| We designer types tend to use Benjamin Moore | | | | rich landscape, and the way that the light hits it, |
| paint when we are specifying paint colors. Their | | | | you start seeing the nuances of how those colors |
| paint has more depth of color than other brands | | | | flip underneath it." |
| and covers very well. | | | | Benajamin Moore's "Simplexity" colors include: |
| Doty Horn, Director of Color & Design at | | | | Thunder AF-685, Meditation AF-395, Amsterdam |
| Benjamin Moore, scours the earth in search of | | | | AF-550, Carob AF-160, Caponata AF-650, Merlot |
| trends. She works on color trends a full two | | | | Red 2006-10, Arroyo Red 2085-10, Dried Mustard |
| years in advance. Doty's PowerPoint presentation | | | | 2158-10, Majestic Violet 2068-10, Hidden Falls 714, |
| of in- vogue happenings gathered from around | | | | Buttered Yam AF-230, Gargoyle 1546 |
| the world, showed everything from chairs that | | | | Private Identity: With the "Private Identity" |
| look like nests to furniture made from melted | | | | palette, Horn said she and the other color trends |
| PVC pipes. Doty distills all these wacky, out-there | | | | experts were thinking about how we express our |
| movements into usable color trends for real life. | | | | individuality in such an overwhelming, populated |
| Horn's analysis identifies colors that will be popular | | | | world. Here, the colors are bright, bold and |
| in everything from cars to appliances to home | | | | unexpected. |
| accessories and interior design. | | | | "You're your own person so you're going to put |
| Well, | | | | together a personal statement color," Horn said. |
| Here is the news: | | | | "You could do a bright red mixed with a powder |
| According to Benjamin Moore's Color Pulse 2009, | | | | blue and put a bold gold against it. So you've got |
| there are four main color trends that will be | | | | this contrast of very bold color and then a very |
| dominating our surroundings next year and | | | | light color and that gives it an unexpected twist." |
| beyond. | | | | Benjamin Moore's "Private Identity" Colors include: |
| Raw: Horn says this palette is derived from the | | | | Desert Rose 2094-50, Mango Punch 154, Perennial |
| push toward minimalism, pairing life down to its | | | | 405, Pacific Palisades 762, Tricycle Red 2000-20, |
| most authentic. Horn said this palette is derived | | | | Blushing Red 2079-20, Thunderbird 675, Lucerne |
| from unfinished wood, cinder blocks and other | | | | AF-530, Fire and Ice 1329, Black Satin (High Gloss) |
| "make-do" materials and includes shades of white, | | | | 2131-10, Silver Metallic Silver-20 (Studio Finish |
| sand and gray. | | | | color), Gold Metallic Gold-10 (Studio Finish color) |
| Benjamin Moore's "Raw" colors include: Chantilly | | | | (The symbols after the colors listed above |
| Lace OC-65, Mascarpone AF-20, Collector's Item | | | | indicate their collection, so ones with an AF mean |
| AF-45, Fossil AF-65, Frappe AF-85, Hush AF-95, | | | | that they are part of the Affinity group of colors, |
| Jute AF-80, Tucson Winds 1024, Sterling 1591, | | | | OC stands for Off-White Colors and the ones |
| Storm AF-700, Steel Wool 2121-20, Gray 2121-10 | | | | with numbers are in their regular group of classic |
| Urban Silence: Horn said this group of colors | | | | colors). |
| reflects the changing delineation between life in | | | | Don't know where to start? Which colors story to |
| the city and life outside the city. "This is where | | | | use? |
| the trees become houses and the houses | | | | I think you can use colors that are in keeping with |
| become trees," she explained. | | | | the geography in which you live, the architecture |
| As more urban buildings incorporate rooftop | | | | of your home and most of all PERSONAL |
| gardens and shipping containers are converted | | | | CHOICE. If you live on the 28th floor of a condo |
| into living spaces, the city becomes a softer, | | | | with a view of a major mountain and you over |
| more livable place. Horn said this palette reflects | | | | look a river ...its all about the view. So keep your |
| these changes by mixing the gray tones of urban | | | | colors to a dull roar. The color palette of RAW |
| living with vibrant, organic colors like green, rust | | | | may be a good choice for you. If you live in a |
| and terra cotta. | | | | gray climate and want color, the rich hues of the |
| Benjamin Moore's "Urban Silence" colors include: | | | | SIMPLEXITY palette may be the right choice for |
| Shadow Gray 2125-40, Lapland AF-410, Yellow | | | | you. |
| Tone 370, Wasabi AF-430, Winding Vines 532, Old | | | | I believe the real trend is personalization. People |
| Gold 167, Glen Ridge Gold 301, Rattan AF-375, | | | | are tired of others telling them what is good for |
| Rustic Taupe 999, Abbey Brown 1225, Bronze | | | | their home. When choosing colors think about |
| Metallic Bronze-30 (Studio Finish color), Copper | | | | what color looks good on you. What do you like |
| Metallic Copper-40 (Studio Finish color) | | | | to wear? What do you want to feel when you |
| Simplexity: To understand this color palette, think | | | | walk through the door? Color defiantly evokes a |
| about the pixels that make up a computer screen: | | | | feeling. |
| thousands of tiny dots in different shades that | | | | You may want to buy a sample of the color you |
| come together to make a whole. These are | | | | want to you use and paint it on "mighty board." |
| colors that have more to them than meets the | | | | it's a thin, ridged plastic 2x2 sheet of material that |
| eye. | | | | will not warp when painted. You can get it at |
| "The colors here are very complex, they have a | | | | most Benjamin Moore paint stores. See what the |
| lot of depth to them, but they're easy to use, so | | | | color looks like at night and during the day, before |
| that's the simplicity part of that," Horn says. For | | | | you paint the whole room. |
| example, she said, think of a color that looks | | | | Most important, be daring - it's only paint. You can |
| black, but it's really purple. "It's almost black but it | | | | easily re-do it for a few bucks. |
| has an undercurrent of blue and red running | | | | Happy painting! |
| underneath it and it just has a rich texture and a | | | | |