Category: paint color

McCormick Paints Color of the Year – Alsot Olive, a pale yellow with olive-green undertones, balances the energy and warmth of yellow with the calmness and composure of green. The warm yellow-green hues of Alsot Olive are understated, radiating a subtle splash of color.

Yellow, a color associated with happiness and enlightenment, has been out of the color and design scene for quite some time, but is rising to the forefront for 2016. Alsot Olive captures the latest trends in design, making this an eye-catching choice for Color of the Year. McCormick Paints Color Consultant, Liz Stone notes, “This chic-yet-simple color delivers energy and brightness to your walls, while remaining a very practical and inviting color.” Alsot Olive proves that practical doesn’t have to mean colorless.

See more at: McCormick Paint – Color of the Year

Behr Paints “Marquee” – I have been meaning to test this paint for awhile now, I should have done it long ago. It is a great paint! It applies as well as any other mid to high end paint. It is guaranteed to cover in one coat and it did. At under $50 a gallon the price is right and because it is guaranteed to cover in one coat, I used half the quantity and it took less time. The important thing to remember when using this paint, don’t spread too thin – let a thicker coat provide the coverage. I painted (below) an accent wall which was a darker shade of the existing color, not sure if one coat coverage will be as successful if you are painting a light color over a darker. (I’ll try that next)

Pantones Color of the Year – 2 is Better than 1.

Before Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams chose colors for the year, Pantone was the sole source. Their choice was determined by extensive research of consumer buying trends. Once they chose a color it inspired furnishings, clothes, paint and advertising trends for the upcoming year.

This year, during our turbulent times, we are in need of respite and relaxation. Pink calms the wild beast and blue inspires serenity. Lets hope it works.

https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2016

Sherwin Williams 2016 Color of the Year

A hue symbolic of new beginnings, Alabaster (SW 7008), is Sherwin-Williams 2016 Color of the Year. At a time of interconnected commotion and overstimulation, Alabaster offers a sense of personal solace and revival to weary minds. It is the true neutral to set the tone for 2016.

“Alabaster represents a straightforward and necessary shift to mindfulness. It provides an oasis of calmness, spirituality and ‘less is more’ visual relief. Alabaster is neither stark nor overly warm, but rather an understated and alluring white.”

Jackie Jordan, Sherwin-Williams director of color marketing. Sherwin Williams