In case you haven’t heard, here it is…. Pantone’s Color of the Year….Ta Da….Voila!
It’s EMERALD!!!
As in The Emerald City from The Wizard of Oz.
Hmmm, what do we think? Would that have been your choice? As for me, the jury is still out. At first I was somewhat surprised. The last couple of year’s picks were already on my decorating radar, but emerald? Not my “go to” color palette. Don’t get me wrong, I actually like emerald. I just have to process using it in a design scheme. It will be interesting to see if emerald make a show in my new spring fabric collections due in a couple of weeks. I did notice more blue and green used together, especially in artwork, on my last market trip.
I must admit though, while perusing emerald images to use in this post, I started to warm up to the idea.
I’m kinda loving this rich emerald high gloss finish on bookcases. Of course, any room with a leopard carpet already has my heart.
And I am always a sucker for any combination of blue and green.
I {heart} this more than words can say!!!
I am working on a project now for a library with rich paneled walls similar to this and we are considering a sofa and pair of chairs in a rich green velvet much like this color. After looking at the fabric choices in green velvet I got a bit obsessed with the idea.
Though not technically emerald, a fresh spring green is always so pretty. I like the idea of popping a deeper emerald with it to bring in a bit of sophistication and ground the pale color palette.
Now this is fun, more of an olive green island, and how about that ceiling? Do you have the nerve to do this?
Here we have several shades of green working together. Think about all the greens in nature, no two truly alike, right? Yet they all seem to work together.
Let’s face it… blue and green are nature’s most compatible color combination.
So maybe emerald has a place in your home. The more I ponder on it, the possibilities are pretty amazing. A rich glossy emerald in a den or study, new bedding in soft jade and sky blue, or maybe just a touch of green in artwork for a guest bedroom….oh, the places we could go with emerald.
Are you looking for a fresh new feel in your home this spring? Maybe a little emerald would be just the thing. Intrigued?…Perfect Home can make it happen.
Now if I could just talk my fella into a nice big emerald ring!
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