Into The Blue - Designing With Pantone’s 2020 Color Of The Year
Written by Anne-Marie Nash
An adorable Christmas gift I received this year that embraces Pantone’s Color of the Year Classic Blue.
Ranging from pale ice and watery turquoise to moody indigo and dark navy, the color blue evokes feelings of tranquility and calmness, while also expressing strength and dependability. For the year 2020, Pantone announced Classic Blue as its Color of the Year for 2020. Read on for inspiration to get into the blue.
Pantone's Color of the Year for 2020 is Classic Blue. Consider painting your cabinets this refreshing color.
Courtesy of Pantone; Courtesy of Eron Rauch Photography
For 22 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced design across multiple industries, including fashion, home, and industrial design.
According to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, Pantone's 2020 Color of the Year, Classic Blue is "a timeless and enduring blue hue elegant in its simplicity. Suggestive of the sky at dusk, the reassuring qualities of the thought-provoking Classic Blue highlight our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.”
“We are living in a time that requires trust and faith,” said Eiseman. “It is this constancy and confidence that is expressed by PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a solid and dependable blue hue we can always rely on. Imbued with a deep resonance, provides an anchoring foundation. A boundless blue evocative of the vast and infinite evening sky, Classic Blue encourages us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking; challenging us to think more deeply, increase our perspective and open the flow of communication.”
Design Your Home with Classic Blue
From furniture and accessories to painted and tiled walls, you have so many options to bring Classic Blue into your space.
Stunning Classic Blue Glock Sofa from Joss and Main
Cast diffused light with glassybaby in Wisdom
Bright blue 4”x4” ceramic tile in Maiolica available at Z TIle & Stone
Collection of 4”x4” decos in Maiolica available at Z TIle & Stone
Practically any room looks good painted in blue. Try painting an accent wall in your bedroom to give it a dramatic new look. Or bring blue details in with your bedspread, throw pillows, or wall art. By painting a wall or adding in blue accessories, you don’t have to commit to new furniture or tile, but still get the joy of trying a new color.
Add in blue with art pieces or painted cabinets.
Splash some blue on the wall and add in colorful pillows to tie the look together. Designer: lilyroseinteriors/Instagram
Get into the blue with placemats, dishes and linens. Shop Heath Ceramics
