Benjamin Moore's Color of the Year 2014

                                                                                 

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Benjamin Moore's COLOR OF THE YEAR for 2014!

Also announced are the colors in their 2014 color palette to coordinate with Breath of Fresh Air. They describe this as the "New" Neutral Palette.

 

Distant Gray 2124-70

White Dove OC-17

Peach Parfait 2175-70

Fruit Shake 2088-60

Coral Essence 2007-40

Clay Beige OC-11

Sparrow AF-720

Castleton Mist HC-1

Elemental AF-400

Van Alen Green HC-120

Palladian Blue HC-144

Caribbean Teal 2123-20

Wickham Gray HC-171

Normandy 2129-40

Van Deusen Blue HC-156

Mt. Rainier Gray 2129-60

Flint AF-560

Lavender Mist 2070-60

Iced Mauve 2115-50

Super Nova 1414

Nightingale AF-670

Black Satin 2131-10

2013's Color of the Year was Lemon Sorbet. I love how they stayed with a soft shade this year too. While it's not anything really unexpected, its a very pretty color and I look forward to using it!

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Neutrals

I personally like to design rooms with color. I grew up in a house with white walls and white carpet and so of course I'm not going to be one of those designers who stick to all creams and whites. I love adding a punch of color to a room. However, it is important to add a few neutrals to a colorful room for balance. If you have too many different colors going on, the room won't flow well and you won't be comfortable in it. I find that neutrals give the room a grounding effect. 

When selecting neutrals I like to play with texture and pattern. This will prevent the neutral item from becoming the boring, everyday piece in the room.

This Ratcliffe etagere/bookcase from Horchow is quite interesting and would be great to display your treasures.

Looking for a rug? This Flat Braided Jute rug from Pottery Barn has just enough interest.

This woven Subway White 18" pillow is from CB2.

These white Acton Vases from ZGallerie are anything but boring.

The nailhead trim on this ivory Jenelle sofa is stunning and available through Horchow.