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It's bold. It's bright and it's fearless … it's Honeysuckle, Pantone Color of the Year for 2011. Let's see what this color is all about.
“Pink” is not just for girls anymore. It's so much more than just a color it's become a symbol. From saying “in the pink” to indicate very good health and spirits, to “hunting pink” which oddly enough is red and of course it's most natorious representation is for Breast Cancer Awareness, a very universal issue.
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Pink can be seen in both men and women's fashions from clothing to shoes. The obvious is noticed of course in makeup; lipstick, nail polish, hair color and jewelry.
It's interesting to see pink pop up in unexpected places such as in the sporting world. It's a great way to introduce women into a very typical men's world. Here you have a Ruger gun in various shades of pink. Great marketing to “pretty up” a male dominated sport.
How are we going to use Honeysuckle in our homes? Well the obvious is in paint color. Other options are to use it as the main wall color, accent or just in accessories such as pillows, area rugs, drapery, wallpaper or home decor.
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We all know this color will dominate in a girls room but keep in mind, if used in moderation Honeysuckle can tickle you pink in any room!
UPDATE: This post was written in 2010 and still remains a very popular blog post. Honeysuckle is still holding it's own but since then we've been through a few more color trends.
So keep in mind that I can help you get this color into your home and any other other trending color such as Tangerine Tango, Gray or even purple. They are all great looks, beautiful colors but have to be done correctly if your choosing these hues for inside your home.
I'm Donna Frasca, a Color Expert in the South Charlotte area. I specialize in JUST color for your home, partially very large homes with open floor plans. Contact me if you need color of for your home.
Very informative!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing,
Firoozeh
My tastes have changed over the years and now I love pink! Great post! And happy holidays to you! Stay warm! ♥
ReplyDeleteNot a huge fan of pink either -great for a summer lipstick, that's just about it. As far as home decor, love it as accents combined with others to take the girlie edge off it.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Diane, Happy Holiday. Best to you in 2011
Thank you so much!
As colour experts, we have to write this post for our blog! Love the pink sweater on the guy! I think they'll come around just like they did in the 80's with pink and teal, ugh.
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, I just wanted to stop by and say I love the concept of your blog. Very different from what I've been seeing so far. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for that comment. I try very hard to think outside the box and to give my readers a different view on the same posts you see over and over.
ReplyDeleteYou know, Donna, when I saw the image of Kravet's Toille, that was the first time, for me, that 'Honeysuckle' began to make sense. Good point!
ReplyDeletep.s. someone sells guns in pink?! Wow...
LoL Heather - it's not so much that someone sell pink guns it should be more like who would buy pink guns? By the way, as much as I love color, my guns are black - and I don't even like black!
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