Which House Painting Colors Will Be Hot In 2014?

As 2013 moves closer to its conclusion, this gives us a chance to look forward into 2014 to take a peek at the painting industry's 2014 color trend forecast, as well as the big paint companies' announcements of their house painting colors of the year.  And while there doesn't necessarily seem to be a consensus among the experts as to any particular color palette that they expect to be the most popular for the coming year, it's always fun to see which schemes are gaining popularity when it's time to freshen-up the look of our homes -- inside or out.

*Note* - Due to individual computer monitor limitations, colors seen below may not accurately reflect the true color. To confirm your color choices, visit your local paint store and refer to their in-store color cards. 

Sherwin-Williams 2014 Color Of The Year - Exclusive Plum (SW6263)

SW's director of color marketing, Jackie Jordan, says of their choice for color of the year:  “This dusky, filtered violet is refined without being stuffy, elegant yet easy, and layered with romantic potential.”

Exclusive Plum has its own webpage you can check out that will give you design ideas and complimentary hues when using this color in your home.

As far as the color trend forecast for Sherwin, they have four distinctive color palettes they've chosen to highlight for 2014, including:

Reasoned - "Gray is the new black, and these colors celebrate the elegant, shadowy strength of negative space."

Diaphanous - "These luxurious colors exquisitely balance delicate simplicity and strength tempered by softness."

Curiosity - "Darkly elemental, bio-design-inspired colors and textures that invite us to look at nature in a new light."

Intrinsic - "Rich, earthy colors evocative of ancient dyes, born of an appreciation for cultural traditions and crafts."

You can also download the entire Colormix 2014 collection in PDF format here.

PPG Pittsburgh Paints/Porter Paints 2014 Color Of The Year - Turning Oakleaf (ATC-38 | PPG1107-3)

PPG's Voice of Color website describes this shade as:  "The perfect hue to reflect the spirit of pause & refresh. Its barely there, pastel-like quality is soft enough to instill a quiet pause in even the most active of environments, evoking tranquility. Yet as part of the optimistic yellow family, its subtle warmth and delicate creme tone welcome renewal."

On Turning Oakleaf's webpage you can even try out the color for yourself using a photo of your home.

The four families of the PPG 2014 Color Forecast are:

Mosaic - "Based on the wealth of artisan and craft patterns, shapes and prints, as well as their strong colorations."

New Spirit - "Reflects earthy, primitive, raw colors as well as a new consciousness."

Magnifigance - "Combines the words magnificent and elegance, and the palette recaptures extravagant, dramatic styling and opulent, regal colors."

Theorem - "A precise and minimal palette that uses rich brown, purple and deep blue as accents for balanced neutrals."

Benjamin Moore 2014 Color Of The Year - Breath Of Fresh Air (806)

"Breath of Fresh Air is a gorgeous, ethereal blue serving as a 'new neutral' that is livable and functional.  We chose Breath of Fresh Air because we were seeing it across several different environments—it's our new neutral," said Ellen O'Neill, BM's Creative Director.

Check out Breath of Fresh Air on Benjamin Moore's website to view complimentary and similar shades.

The Color Trends 2014 Palette - "We've detected a 'lighter touch', hints, whispers, tints of color. Shifts to pastels without looking too 'candy', too 'Easter egg' which is an exciting message for us, a color company. We've begun to see a shift away from gray to tints of blues, greens, lavenders and pinks. Pastels, softened and filtered, to lift the spirit but not shout too loud... colors that can make a room happy, flatter your possessions and your art. We call these the new neutrals."

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter which colors the painting industry predicts will be trending for 2014.  All that really matters is that you're happy with your color choice.

We invite you to visit our Color Help page where you'll find a variety of color selection tools to help make your decision easier.

If you're in the Greater Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania areas please Contact Us for a free, no-obligation consultation and quote.