The bells have jingled, champagnes have popped and we have all celebrated over the past few weeks bidding adieu to 2023 and welcoming 2024. As we settle down and make resolutions around the new year, new me and new home, we have some suggestions on what colours could help renew the interiors and exteriors of your house and will reflect your signature style. The style gurus all over the world have spoken and we have a list of colours that are stealing all the limelight in 2024 and for all the right reasons.
As soon as Pantone Color Institute announced Peach Fuzz to be the color of 2024, brands all over the world announced a line-up of products in the Peach Fuzz color. From makeup to smartphones to interiors, the warmth and modern elegance of Peach Fuzz have taken the world of design by storm. The experts at Pantone Color Institute feel Peach Fuzz echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection and the color reflects warmth with modern elegance. Peach Fuzz also resonated with compassion while balancing youth with timelessness.
The famous American manufacturer of premium and commercial paints Benjamin Moore & Co has named Blue Nova as its colour for the year 2024. Blue Nova is inspired by exploration and its cosmic, blue-violet blend inspires adventure and new experiences. There are multiple ways you can incorporate Blue Nova into your interiors through walls, cabinets, doors or just décor.
Behr Paint company named Cracked Pepper (PPU18-01) as the color of the year. This soft black shade creates a grounded and timeless experience. This dark colour can practically blend into any design style and makes for an excellent choice for interiors and exterior walls, tiles and doors. In a survey conducted by the company, the respondents felt that the Cracked Pepper color makes a room feel elevated, fresh and comfortable.
The paint company Sherwin-Williams has named Upward SW 6329, a light blue with grey undertones as its color for the year 2024. This breezy, blissful blue is the color that reflects the feeling when we slow down, take a breath, and allow the mind to clear. It is said to bring alive that carefree energy eliciting a notion of contentment and peace. “With this color, we invite our consumers to take a pause and infuse a new sense of ease and possibility into their spaces—one that doesn’t overwhelm, but rather establishes meditation and tranquillity”, says Sue Wadden, director of color marketing at Sherwin-Williams.
Upward is perfect for creating a coastal chic design style as a standout color in a bathroom or kitchen or even your serene bedroom.
Glidden paint by PPG offers us Limitless PPG1091-3, a fresh, warm tone, that contains both the power of a primary color and the essence of a neutral. This tone of honey beige is anything but yellow. The stylists at Glidden Paint see this as the “boujee beige” and expect it to show up across styles and textures in both the interior and exterior of commercial and residential spaces.
Limitless pairs equally well with warm and cool tones and is recommended for use anywhere and everywhere to give a glow to your space. It is good for all walls and ceilings, accent walls, trim and cabinets. It could also be used to paint unconventional places and create abstract or geometric shapes.
The wallpaper and paint company, Graham & Brown, recently declared Virdis as its chosen color for the year 2024. This shade of green, which is soft yet rich, takes inspiration from nature, making it an ideal choice for creating inviting and cozy spaces in one’s home. Additionally, it brings the calming outdoors indoors, giving off a serene vibe.
Virdis forges a connection between the interior and exterior worlds while tapping into the mid-green shade of freshness and optimism. Virdis offers a soothing mid-green shade that reflects harmony and stability exuding a sense to relax and revitalize. Color experts recommend using Virdis in small rooms to offer a relaxing feel and can be used across walls, ceilings, accent walls and is a great addition to the exteriors bringing out the best of dark woods, soft decor and any number of adjoining shades of green.
The oldest and largest manufacturer of wallpaper In North America, York Wallcoverings have chosen Bay Brown as their colour for 2024. As per the experts at York Wallcovering, Brown is a reminder that nature is not just shades of greens and blues and stands for coziness and anchoring such as the roots of trees. Bay Brown reflects intimacy allowing for the residents to reimagine privacy in closed spaces and is a reminder of authentic, soothing natural settings adorned with warm brown shades.
Bay Brown reflects a classical approach to lifestyle while possessing a certain depth which reflects more contemporary spaces. It exudes a sense of subtle luxury.
UK-based global paint major, Dulux has named Sweet Embrace and its color of choice for 2024. Sweet Embrace is inspired by Lavender and is described by Dulux as delicate and optimistic.
Sweet Embrace is a color that radiates warmth and welcomes you with open arms. It is perfect for brightening up rooms that do not receive enough sunlight or for creating a serene atmosphere in your home office. This color has a lavender tint and can be used as a foundational or transformational shade depending on the situation. It pairs well with a variety of colors such as greens and blues, earthy oranges, or soft golds. Its light and airy nature makes it suitable for any style and season.
There are multiple other shades of refreshing blues Like Thermal (#752), Renew Blue (8003-37D), Persimmon (HGSW6339) offering an earthy terracotta shade, Ironside by Dutch Boy Paints offering a dark olive shade, and much more. Speak to your designer to figure out the color that will fit your house the most and best reflects your signature style.
At Livwell Collective, we name Dark Olive as the color for 2024. Over the past couple of years, we have seen different shades of grey dominate the cool side of the spectrum, and people are ready for a change. We are already seeing a comeback of the earth tones in the use of browns, sky blues and warm terracotta. However, all these tones are balanced with the richness of a dark olive green. Previously this tone was referred to as hunter green, it takes on a new level warming it up by adding some yellow. This makes the color especially appealing when mixed with natural wood tones.
Lead Designer, Cynthia Lucas at Livwell Collective says, “Dark Olive can be used on more than just interior walls. It has a bold yet organic and natural look on the exterior of a home. Also, it adds balance as a color used for furniture or area rugs”.
About Livwell Collective
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