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| What happens when you think pink? Do visions of flamingos, poodle skirts, ballerinas and nail polish come to mind? Well, yes: pink does have its feminine—not to mention goofy (think Legally Blonde)—side. But it also is a big player in the home market, so why not make peace with it? |
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| For 2005 pink was infused with yellow in what The Color Marketing Group called Sea Coral. Now Asian Rose and Bliss are the group’s top pink color directions for 2006. Pink was already associated with Oriental styles, from cherry blossoms to pink pagodas, but with “multiethnic style” the watchwords of the day, there’s no doubt we’ll be seeing more of it, in all of its shades, in global designs. |
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What is the hottest new pink? The lavender pink that was so popular in fashion is just coming into its own at home, says Dewey Sadka, color consultant and author of The Dewey Color System: Choose Your Colors, Change Your Life. “It’s a soft inviting new pink that has purple with brown in it,” he says. “Put it on the walls and it’s shockingly beautiful.”
Sadka, the creator of a color personality system, is an expert on what your color choices say about you. Hate dusty rose but love classic pink? To find out what that means, read on >> |
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“Pink is very popular today and the hotter the better. The challenge is to keep it
sophisticated. You don’t want to turn a room into Barbie’s Palace.”
—interior designer Alysa Weinstein of New York City’s Ruby Designs
Check out her pink loft makeover >> |
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A little pink can make us feel young and joyfully alive or gentle and calm, according to interior designer Mark McCauley, ASID. “It’s innocent and playful but can also be garish and devil-may-care in its hotter intensities,” he says. |
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| Anne Krueger is the editor of HGTV.com’s Decorating newsletter. She has written for In Style, This Old House, Martha Stewart Living and The New York Times. |
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