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2009 Color Forecast & Trends

What’s hot in color today? The color stylists at Martin-Senour Paints offer their insight into the popular hues of today and tomorrow.

Enchant

Enchant

Conjuring images of mystery and fantasy, these soft, floral-inspired colors appear as if they were summoned from a dream, giving an enchanting aura to any home.

Details
  • 1100-D Oopsy Purple
  • 1105-B Happy Girl
  • 1090-A Garden Gnome
  • 1052-B Ferret
  • 1036-D Magenta Dream
  • 1099-A Forest Rain
  • 1067-B Rose Morn
  • 1129-C Fishing Cap
Heritage

Heritage

Embrace your culture and community with a palette of warm colors anchored to a global community that is a vibrant mosaic.

Details
  • 1081-B Smooth Sailing
  • 1128-C Split Pea Soup
  • 1058-A Flax Beige
  • 1015-A SimmonŐs Persimmon
  • 1126-D Square Hedge
  • 1002-A A Dozen Roses
  • 1023-A Autumn Woods
  • 1112-D Beneath the Stars
Artisan

Artisan

Bring a personal homemade sensibility to your home with simple patterns and authentic colors.

Details
  • 1053-B Iced Chai
  • 1014-A Frank's Fire
  • 1051-C Hippo
  • MSW-23 Floral White
  • 1127-C Foxford Hills
  • 1023-D Drifting Dune
  • 1084-B Telltale Teal
  • 1054-D Beagle Brown
Raw

Raw

Clean, natural colors capture the essence of ecology and preservation while the honest simplicity and sustainable sensitivity complement todayŐs contemporary styles.

Details
  • 1066-B Atlas
  • 1097-B Matchpoint
  • 1064-A Peaceful Cream
  • 1057-C Abundant Stone
  • 1063-B Farm House Beige
  • 1117-D Bay of Fundy
  • 1110-B Column
  • 1131-A Quick Note
Structure

Structure

Bold and simple, linear and structured, these colors enhance a home's architectural features and add a sense of Euro-modern geometry and order to any room.

Details
  • 1065-C Seacrest Green
  • 1061-C Sentimental
  • 1005-A Kris Kringle
  • 1115-C Meandering Creek
  • 1068-A Seductive Sangria
  • 1087-D Blue Bliss
  • 1121-D Slippery Lizard
  • 1108-B Ominous