Think pink in 2011

For more than a decade, Pantone's Colour of the Year declarations have influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries including home  design.  This year's Pantone colour is.....<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS_3-WhdqGhrhNp-2FwTRWFVMwkdftbYps_rciauG23FHCN1nSpz5Xw7tBRsEHIAdN9ChTlGb_7YRSEoMd8DFVyls6_vaO9Bhiy-Pkt_PcBs6j2ybXNtg5XSPqdNjkYPHKHEnjLZy9Lut/s1600/0pcoloryear2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS_3-WhdqGhrhNp-2FwTRWFVMwkdftbYps_rciauG23FHCN1nSpz5Xw7tBRsEHIAdN9ChTlGb_7YRSEoMd8DFVyls6_vaO9Bhiy-Pkt_PcBs6j2ybXNtg5XSPqdNjkYPHKHEnjLZy9Lut/s320/0pcoloryear2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq_pdG3W1V4U_oIarbhwHhvfmcTBsmxEG7a30XkjkFjW9DF6dpUgrXcLcNIokq1b30N9dvilDRpFQMT_fd1LJZilF8ks_1yGNSQl9JKqz4EqwGqDPHe10LuBrqWyl6MAx2CWTAw7TBs0R/s1600/reddishpinkallures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq_pdG3W1V4U_oIarbhwHhvfmcTBsmxEG7a30XkjkFjW9DF6dpUgrXcLcNIokq1b30N9dvilDRpFQMT_fd1LJZilF8ks_1yGNSQl9JKqz4EqwGqDPHe10LuBrqWyl6MAx2CWTAw7TBs0R/s1600/reddishpinkallures.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=20824&ca=10">Honeysuckle </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pantone Colour Institute Executive Director Leatrice Eiseman says, "In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating colour that gets the adrenaline going-- perfect to ward off the blues."  Yes indeed, Honeysuckle is that kind of pink, but there are many  tints and shade of pink that are options in decor.Perhaps there's one for you.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVKCfC8X5ys7ntUZVvb1xIvDTsvZVAC3ohX6BkqUA5685543Ue7jY6XZhv2z-HVpKWG3-G2TIaoVvt62dd2inCziKZG1u1hxZq0sKQOu1DEVfaT3ds3dqiDG14GoD6vKZ2swHsTELlTCv/s1600/staw-room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVKCfC8X5ys7ntUZVvb1xIvDTsvZVAC3ohX6BkqUA5685543Ue7jY6XZhv2z-HVpKWG3-G2TIaoVvt62dd2inCziKZG1u1hxZq0sKQOu1DEVfaT3ds3dqiDG14GoD6vKZ2swHsTELlTCv/s400/staw-room.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">source</span> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vibrant all the way.  You couldn't help but feel upbeat in this room.  Some rooms have so much colour energy they are difficult places to relax.  Personally, I love a room that soothes and this space would not be my first choice.  How about you?  <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9D77bnH9FVrV1KjG8ktg6OrjacUbdus8foTBPoFYCxjo0HALsMaid7bIEAmvHaWE2W-88mgWA5Oa8DrVKuKY06ftBnCoVV8T25xQmVXSyo_VFZedtxO9b3rRJPdsQ8Yf7YIyCvtsSaS5_/s1600/port2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9D77bnH9FVrV1KjG8ktg6OrjacUbdus8foTBPoFYCxjo0HALsMaid7bIEAmvHaWE2W-88mgWA5Oa8DrVKuKY06ftBnCoVV8T25xQmVXSyo_VFZedtxO9b3rRJPdsQ8Yf7YIyCvtsSaS5_/s400/port2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/category/browse-by-color/pink-browse-by-color/page/4/">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A subtle and understated pink creeps quietly into this decor and settles in place. It produces a quiet, relaxed environment that calls you to curl up with a nice book. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aNKXgx8Ap1xIzStLOhhZUdHO9jW8cMFB5aPRzU8zbtas-Vcu_w2wmKhvGMKhFzUTpQgA3K8O54Sd1qVYN6W1Pcj0oVTuUDZXK9axEih03DAOsxX1GR1mce-YMX7Dz9n4TOxJ4eB0AaT9/s1600/gu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aNKXgx8Ap1xIzStLOhhZUdHO9jW8cMFB5aPRzU8zbtas-Vcu_w2wmKhvGMKhFzUTpQgA3K8O54Sd1qVYN6W1Pcj0oVTuUDZXK9axEih03DAOsxX1GR1mce-YMX7Dz9n4TOxJ4eB0AaT9/s640/gu.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/category/browse-by-color/pink-browse-by-color/page/6/">source </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Another quiet pink combination that  works well for  relaxation.  The pink/ brown combination is one of my favourites and recently it is a popular  colour scheme for children's rooms.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjee7xsmU2xDACGBaxfEgWnwwPk-VSWTclpPnSrDeRmst8cmpqW9Ml5H46M2Z8QifS2sCtBa2J6x1KXL9WEPa6sVjQoqI7bnEM40bMSSwJ2llFCHSKbzpIdZRX9kmP2aGOxX367bM0msNOJ/s1600/lounge_living2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjee7xsmU2xDACGBaxfEgWnwwPk-VSWTclpPnSrDeRmst8cmpqW9Ml5H46M2Z8QifS2sCtBa2J6x1KXL9WEPa6sVjQoqI7bnEM40bMSSwJ2llFCHSKbzpIdZRX9kmP2aGOxX367bM0msNOJ/s400/lounge_living2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/category/browse-by-color/pink-browse-by-color/page/7/">source </a></span><br /><br />Anything with gray is bound to be a favourite with me. I love the way grays are  the supporting actors in a room , letting other colours do their thing.  Gray is the new neutral, but it has been my neutral since the mid 80"s <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/65181/Tineke-triggs-contemporary-bedroom-san-francisco"><img alt="Tineke triggs contemporary bedroom" border="0" height="333" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/65181_0_8-9159-contemporary-bedroom.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/bedroom" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/6849/tineke-triggs" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">tineke triggs</a></small><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY8k8XMsq6vjuHvRbScciTZBba5HDZJDbmrLv6omKwpfLVlxeq02QRFp1rHrzrEI_JVdNHavXKGrdxq8wu2XGsQd3SzKv-4HUP3b-YqjEYXFC7PwAoSbVELBkTFomOvw5p1vBSUgwbwU-/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">Orange and pink are a somewhat unlikely pair, but they work well together especially when one dominates.  </span><br /><small><br /></small></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb6ZNX6yWRN-ADcoAA50iilhLsPkEjCDQqIIP2jcU5k90rxedgwD9ktMNH8mnUJyTP8j5F5PqCRUsesu6tXYvCmy8ZdQmpF3CktuqICpzGPMjt1DXdH_wAZ2wX9kOUHgEj4EWrFrbLonK/s1600/viadecorpad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb6ZNX6yWRN-ADcoAA50iilhLsPkEjCDQqIIP2jcU5k90rxedgwD9ktMNH8mnUJyTP8j5F5PqCRUsesu6tXYvCmy8ZdQmpF3CktuqICpzGPMjt1DXdH_wAZ2wX9kOUHgEj4EWrFrbLonK/s640/viadecorpad.jpg" width="481" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oatmeal and pink  which is moving subtly toward coral  makes a fantastic duo in this Sarah Richardson design.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO38SqAFyyrZZWdA1uSeCXOaWCsRUvaJau4rVLBjntYSwy3P8xG-T3sa5s7yYE4YPkHXcQ-fafN2K1pQZUlD8XZ1jfZKrzaI8UMGhnz4TxW_aHnJkUU7pX3s4E6am0OLwpJWmOJS6JHR_/s1600/pink-living-room-1-0307-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO38SqAFyyrZZWdA1uSeCXOaWCsRUvaJau4rVLBjntYSwy3P8xG-T3sa5s7yYE4YPkHXcQ-fafN2K1pQZUlD8XZ1jfZKrzaI8UMGhnz4TxW_aHnJkUU7pX3s4E6am0OLwpJWmOJS6JHR_/s400/pink-living-room-1-0307-xlg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplyeverythingblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pretty-in-pink.html">source</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajDZqydTsAiI1o5NTNRP2N-ogRbh8EgV4LcIsQ-ZSaz_tDyR1_4JZ27YfplCz5Gk-HVjfvy58WFFs0WiUkIfEvE-G7gRe5I6KUU30aflLxGB7evQRxthEEjRT1OsJ_v6p_RnKuksHx-Kb/s1600/Thelennoxx+pink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellow is another colour that you don't often see paired with pink, but it is one of my favourite combinations. The addition of orange makes this an energetic combo without being too much so because of the light colour on the walls. If I could make one change in this room,  I would paint  the walls a more neutral colour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/65175/Tineke-triggs-contemporary-dining-room-san-francisco"><img alt="Tineke triggs contemporary dining room" border="0" height="695" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/65175_0_8-9201-contemporary-dining-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/6849/tineke-triggs" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">tineke triggs</a></small></div><br />I love the chairs.  Enough said.  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6d83PqdgpZFVNukMywH5YO6XjBD_1hWr_lszkqpUguK-_92B7ievCBl9JyFAhlBwKO9UHh5P_7hyphenhyphenD8LhaLp212o_Oys3xzapPYZiRyXUgCjDWSuxmGDcqcgpU4bm9wIg8JNmExIv011J/s1600/71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/73208/Kitchen--bath--office-contemporary-kitchen-seattle"><img alt="Kitchen, bath, office contemporary kitchen" border="0" height="332" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/73208_0_8-8162-contemporary-kitchen.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/9884/Ventana-Construction-LLC" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Ventana Construction LLC</a></small></div><br />This room combines two 2011 trends, honeysuckle and pattern.<br />  <br />What's your tolerance level for pink in decor?</div>

Think pink in 2011

For more than a decade, Pantone's Colour of the Year declarations have influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multip...

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