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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Dunn-Edwards Color of the Year 2018

Dunn-Edwards 2018 Color of the Year, The Green Hour, draws inspiration from turn-of-the-century Paris, when 5 o’clock became known as “The Green Hour” due to the popularity of absinthe.

I couldn’t resist adding one more color to the COTY lineup. How can you blame me?  It’s fun to look at pretty pictures.

If you live in the Eastern United States, you might not know this next paint brand – but maybe you should. Dunn-Edwards has been manufacturing paint in the Southwestern U.S. since 1925.

Back in June Dunn-Edwards put together a Color Forecast and Trend report with 5 palettes. They recognize the continued pursuits toward individuality, living a creative and authentic life, and following dreams. Continue reading “Dunn-Edwards Color of the Year 2018”

Pantone Interiors 2018 Color Palettes

It seems like I just wrapped up the new color choices for 2017 and already it’s time to  look at what PANTONE predicts will be the trending colors for Interiors in 2018.

Last year Greenery burst forth to be this year’s Color of the Year choice. According to interest on Pinterest, viewers prefer Pantone’s Fathomless palette which combines Greenery with a palette of greens and blues that evoke memories of a summer day by the water.

Often there’s a unifying color in the new palettes that Pantone releases that will be the new pick for 2018 Color of the Year. Which do you think it will be? Continue reading “Pantone Interiors 2018 Color Palettes”