2013 Color of the Year Emerald: 4 Ways to Bring it Home
Did you know there IS a color of the year each year?
Well, 2013’s color of the year is Emerald green. This is why you see it used everywhere. Textiles, clothing, pillows, bedding, and paint.
How do you use it without your home looking like a set from The Wizard of Oz? Here are four tips to bring this trend into your home successfully.
Bold wall color
Very bold wall color as a backdrop for simple, graphic furnishings will transform your space. If you really love emerald, this is a great way to embrace the trend.
Textiles
If you’re less committed to the trend but want to liven up a space, try adding emerald curtains, pillows, and throws. You’ll need more than just one splash of the color for it to make sense.
Furniture
Adding one piece of furniture in a bold color will draw the eye. Why not paint a great Craigslist find a bold emerald color? It may very well become your favorite piece of furniture. Dressers, tables, and chairs are fairly easy to paint and don’t take up a huge amount of visual space. Want more impact? Paint a hutch or your cabinets.
Accessories
Like the trend but don’t want to re-do your whole space? Grab a few emerald accessories. Place settings, tablecloths or runners, knick-knacks, vases, and trays can say more than a bold wall. Treat them like the actual emerald jewel and spread them around your space.
These examples and more inspiration are all found on our Pinterest board Green with Envy.
Flying Horse Home
Created crisp lines so the dark accent color pops in this entry.
This house is splashed all over our Web site!
The house was built like other track homes. But then Cheryl Windom of Windom Interiors was hired to transform the space. The homeowner LOVED bright, bold colors and having each room look polished. It matches his personality. Every room in this home was painted by A Quality Paint Job.
Cheryl chose a bold green that permeated the main living areas.
Painted walls and accent ledge feature.
The master suite is a much subtler hue. The earthy brown colors anchor each space. This house boasts an outdoor lower level bar and waterfall.
We enjoyed working with Cheryl and the homeowner to create an unforgettable space. We get a spring in our step when we get to use fresh new colors and see big transformations at the end of the job.
A special Thank You to Joel Strayer for use of these fantastic photos!
Check out our photo gallery for more images of this stunning home!
Striped Walls
Stripes are an easy way to make walls pop with pattern without the commitment of wallpaper.
It gives your eye a point of interest—something to follow. And it allows you to keep your furnishings more simple. Some quick tips as you plan your striped room:
Don’t limit yourself to horizontal and vertical stripes! Stripes done at an angle can give a small room the illusion of being larger!- Chevron patterns are really fashionable right now. We can do those!
- Punch up the color in a kid’s room or guest room! Choose two or three colors from your curtains or bedding and make stripes!
- They are an easy way to theme a room. A white room with red stripes and small stitch marks can mimic a baseball. Or a stripe with embellishment at the top can mimic a princess crown. The possibilities are endless.
- Stripes can be subtle, too! Choose a monochromatic color scheme or the same color in two very different sheens (like flat and semi-gloss) to create subtle texture.
Check out our Pinterest board Striped for more room inspiration!
Use Fun Bold Colors to Accent Your Home Exterior
To spice up your exterior and stand out from the crowd, use fun, bold paint colors to make a statement! Express your personality with great shutters, doors, or accent trim in your bolder color. This gives you impact with less expensive upkeep. And you can change colors more frequently.
From desiretoinspire.net
HOT TIP: It’s much less expensive to remove shutters or a door every few years to repaint than it is to repaint the whole house. Trim and gutter paint jobs also cost less than entire house repaints.
The most popular bold paint colors of 2013 are mimicking fashion runways. Saturated colors like lemon, cobalt, tangerine, and the official 2013 fashion color of the year…Emerald.
Check out our Pinterest board Bright Exterior Accents for inspiration.
Pink Striped Nursery
It’s always fun to meet homeowners who want to do something a little bit different.
To welcome their newest family addition, a baby girl, they asked us to help them create a fun, modern nursery.
They chose a bright coral pink and crisp navy blue to create vivid stripes. As you can see, it’s coming together great with a white crib and navy geometric rug.
We had so much fun on this project because it required exceptional attention to detail.
Sweet dreams little baby girl!
Check out our Pinterest board Baby Nursery Insipiration. We just pinned a bunch of striped baby rooms. So cute!