Local interior decorator Anne Underwood was featured back in our November issue for her pattern-rich renovation with the evident use of peach fuzz, Pantone's color of the year in multiple spaces, including the bathroom pictured above. Photo by Cathlin McCullough.
We’re painting 2024 in the Pantone Color of the Year
White walls have their time and place. But, this year, we’re focused on mixing it up.
We love a modern moment, but nothing beats a space that gives you a comfortable and cozy feeling. With Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year being “Peach Fuzz,” this is the time to add warmth to your walls and see neutrals in a new way.
“Today’s world is so chaotic and can be a little scary, so I think this soft peach was chosen as the Color of the Year because everyone is looking for comfort. Especially in their homes,” says Anne Underwood of Underwood Designs. “Peach is a nurturing and calming color that can be a welcome place to come home after a long, stressful day.”
Peach is a favorite among interior designers for its elegant yet comfortable appeal, making it a versatile option for various rooms. Peach Fuzz is the perfect shade for a dining room wall because it creates the ideal ambiance for a softly lit dinner, Underwood says. She also blends the light peach hue with a combination of other colors in her sunroom for a touch of relaxing coziness.
“Peach Fuzz is easy to mix with other colors because it can act as a neutral, allowing other bolder colors in the room to take center stage,” she says. “I especially love greens and purples mixed with peach. It’s such a fresh combination.”
We’re listening to the experts on this one. It’s time to ditch the fear of color. How will you revamp your living spaces with Pantone’s color of the year, Peach Fuzz? Here are a few ideas to spark your inspiration.
This guest bathroom is flush in pink tones with its contemporary toile wallpaper. The faux horn-framed scalloped mirror is flanked by tasseled sconces from Sazerac Stitches in New Orleans. Photo by Cathlin McCullough.
A pass-through butler’s pantry between the dining room and kitchen gets a punch of pattern with a botanical wallpaper. The pink cabinets feature a geometric design on upper glass doors. Photo by Cathlin McCullough.
The home’s pink and green color palette begins in the foyer, with its CW Stockwell hand-printed wallpaper and its moldings painted in Benjamin Moore’s “Avon Green.” Alabaster sconces and a “simple but modern” overhead light fixture give a soft glow to newly restained pine floors and reclaimed wood doors found at The Bank in New Orleans. Fairbanks Wallcovering installed the wallpaper here and throughout the house. Photo by Cathlin McCullough.
A pale peach sky in a duo of “fragmented landscape” paintings by artist Rachel Burgess inspired the wall color, Sherwin Williams’ “Aristocratic Peach,” in the master bedroom. For added impact, designer Rachel Cannon hung the paintings on an ornate wood screen that previously belonged to the homeowner’s grandmother. Photo by Jessie Priza.
Peach, against off-white walls and traditional pine floors for a bright, beautiful, unique look. Photo by Allyson Hicks.
