Spring is the perfect time to reevaluate your home’s color giving it the makeover it deserves. As you browse this year’s color palettes to make your decision, you may discover that a radiating impressionistic style is all the rage.
Here are 7 color palettes to consider from highly esteemed companies that know their hues.
1. Pantone’s “En Plein Air”
Pantone’s 2015 fashion color report “En Plein Air” refers to the outdoors captured on canvas as it relates to a sense of well-being. Look to the color spectrum’s cool side embracing natural neutrals, restrained brights and soft pastels.
Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director at Pantone Color Institute has been quoted discussing the minimalist approach to the “En Plein Air” theme as it takes “a cue from nature rather than being reinvented or mechanically manipulated. Soft, cool hues blend with subtle warm tones to create a soothing escape from the everyday hustle and bustle.” In fact, “there is a growing movement to step out and create ‘quiet zones’ to disconnect from technology and unwind, giving ourselves time to stop and be still.”
2. Sherwin-Williams’s Coral Reef Inspiration
Coral Reef is a shade that Jackie Jordan, director of color marketing for Sherwin-Williams says “has a great floral component in it. It’s not too red, not too orange, right in the middle and just creates a buoyant mood.”
This cheerful shade can easily be energized or relaxed. If you need some help, take a look at the function-specific color palettes provided by Sherwin-Williams. We also think you will be pleased to see the color’s versatility as it coordinates with various design styles ranging from modern to traditional.
3. PPG Industries’ 4 Color Palettes
Four new PPG Industries’ on-trend color palettes embrace an impressionistic art theme complemented by a range of design possibilities.
Color Palette #1: Good Life
This palette finds inspiration in a range of natural environments designed to express simplicity, harmony and balance. Picture fresh florals such as pink and yellow, add some modest and earthy neutrals and follow up with rich blue suggestions from the sea. The palette’s result is energetic and naturally bold.
This palette works exceptionally well with organic elements. Think live edge tables, braided leather, natural stone, wicker and rustic wood details.
Color Palette #2: I’m Pulse
This palette successfully blends modernity and creativity for bold and artistic expressions inspired by a digital paradigm that still embraces nature. The bolds, soft brights and urban neutrals can easily be used alone or strategically layered.
To create an impact try the palette’s intense hues with the likes of concrete gray or the soft brights with a serious black.
Color Palette #3: Co-Leidescope
This palette embraces PPG’s 2015 color of the year, Blue Paisley, “a crisp, saturated blue.” “We have had a really great response to the shade,” said Dee Schlotter, PPG color brand manager. “It is very optimistic and points to a new horizon. It is a serious, mature and positive blue, not like the baby blues of the past.”
The palette itself is inspired by worldly trends, travels and possibilities. If you enjoy eclectic style with glamorous and luxurious touches then this palette is for you with its balance of dark bolds and pale midtones.
Color Palette #4: Introsense
If you are looking for a soothing and soulful palette that stakes a new claim on minimalist design, explore Introsense. Its less-than-neutrals are designed to simplify life while promising qualities of discretion, harmony and timelessness. Think relaxed blues, permissive pinks, soft greens, purples and coral hues all yielding peaceful sensibility.
4. Benjamin Moore’s Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore created four color families this year surrounding their 2015 Color of the Year Guilford Green. This “silvery green” acts as a neutral pairing well with a wide range of color combinations and is said to add freshness and life to any space. Explore Benjamin Moore’s Color Trends 2015 for a guide to using Guilford Green and the four color collections introduced this year including classic berry, grounded green, opulent blush and cool blue.
5. Behr’s 2015 Collection
This collection of four palettes is rich, sensory and rewarding. Take a look at 20 new paint colors that make up Behr’s 2015 color trends.
Nuanced Neutrals
Nuanced Neutrals include effortless colors that have a very specific purpose including creating a “right at home” feel. Turn to these hues for genuine function and contentment.
Frosted Pastels
The Frosted Pastels are very sweet and generously open up your space. Blush creates a buoyant and feminine environment while powdery blue focuses on a more tranquil feeling. Any of the colors from this palette can be dramatized with a few black or bright accents.
Deep Dreams
This collection is mysterious, majestic and thoughtful. Deep, dark colors lend themselves well to layering. Think teal, charcoal and eggplant.
Social Brights
Finally, Social Brights are enthusiastic and dynamic creating a space that longs for conversation. Use these colors sparingly and strategically while balancing with neutrals.
6. Farrow & Ball’s Key Colors
Farrow & Ball’s Key Colours for 2015 are a collection of four colors that work to create a space offering a distraction from the rest of your modern day life. You will embrace relaxation and reflection as it is portrayed in a bouquet of spring flowers with Breakfast Room Green, Light Blue, Pink Ground and Tanner’s Brown.
7. The Paint Quality Institute Names Gray as the Most Popular Hue
Finally, as you reflect on your favorite color palette, consider The Paint Quality Institute’s decision to name gray as the prevailing hue over white. “This is the first time any color has headlined our forecast in back-to-back years,” says color expert Debbie Zimmer. “But gray, a near-perfect neutral color, has really caught on.”
Why is gray so popular?
- It’s easy for the eye to take in while its ability to alter its appearance as lighting changes creates visual stimulation
- It’s versatility allows coordination with a wide range of color palettes and design styles
- It provides a minimalist yet sophisticated air
Need help selecting your perfect color palette? Contact the Professionals at Decor & You serving Denver, Colorado. The design team is ready to consult on any design project for your home or office.
Source:: decorandyouhr.com
Impressionistic Palettes for Your Home
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