We don’t know about you, but we always look forward to Pantone’s Colour of the Year predictions. If nothing else, these predictions remind us of the role that colour plays in evoking emotion and mood. Last year was all about rich wine-red Marsala. For 2016 Pantone has lightened things up with Rose Quartz, and in a twist on the usual one-colour pick, it has added a second colour, Serenity.
Rose quartz is a warm play on rose-pink. “It’s a persuasive yet gentle tone that conveys compassion and a sense of composure,” says Pantone in its statement about the new hues. So why two colours: Rose Quartz along with Serenity, a cornflower blue? It’s because of the influence of, as Pantone calls it, “gender blur as it relates to fashion.” This more unilateral approach to colour is coinciding with societal movements toward gender equality and fluidity, it says.
So with that said, this peaceful shade and its calm fraternal twin, Serenity, both pair with mid-tones including greens and purples, rich browns, and all shades of yellow. Want to introduce this relaxing rose into your home? Here are 10 decor finds that evoke this soft hue.
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2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Small sofa
A slimmed down sofa with elegant, deep tufts in soft pink will make a swanky addition to a living room in a small space. In a bedroom it will strike a Hollywood Glam pose. Elton settee, West Elm, $1,335.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Small sofa
A slimmed down sofa with elegant, deep tufts in soft pink will make a swanky addition to a living room in a small space. In a bedroom it will strike a Hollywood Glam pose. Elton settee, West Elm, $1,335.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Pintuck pillow
If you own a sofa in deep brown or yellow, a throw pillow in this velvety take on Rose Quartz will complement it beautifully. On a bed it can serve as an elegant counterpoint to all the rectilinear angles of bed pillows and turned-down sheets. Round pintuck pillow, Urban Outfitters, $39.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Farm dishtowel
If you like the dusty pink of Rose Quartz, but in tiny doses, opt for a fun dish towel to perk up the kitchen. This one features a print from the British artist Holly Frean. The Farm dishtowel, Anthropologie, $18 USD.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Smeg toaster
Based in Italy, Smeg has a reputation for producing covetable appliances with an effortless retro appeal. This light-rose colour toaster will take pride of place in your kitchen. Smeg two slice toaster, Hudson's Bay, $199.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Record player
Whether you’ve inherited an awesome record collection or you’re slowly building a vinyl library of your own, you’ll need a worthy record player to go with it. Audio-Technica vinyl record player, Urban Outfitters, $140 USD.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Champagne flute
Many wine glasses have lost their stem for a more modern tumbler-style look, so it stands to reason that champagne flute design has followed that lead. These simple flutes will strike a fresh note for your next party. Cylinder pink champagne flutes, CB2, $3.50 each.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Baby quilt
One thing we can all agree on is that the soft shades of pink and blue have always been at home in the nursery. This adorable quilt combines both colours of the year and is perfectly cozy and keepsake-worthy. Baby quilt, Land of Nod, $90 USD.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Cake stand
The delicate opacity of milk glass always makes it enticing and enduringly stylish. This handcrafted dusty pink cake stand is no exception. Milk glass cake stand, Anthropologie, $68 USD.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Flokati rug
Boring floors can always use an injection of fun. Go bold with an eye-catching fluffy Flokati rug in on-trend dusty rose that brings to mind the trendy Shrimps faux fur coats that caught the attention of the fashion world. Flokati shag rug, Urban Outfitters, from $69 USD.
2016 Pantone colour of the year: Rose Quartz
Bloom pie server
Stop using random utensils to serve sliced pieces of cake and pie, and add a proper pie server to your contingent of servingware. This sweet pink pie server that nods to antique ceramicware is stylish and useful. Raised Bloom pie server, Anthropologie, $12 USD.
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