4 Dupes for Calacatta Viola

4 Dupes for Calacatta Violet

Calacatta Viola on Trend in 2025

Looking at the design trends for 2025, trendsetters are moving away from minimalist design and embracing layers of bold color, pattern and texture for their home projects.

In the kitchen and bath, designers are embracing color and boldly veined stones for making design statements while channeling the healing properties of nature. Expect to see color palettes of browns, reds, deep green and eggplants.

For the first quarter of 2025, purple seems to be playing out as the color of the moment. Continue reading “4 Dupes for Calacatta Viola”

Benjamin Moore’s 2025 Color of the Year: Cinnamon Slate

Benjamin Moore's 2025 Color of the Year

Benjamin Moore  has announced Cinnamon Slate 2113-40 as its 2025 Color of the Year. This blend of heathered plum and velvety brown offers a sense of soothing familiarity and balance, making it a versatile choice for any design style.

Purple is poised to be pervasive in 2025, if color authorities have anything to say about it. It started on the runways in the form of periwinkle suits, lilac knitwear, and lavender dresses. And then came the COTY announcements: Minwax’s annointed hue: Violet. GLIDDEN Paint by PPG’s follow-up announcement: Purple Basil. Even Behr’s peppy red, Rumors and C2 Raku have purple undertones.

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True Joy, AkzoNobel’s Color of the Year for 2025

AkzoNobel’s Color of the Year 2025: True Joy

If any color could paint a smile on your face, it’s True Joy, AkzoNobel’s Color of the Year for 2025. True Joy is an uplifting, sunny yellow shade that will fill your home with creative energy, optimism and pride.

True Joy is much more vivid than the muted colors selected by AkzoNobel in years past. I’m a little surprised at the selection considering Wild Wonder was the hero color for 2023.

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