2011 / 2012 paint Colour trends

According to the Ottawa Sun's article this weekend Sico paints and their Colour experts say their are three trend themes to look out for. They called them Inviting, Authentic, and Dazzling.

Inviting is the trend to make the house feel homey & comfortable. This is colours that remind them of familiar things that make them happy. Such as "clear sky's" (blue) "juicy fruits" (red) "strawberry & violet" (mauve) "sunny fields" (yellow) and shades of coral, moss green and lavenders. These colours are informal, relaxed, and allows home owners to cherish their home.

Authentic is very earthy and full of timeless beauty with wood, clay, earth and denim tones. Here less is more. Popular colours included sand, cream, blue, brown, yellow. These tones are supposed to relax and have a pleasing feeling.

Dazzling is energetic of clean pastels and zingy tints these colours are hot pink, brilliant yellow, lime green, turquoise. Thank goodness they said these colours are BEST applied as an accent wall or Colour blocked to a neutral Colour.

Now that i have read the article and see their predictions for Colour trends all i have to say from a stagers point of view is "I sure hope not!!!!" inviting and authentic colour's can be quite attractive for living (never for sale) Of all of my Colour consultations I have NEVER done a consultation where the owners requested the new trends nore have I recommended to do the new trends....why....well TRENDS CHANGE and that's every year! So unless you have so much disposable income your can paint your home every year I don't suggest a "trend" design. When we do a Colour consultation we talk with the client about colours they like and dislike and come up with a plan using those colours our clients like. Now with that said we also make suggestions as to thinking outside the box but the choice is ultimately up to our clients! What do you think of the new Colour tends coming up? Which set would you choose? Kristy Morrison
Capital Home Staging & Design
613 832-8958 / info@chsd.ca Sent from my iPad

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