what does the new Pantone colour of the year mean to me?

Classic Blue.
The Pantone colour of the year.

Every year Pantone comes out with the colour of the year. It influences a lot of designers on how to approach the year’s decor. But what does it mean to me specifically? To me it means there is good change coming! Blue is a relaxing colour, yet this Classic Blue is also vibrant, deep and saturated, giving it strength too. Blue is also a really easy colour to live with since it’s the colour of the waters of this world. And it’s cool; crisp; and anything but white.

While I still love my white Scandinavian look, I am also now finally appreciating colour again. This is a good thing! We’ll be seeing more colours in decor for sure as we shift to ‘more is more’, maximalism, and florals. I predict Classic Blue is just the cusp…

Check out these great examples of what I believe will be big trends for the 2020 year. Many include saturated colour of course.