25 Jan A New Batch of Color Trends | The Hottest Colors for 2016
Buy.Sell.Create.Dwell
During these cold winter months, it is a great time to stay inside and update your home with a the perfect shade of paint. Below are 5 trendy suggestions from the experts at This Old House. We have also pinned some home paining points on our Pinterest page, Buy.Sell.Create.Dwell/Kurtz&Co.
Color-trend forecasters have spoken about the paint-color trends worthy of your walls for the New Year, and there’s something for everyone, even several options for lovers of white. Read on to find out what shades top paint companies think you should spend your hard-earned cash on in 2016.
Benjamin Moore: Simply White
Can white be a color trend? Yes, say experts at Benjamin Moore Color Studio, where researchers found the versatile hue in both traditional and modern spaces. “The color white is transcendent, powerful, and polarizing,” says creative director Ellen O’Neill. The company’s forecast includes many shades of white, with Simply White OC-117 front and center.
Valspar: Simply Perfect Palette
Rather than one single colorway, Valspar presented four palettes—Simply Perfect (shown), Comfort Zone, You Do You, and Good Company—along with the perfect white pairing for each set. This gray-dominant room proves that pops of color aren’t reserved for all-white rooms. “There’s no question that gray is the dominant shade of the decade and today’s default neutral,” says color strategist Sue Kim. Paint-color names differ between retailers.
Colorhouse: GLASS .02
This soft grayish-green is from a trio of calm colors that Colorhouse pros zeroed in on as a reminder of authenticity in an of-the-moment world filled with selfies and photo filters. As seen here, the shade pairs nicely with roughhewn, upcycled, or natural elements of wood, metal, and leather.
Kelly-Moore Paints: Horizon Gray
There’s more than one industry player placing the spotlight on gray. Kelly-Moore Paints selected Horizon Gray KM4858 after a survey of interior designers and members of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). “Within the 2016 palette, we see a shift from cleaner, high chroma colors, to more softened, calmer colors,” says manager of color marketing Mary Lawlor. She notes that the shade works especially well in (but shouldn’t be limited to) bedrooms and living areas.
Glidden: Cappuccino White
Glidden also points to a shade of white as 2016’s noteworthy trend. The company’s experts agreed on Cappuccino White (45YY 74/073) as a delicate, creamy neutral that creates a peaceful calm in any space. Here, it complements a light neutral in a bright, airy kitchen.
Happy painting!
Sincerely,
Kurtz & Co.
No Comments