2013 Pantone Colors: Create a Winning Space

If you have ever walked into a furniture store and then into a clothing store, you’ll begin to see recurrent color themes.  Our eyes begin adjust to these colors, and that’s how trends are born. Though I’ve vowed to never follow trends in color or fashion, (my friends would agree), I am interested in trying out small additions of the latest colors trends.  It is easy to become stale in your sense of design and fashion, and adding a pop of a hot color doesn’t have to make you look trendy, just updated–there’s a difference.

The Pantone group carefully selects after doing a lot of research on environmental and consumer trends, news, new technology and other noteworthy events, and their research paves the wave of the future, in how we see the world, our homes and closet.  Selecting some key colors can make all the difference in the world when you are selling a house or just refreshing your look.

In my own home, I have decided to reupholster some furniture in my living room and office. Though I am careful to not go overboard in buying the hottest trends in fabrics, I am selecting fabrics that reflect a slightly updated look.

2013 Pantone Colors
This year’s hottest colors are emerald green and pale purple.  Here are examples to whet your appetite:

View the slideshow above for ways to incorporate 2013 Pantone colors quick and affordably.

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