Soulful…
A global balance is being achieved as communications technology shrinks the oceans and miles between us, and as what once was foreign blurs into familiar. On the style front, this is visible in “ethnic glam” designs, pattern-on-pattern, map motifs and hand-worked decoration.
Spirited…
The antidote to stress is anything that makes you feel happy, joyful, playful. In fashion and furnishings it’s reflected in spirited designs featuring geometrics, stripes and cubes, dots and curlicues. Riotous colors are juxtaposed with lots of gray, black and white.
Dreamy…
Reality can be jarring, and is best countered by a dreamy odyssey where wishes are nurtured. Translated into a design perspective, that means transparent and sheer materials, blurred decorative details, softened textures, and hues that are pale, frosted and opalescent.
Color of the Year: Vintage Wine (2116-20)
Benjamin Moore’s color designers have chosen vintage wine as 2011’s Color of the Year. It is an anchoring, rich hue with a deep brown base and a hint of smoky violet. vintage wine is the perfect foil for the latest wood finishes, leathers, linens and other textiles.
Visit our store today and pick up your free copy of Envision Color 2011.
Color of the Year
wyeth blue (HC-143)
Much more versatile than you may think, blue is truly a classic color. It has universal appeal, never goes out of style, and is overwhelmingly chosen as a color favorite across North America. It evokes the sea and sky, physically calms us, and symbolizes trust and commitment.
Because of the influence that blue has in our world today, we have chosen wyeth blue (HC-143) as Benjamin Moore's 2012 Color of the Year. It's a beautiful, calming hue that has an element of heritage and offers grounding rootedness, providing comfort and stability.