How to Decorate Your Home with 2024 Color Trends
Just in time to ring in the New Year, the top paint manufacturers have unveiled their 2024 Color of the Year selections! While color experts from leading paint and design companies each name their own pick for what they expect to trend in design, there’s definitely a consistent theme, with comforting, nurturing blue hues in-style for the new year.
For 2024, the color experts at Sherwin-Williams, the industry-leading paint brand used in our new construction homes in Florida, selected Upward as their 2024 Color of the Year. Sherwin-Williams also put together its Colormix® Forecast of curated color palettes that make it easy for you to pair different hues in your home design.
Are you wondering how to use this year’s trending interior paint colors? Join us as we dive into how to incorporate 2024 color trends into your home decor!
Sherwin-Williams Color of the Year
Upward (SW 6239) is a breezy, blissful blue that reminds us of a calm, cloud-kissed sky. This hue with its hint of a silver lining embodies the essence of peaceful moments, inviting a sense of clarity and serenity as it washes over your space. Described as “a sunny-day shade for spaces brimming with positive energy, creative thinking, and total contentment,” Upward promotes wellness and invites you to take a deep breath, slow down, and enjoy life’s moments.
Blue, as it turns out, is the most popular color in the world and there is a good reason why – it’s known as a calming, soothing tone, with a connection to nature whether that’s a blue sky or Caribbean waters. Upward, in particular, was selected for its neutral tone and versatility that makes it ideal for use in nearly any room in your home, or as an exterior paint color.
Use with Coordinating Colors and Materials
Blue has long been a popular paint color for coastal style and Florida home décor, and Upward is one of our favorite blue-grey paint colors as it is neutral enough to paint a whole room, or perfect to add a pop of color in the form of accent wall, painted wall paneling, or painted furniture. It pairs well with crisp black and white, warm woods, cool pastels, and other deep and dreamy shades:
- Sherwin-Williams suggests pairing with warm neutral paint colors such as Snowbound and Drift of Mist, dramatic dark options like Gale Force and Tricorn Black, or earthy green and brown shades including Palm Leaf and Antiquarian Brown.
- For a minimalistic look, use a monochromatic paint palette with other dreamy blue-grey tones.
- And, classic white creates a contrast that may either be crisp and clean, or soft and dreamy, depending on the tones and materials.
Speaking of materials – we love this color paired with textured white materials such as painted wall paneling or linen, warm-toned wood, and dark metal accents.
Use Upward as an exterior paint color on the body of your home with the simplistic contrast of blacks and whites for trim, shingles, shutters, light fixtures, and door hardware.
Design a Dreamy Bedroom
While Upward can be incorporated into any room, we particularly love using this interior paint color in bedrooms to evoke a serene dream space.
Stacey Antonakos-Perez, manager of the Highland Homes design center, says, “Upward reminds me of the sky. In one of our model homes, I created a vision of blue skies with fluffy clouds in an airplane-themed child’s bedroom. Paired with white and darker blue tones and whitewashed furniture, it came together perfectly, ready to both stimulate the imagination and fly you away to slumberland.”
This interior paint color works equally well in an owner’s suite, whether you paint all four walls, a tray ceiling, or an accent wall. Not ready to paint? Select serene blue blankets, rugs, and window coverings, instead.
Create a Spa-Inspired Space
Upward’s serene hue is an ideal color choice for spa-like relaxation. Incorporate this paint color on bathroom walls or cabinets, or if you don’t want to go all in with paint, decorate with accents such as towels and bath accessories featuring a pale silvery blue to create a spa experience at home.
Into yoga or another meditative practice? Consider painting the walls of your workout or Zen room in Upward to encourage relaxation and serenity as you work through your favorite flows. Might I add, it’s also the perfect color for an office to help keep calm and collected throughout the workday.
Dive Into Beach-Inspired Coastal Design
With the trendiness of Upward and other coastal blues for 2024, coastal style décor is expected to grow in popularity – which is no news to those of us who live in Florida, where beach-inspired colors and materials thrive in home décor!
It doesn’t get much easier than pairing Upward with creamy whites and coastal accents – Paint your walls with Upward interior paint, pair it with white painted trim and wall paneling, and add in coastal accents with materials such as woven rattan or jute, natural wood, and linen for the ultimate oceanside-inspired escape.
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