Color Trend Alert!

Are bold colors in or out?? According to BHG, Citrus Colored Living Rooms are the way to go, which I really like, since my bedroom is yellow. With all the stress these days about the downfall of the economy, why not come home to a cheery, hopeful, happy color such as yellow.

"With brightly colored pottery as the inspiration, this living room showcases a palette that sparkles with lemon yellow walls and spring green on the bookcases, along with coral, sky blue, and eye-popping tangerine as an accent. Fabrics are key to this casual, feminine look, showing up by the dozen in an energetic mix of plaids, checks, florals, even a dragonfly motif in fuzzy chenille. It works because the fabrics share at least one common color. For major upholstered pieces, choose solid colors or subtle, small-scale patterns, making them color-versatile."

Also check out HGTV's Color Trend: What's In, What's Next, and see what the color forecasters are predicting for next year!

"Color forecasters are part designer, part sociologist and part predictor. They draw information from the runway, auto manufacturers and the housewares industry; they scour showrooms, trade shows and magazines for trends; they consider what's happening culturally and how this impacts our national mood. Then they take all of that information and translate it into what colors we'll be wearing and decorating with in the next year."