jump below to check out some of Pantone's predictions:
Indigo Effects: Celestial and majestic blues, purpled and deep bule indigos, all deftly brushed with contrasting strokes of maroon, mauve and moody gray.
Back to the Fuchsia: Dancing reds, purples and pink, all highlighted by a variety of fuchsias. Jewel-toned Peridot both accentuates and complements the hotter hues.
Resilience: Nuances of the deepest browns, varietal mushroom tones, foliage green and greenish yellow. A dash of flamingo orange adds an exotic touch to this otherwise organic grouping.
Reflections: Tones and tints that spark the imagination - Turkish sea, blue moon, garnet, beluga, cloud dancer as well as classic silver and gold.
Transcending Time: Elegant wine and plum, warm beige and wood tones, as well as classic rose. A touch of frosted almond adds a soft and subtle gimmer to the atmosphere.
Are any of these directions that you could see moving toward with a room in your home? Have a favorite? Let us know which (if any) of these palettes are calling your name...
MORE INFO: Pantone
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Comments (16)
I think this in line with the Southwest, Desert, Navajo, Western Ranch Trend that we are seeing now.
Love the Indigo; the others not so much.
Back to the Fuchsiaaa! I love bright colors.
Facebook blue and twitter aqua. Ofcourse.
My favorite from this group is Resilience, although there are palettes elsewhere that I prefer to it.
Can someone with color theory expertise explain to me why every one of these (pics included) make my skin crawl? Usually I love pretty palettes...maybe I'd need to see them in person.
are those colours already available!?!
totally matches teh ideas for my new home...soon to be painted in 20 days time!!
actually do i get pantone in italy??
I didn't see apocalypse red in there anywhere :)
"apocalypse red" haha thats a good sign.
There are a lot of colors in each of the palettes -- seems like if one used all of them at once in an apartment, it would end up feeling too busy or like you hadn't been able to choose a color scheme? For my enormous, imaginary house with dozens of rooms, I'd like to try "Subtleties."
I like Trancending Time the best. I also like Resiliance and Subtleties pretty well. Back to the Fuschia and Reflections I don't care for at all.
Warm Beige? Classic Rose? Peach Beige? Why do I think I'm looking at a colour scheme a la Dynasty, or Dallas? I guess it's nice they put together colours to suit many tastes.
Bleh. Is this a sign of a really bad year of home design on the horizon?
Interestingly, the first selection is kinda close to the palate I plan to use in my bedroom, after I move in June--grey, indigo, and black, with contrasting dark red accents. The others just look blah.
Reflections is my favorite, with Back To The Fuchsia a close second. Nothing else really resonates.
Those make me feel like a 10 year old wearing an 80s puffypaint sweatshirt. Ah, good times.