Future Trends: Modernizing Color - Pantone

Home Furnishings Forecast 2007 

Future Trends: Modernizing Color 

In the ever-evolving world of trends, it’s important to update and modernize your thinking and to look at color and styling 

influence through “modern-eyes.” Even those of the following palettes that are not generally thought of as modern now 

include more contemporized looks and, most importantly, newly invented color combinations. As ever, home furnishings 

colors are influenced by leading lifestyles and playstyles, pop culture, international influences, entertainment and social 

issues, but most of all, the comfort levels that best express individual taste and sensibilities. 

Simply Elegant 

The first palette, titled “Simply Elegant,” is a prime example of the marriage of tradition and modern day, the continuing 

eclectic approach where new technologies, especially in fabrication, finishes and styling adeptly enable (and encourage) 

the use of unexpected mixes and textures. Color treatments are equally unique in beautiful blends of mahogany and 

silvered mink, silvery blues, elegant purples and deep bronzed tones set off by the glint of pale gold, frosty almond and 

copper. 

Deep Mahogany Silver Mink Silver Blue Purple Passion Antelope Pale Gold 

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19-1420 17-1312 16-4706 19-3223 16-1126 15-0927 

Frosted Almond Copper 

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13-1012 16-1325 

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Classic Chic 

Classic Chic invokes both neo-classic and newly classic—the always in style, tasteful tones and timeless lines that 

promise lasting value. Gray provides a real presence in both light and deeper tones, while the sister shade of silver and a 

lustrous champagne add a glamorous sparkle. A mineralized yellow and a sensuous red bring a ripple of excitement to 

cappuccino brown. A classic palette would not be complete without the ubiquitous yang and yen of black and white, often 

used with the cappuccino colors. 

After Dark Blanc de Blanc Cappuccino Champagne Beige Silver Storm Gray 


19-1101 11-4800 19-1220 14-1012 14-5002 15-4003 

Frost Gray High Risk Red Mineral Yellow 

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17-0000 18-1763 15-1046 


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Lumens 

Luminous finishes, shiny or slightly de-lustered surfaces, and technically-correct lighting (both dramatic and low key) all 

reflect the sleek simplicity of uncluttered lines interspersed with multi-faceted hues. Lumens includes the dazzling waterborne 

blues, jewel-like emerald or opaline greens, ultraviolet, vibrant rose, metallic silver, and the piercing clarity of bright 

white. 

Silver Ibis Rose Star White Green Sulphur Opaline Green Ultra Violet 


14-5002 17-2520 11-4202 16-0742 14-0226 18-3838 

Dazzling Blue Mediterranean Blue Emerald 


18-3949 18-4334 17-5641 




Mélange 

Flavored by melon, apricot, strawberry and orange, Mélange is an assortment of tantalizing shades guaranteed to 

stimulate the visual appetite. In addition to the warm fruit flavors, and feeding the need for fresh, vital combinations, there 

is a toasty tan, a vibrant poppy red, a vivacious yellow, a balancing blue -- all well-grounded by a rustic khaki. 

Flame Poppy Red Strawberry Pink Apricot Sandstorm Melon 


17-1462 17-1664 16-1731 15-1153 16-1235 16-1442 

Jacaranda Khaki Freesia 


17-3930 16-0726 14-0852 




Aux Naturale 

Cleaning up, paring down, a lack of pretension and excessive ornamentation will continue to have great appeal for many. 

Aux Naturale spawns a variety of so-called organic colors, especially those that seem to have an unbleached quality. The 

most important shades are creamy whites, sandy beiges, essential tans, taupes, gray and mellow browns accented by 

subtly shaded roses, lily pad green and the ultimate color of integrity, a denim-like blue. 

Papyrus Bleached Sand Boulder Nougat Chipmunk White Sand 


11-0107 13-1008 14-1110 16-1320 17-1044 13-0002 

Ashes of Roses Lilas Coronet Blue Lily Pad 

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15-0703 16-1708 18-3922 16-5807 




Grass Roots 

Grass Roots looks to indigenous crafts and materials that bring a regional flavor to products or environments. Some of 

those regions might be far-flung while some are much closer to home. In reality, while some of the products may be 

mass produced, they look as if they are hand- hewn, hand-loomed or individually crafted. Grass Roots starts with the 

variations on a green theme, moves on to mineral blue and various wood tones that are enhanced by unexpected mixes 

including grape, rose and terra cotta. 

Adobe Rose Deep Taupe Iguana Shadow Green Mineral Blue Mauvewood 


16-1508 18-1312 18-0525 14-0627 16-4712 17-1522 

Grape Nectar Terra Cotta Desert Mist 


18-1710 16-1526 14-1127 




Fresh Air 

The dictionary defines something fresh as that which is “refreshingly different from what has been done previously.” 

Certainly the spontaneity of the stylized designs and finishes mixed into this palette is truly like a breath of “fresh air,” 

where woven twines may meet with metallic sheens and smooth resins are coupled with textured leathers. Color 

combinations are equally inventive, for example, green pesto, vibrant yellow and yellow-greens combining artfully with 

cyclamen pink, purples and violets, sky blues and snow whites. 

Mimosa Green Sheen Pesto Cyclamen Purple Potion Chalk Violet 


14-0848 13-0648 18-0228 16-3118 19-2430 17-3615 

Air Blue Snow White 

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15-4319 11-0602 




Light Touch 

A Light Touch suggests a soft impression—the deft use of softer colors that speak of quiet spaces in an increasingly noisy 

world. For many people, it is a comfort zone to return to again and again. The challenge is how to keep it looking up-todate. 

Modernizing a pastel palette can be skillfully and easily done by reinventing the colors and the combinations. Take 

the classic pastels of foamy aquas and greens, pinks and lavenders, powdery blues, sun-tinged yellows and angora 

whites to the next level by infusing them with a touch of champagne, or by introducing the sophistication of a silvery gray 

or rosy taupe. 

Garden Glade Pink Lavender Sphinx Aqua Foam Bellini Candy Pink 


13-0614 14-3207 16-1703 14-5707 13-1114 14-1911 

Angora Gray Morn Golden Haze Skyway 

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12-0605 13-0403 12-0826 14-4112

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