How to Style Your Home with Pantone’s Color of The Year

This post’s title is a little misleading because Pantone didn’t just declare one color of the year for 2021 but two! The winning shades Ultimate Grey and Illuminating perfectly juxtapose each other. Ultimate Grey’s cool neutrality balances Illuminating’s sunny yellow. When combined, these two colors represent strength and positivity, something everyone could use after a long, challenging year. 

These winning colors will become prevalent in the interior design, fashion, and beauty industries over the next several months. That makes now the perfect time to find ways to add them into your life. 

Whether you’re undergoing a complete remodel or just want to add a little modern touch to your living room, here are three ways to incorporate these colors into your home’s design.

Accessorize 

Adding color through accessories is always a great way to test out a new color in your home. Invest in accessories like throw pillows, blankets, area rugs, and cushions in this year’s trending colors to see how you like them. This is also a great way to bring this year’s winners into several rooms in your home without doing a significant overhaul. 

Update your bathroom

Sunny, yellow towels can turn an ordinary trip to the bathroom into a little ray of sunshine. Grey painted walls will balance sunny-colored hand towels, shower curtains, floor mats, and other accessories nicely. 

Paint your front door

The front door is an excellent exterior to paint when you want to give your house a quick facelift. A cheerful door in the Illuminating shade will make any guest feel welcome. 

Get a focal piece

A grey or yellow focal piece can change the look of your living room or sitting room. A yellow couch or chair works well in a neutral space, adding a bright spot of cheeriness without overpowering the room. 

Add a nice rug

A large area rug is excellent for making any space feel larger. Find one that incorporates elements of yellow and grey to subtly add Pantone’s colors to any room in your home.

Add yellow chairs to your kitchen

A pop of yellow in the kitchen could be just what you need to feel recharged as you sip your morning coffee. Place yellow chairs or barstools around a neutral kitchen table or countertop. To get the full effect, paint your cabinets grey to balance and keep everything else neutral. 

Update your wall decor

Changing your wall decor is a simple way to update your home. Swap your white picture frames for yellow ones, or find statement pieces that combine elements of yellow and grey.

Our Design Experts are Here to Help

Whether you’re ready to paint your whole house grey and yellow or you want to take a more subtle approach, our design experts can help you discover the best ways to incorporate Pantone’s colors of the year into every room in your home. 

Contact us today to get started, or visit our showroom to see everything we have to offer.