Colors of the Year 2015
COLOR OF THE YEAR
What
is the Color of the Year for 2015? That
depends on who you are talking to.
There
are authorities on color who make decisions and issue press releases on these
sort of things. But to be honest, it's hard to think of anything more
subjective than color. You can stand three
people in a freshly painted room: One
loves it, one hates it and the third doesn’t care.
Three
major players issued their color choices for 2015, which will show you the wide
divergence in thought on this subject:
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| Pantone Color of the Year: Marsala - an earthy wine red with red brown roots |
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Benjamin
Moore Color of the Year: Guilford Green - a silvery green
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We
have picked two of these colors that we've had some experience using.
Marsala.
A very earthy red brown color. We use these sort of deeper tones sparingly, but
they have worked well in dining rooms and a master bedroom that required a cozy,
but still elegant, look. The medium the
color is used in also plays big in the effect. We used this color in Lusterstone
plaster in a luxury condo in Chicago, creating a very nice effect. And we have
used it in a couple of dining rooms to good effect. So we can recommend Marsala
as an interior color to offer in the coming year.
Guilford
Green. A silvery green. This offers a completely different look. You are able
to use it in much larger areas as a backdrop without losing a lot of light. It
is a very calming color. We like it a lot for bigger spaces and have utilized
it in a few different jobs
using different types of plaster- Lusterstone, Venetian and Marmorino.
Coral Reef. The
Sherwin Williams color choice we haven’t used. While it is a cheerful color, it
reminds me of a few years back when Pantone chose Tangerine Dream as their
color of the year. Might work best as an accent color?
While
it is fun to see what the “news and wonderfuls” are, when it comes to color whether
for you or a client you want colors that will stand the test of time,
essentially colors that are pleasing year in and year out. We can help you determine what is going to
work best in your space through sampling.
ACCENT
WALLS
Accent
walls are back in a big way. They allow you to use exclusive and expensive special
finishes along with paint in a way that greatly enhances the look of a room
while keeping within a budget. We'll be talking about this a lot in 2015.
Ciao
Kevin
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