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2017 Color of The Year Has Home Interiors Going Green

Greenery, Pantone 2017 Color of The Year

Pantone’s 2017 Color of The Year Greenery Celebrates Color’s Curative Powers:

Greenery, Pantone 2017 Color of The Year, image credit: Pantone
Greenery, Pantone 2017 Color of The Year, image credit: Pantone

The word “green” as it relates to the home, typically signifies environmentally-friendly features as opposed to its literal meaning as a color. In 2017, green returns to its literal roots in home interiors as Pantone’s Color of the Year—Greenery 15-0343 to be precise.

To commemorate “Greenery,” the PANTONE® Color of the Year 2017, fabric furniture manufacturer Taylor King presents a selection of upholstery that proudly features the lively shade. From modern takes on traditional prints to geometric embroideries, they offer a bright green accent to suit any taste and any space.
Fabric furniture manufacturer Taylor King presents a selection of upholstery to commemorate “Greenery,” the PANTONE® Color of the Year 2017, image credit: Taylor King

 

It seems that we all want a little greenery in our lives to calm our minds and soothe our physical surroundings. In a recent Pantone webinar announcing the 2017 Color of the Year, Laurie Pressman, Vice-President Pantone Color Institute, observed that yellow-green captures the current consumer’s mood to revive, restore and renew. “Greenery conveys a message of health and represents consumer desire to express unique identity and connect with others and a larger purpose,” says Pressman, who calls green “nature’s neutral.”

Pantone's 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery in home interiors, image credit: Pantone
Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery in home interiors, image credit: Pantone

Pantone describes “Greenery” as a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring, the flourishing foliage and the lushness of the outdoors with fortifying attributes that signal consumers to take a deep breath, oxygenate and reinvigorate.

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This hippy vibe and holistic, new age sounding rhetoric surrounding Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year as “symbolic of new beginnings” and “a life-affirming shade,” (Pantone’s own words) is enough to make more mainstream tastes shy away from the shade.

Yellow-green goes in and out of fashion throughout the 60s and 70s, image credit: Pantone
Yellow-green goes in and out of fashion throughout the 60s and 70s, image credit: Pantone
Day glo interpretations of yellow green in the 60s and 70s. image credit: Pantone
Day glo interpretations of yellow green in the 60s and 70s. image credit: Pantone

Since the 1920s, yellowish green has cycled in and out of style in fashion and home interiors. In the 1960s, consumers embraced psychedelic yellows and bright greens inspired by pop art. The 70s popularized yellow greens in day glo colors. The recent Spring 2017 fashion runways debuted plenty of bright yellow-green couture.

Bemz cover for Klippan 2 seater sofa, fabric: Brera Lino Leaf, designer: Designers Guild
Bemz cover for Klippan 2 seater sofa, fabric: Brera Lino Leaf, designer: Designers Guild image credit: Bemz

We can reminisce and wax poetic about the color green, but in reality does it translate to walls, furniture, fabrics and decorative accents in today’s home? The answer is yes, but not in ways you would expect.

Moss wall accented with square and rectangular tiles image credit: Mosa Tile
Moss wall accented with square and rectangular tiles image credit: Mosa Tile

Instead of green painted walls, homes are integrating living walls and moss walls as design elements. People also are getting their green fix from consumer products in shades of green ranging from coffee makers to luxury cars.

consumer products in yellow green, image credit: Pantone
consumer products in yellow green, image credit: Pantone
luxury cars in yellow green, image credit: Pantone
luxury cars in yellow green, image credit: Pantone

“Green is emblematic of its time, crossing all areas of design to express the mood and attitude of consumers. It gives us the confidence to take bold steps to find purpose and passion and redefine success and what makes us happy,” says Pressman.

Fresh off the heels of Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year announcement, upholstery and occasional furniture manufacturer Hancock & Moore unveils their array of sofas and accent seating in Greenery. Dubbed as fresh and revitalizing, the zesty green color is shown in different fabrics and leathers for an eclectic look.
Fresh off the heels of Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year announcement, upholstery and occasional furniture manufacturer Hancock & Moore unveils their array of sofas and accent seating in Greenery. Dubbed as fresh and revitalizing, the zesty green color is shown in different fabrics and leathers for an eclectic look.

 

Bemz cover for Klippan 2 seater sofa, fabric: Brera Lino Leaf, designer: Designers Guild
Bemz cover for Klippan 2 seater sofa, fabric: Brera Lino Leaf, designer: Designers Guild image credit: Bemz

2017 brings high expectations for the color green and its transformative powers aesthetically, physically and spiritually. I, for one, intend to add a dose of green hues for good jou-jou and a home interior refresh. For the latest design news and design travel, subscribe to The Design Tourist Magazine 

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Karen LeBlanc

Karen LeBlanc is a travel host and writer with a popular travel show, The Design Tourist, and a companion lifestyle blog. As a widely published travel journalist and content creator, Karen is a member of the North American Travel Journalists Association. She also serves as the Design and Travel editor of the national lifestyle magazine, LaPalme. Karen believes that every destination has a story to tell through its local art, architecture, culture, and craft. This immersive creative exploration begins with authentic accommodations where the narrative of place unfolds through art, accessories, accouterments, furnishings, fixtures, and food. 

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