Color Trends and Color of the Year 2021

PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating

Pantone calls this duo “a marriage of color conveying a message of strength and hopefulness that is both enduring and uplifting.” Why we love it – the bright pop of yellow is a ray of sunshine after the tough year(s) we’ve had. It’s optimistic and bright and lovely! The grey grounds it and brings a subtle neutral. Also, gray has been popular for years so you probably have some gray to work with in your house already.

In home decor, we expect to see this combo of colors throughout the home–indoor and out. Look for Ultimate Gray as a wall color with pops of Illuminating in accents like pillows, blankets, wall art, furniture, etc. Our advice? Keep the Illuminating yellow color to accessories that can be swapped out when the next color trend takes over.

How to incorporate the colors of the year in your home

Here are some ideas on how to bring these colors into your home:

Bedroom: Choose textiles with both colors incorporated, grey walls or floors with yellow pillows or a yellow throw. Incorporate the yellow on the walls with art or on the floor with a bright rug.

Bathroom: Use Ultimate Gray for the walls, tile and/or backsplash. Choose towels that incorporate both colors in a pattern or bright yellow towels. Bring it even further with yellow hand soap – try Mrs. Meyer’s Honeysuckle Liquid Hand Soap – looks and smells clean.

Kitchen: Incorporate yellow hand towels, a yellow vase with white flowers or a gray vase with yellow flowers, yellow and gray napkins and placemats, yellow chairs, etc.

Exterior: Try painting your house yellow with white trim and pops of gray with shutters or deck color. We painted our deck gray with white railings a few years ago–adding yellow outdoor pillows, candles and accent tables would look great. Or go smaller by just painting your front door yellow to really make it pop. Go even smaller – plant yellow flowers that are beautiful and smell like sunshine.

From Pantone: “For over 20 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.”

Sell your home in 2021

Thinking of selling your home? We suggest using these colors to stage your home and we’ll definitely be using the colors with our virtual home staging and normal (real!) staging.

Thinking of selling your home with Andrew & Tiffany Beitler of Minnesota My Home? Even better! We’d love to talk to you! Get in touch today – (612) 432-3873 or andrew@mnmyhome.com.