Greenery: 2017 Pantone Color of the Year

Pantone, the company that universalized color identification, has announced its 2017 Color of the Year.  It's Greenery and I couldn't be happier with the selection.

                    

It's been two years since Pantone named a color I could get behind.  Last year Pantone named Rose Quartz and Serenity, reflecting a watered down yin yang of color expression.  While I like those colors, I disagree that they represented a cultural mood, let alone a design trend.  And let us not forget the disastrous choice of 2015, Marsala.  I have yet to see anything produced in response to that choice that sold successfully.

In contrast to Sherwin Williams' choice of Poised Taupe and Benjamin Moore's choice of Shadow as 2017 Colors of the Year -- both moody colors that make me want to crawl under the covers -- Pantone's choice of Greenery is a color so abundant in nature that it is immediately restorative.  As Leatrice Eiseman of Pantone says, Greenery "provide[s] us with the reassurance we yearn for amid a tumultuous social and political climate.  Satisfying our growing desire to rejuvenate and revitalize, Greenery symbolizes the reconnection we seek with nature, one another and a larger purpose."

There are so many attractive features of this color.  Greenery brings the outside in and blends our habitats with our surroundings.

Little did I know, when I screen shot this lovely image that designer and friend Young Huh posted on Instagram of her parents' field, it would illustrate how apt Pantone's choice of Greenery is as Color of the Year.

Greenery also pairs well with many other colors, creating a multitude of options for interior schemes; even allowing it to accent existing interiors.  Of course, the easiest way to add Greenery to your home decor is (duh!) with plants.  But if you're more ambitious, below are some designer examples of how to use Greenery in interior designs.

Interior Design by Katie Ridder, photo courtesy of Susanna Salk's Decorating Fearlessly!

Interior Design by Jill Goldberg, photo courtesy of New England Home Magazine

Interior Design by Miles Redd, photo courtesy of Iksel Decorative Arts

Interior Design by Gideon Mendelson, photo courtesy of House Beautiful Magazine

Interior Design by Gerald Pomeroy, photo courtesy of New England Home Magazine

Comments

[Amy Anderson]

The design in green touch looks great especially the kitchen design which was awesome