Color Trends for 2016

With the New Year comes new color trends! For 2016, the color forecast is full of blue, gray, green and off-white hues. These versatile shades are suitable for a variety of rooms in your home, and can easily be incorporated into your current furniture and decor. Keep reading to learn more about the trending colors for 2016 and where they will work best in your home.

Bedroom.

  • Colors To Use: Rich hues like Urbane Bronze or Quixotic Plum by Sherwin Williams are calming and flattering for master bedroom walls. Dolphin Tales by Dunn Edwards, Celadon from Behr, or Aqua-Sphere by Sherwin Williams work great in children’s rooms.
  • Why They Work: These colors will add depth and dimension to any bedroom. Try balancing this color scheme with some light neutral furnishings and décor. For children’s rooms, light blues are beautiful and bright options that are just the right amount of playful.

Living Room

  • Colors To Use: Ivory Keys by Behr, Carrara by Dunn Edwards, or Alabaster by Sherwin Williams.
  • Why They Work: These stunning beautiful off-white shades that will give your living room the illusion that it is larger than it actually is. These hues will open up your living space and help to make it appear more lively and vivid.

Kitchen

  • Colors To Use: Luminous hues like Useful Gray by Sherwin Williams or Tempe Star by Sherwin Williams.
  • Why They Work: These light colors can create a clean and spacious look that you can admire first thing in the morning at breakfast. If you’re looking to fill your kitchen with a more drastic color scheme that creates depth, opt for deeper shades of blue.

Dining Room

Colors To Use: Intense grays and dark blues like Charcoal Plum from Behr. Quixotic Plum, Pewter Cast, or Naval by Sherwin Williams are other excellent choices.

Why They Work: These shades create a flattering contrast against hardwood floors and rich dining room furniture that will create a regal-looking dining room great for hosting family gatherings.

Bathroom

Colors To Use:  Radiant hues, like Guilford Green by Benjamin Moore, baby blues, like Celadon by Behr, and Mythical Blue by Dunn Edwards.

Why They Work: These colors will help illuminate a powder room. The contrast of these light shades against white or dark wood furnishings will pop and provide the illusion of a spacious environment. Consider using the vibrant blue hues to create a bright accent wall for a lively pop of color.

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