Tangerine Tango = 2012 Color of the Year

I am not suggesting that you go out and buy a tangerine colored sports car, but then again why not? If you drive one around just tell everyone to follow, because it is the official color of 2012 according to Pantone. 

Who is Pantone? They are the "world-renowned authority on color." Maybe the sports car idea is not correct, but don't hold back in adding a splash of color to your life. 

According to the article, "Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy." This sounds like reading the back of my Herbal Essence shampoo bottle in the shower. The color is a hue of red and orange that can be used to infuse any space with a burst of color.

Pantone predicts that the rise in popularity in the past years of the orange color tones will continue to impact our fashion trends, wall colors and even appliance colors. Adding accent colors like Tangerine Tango can bring some life back to an empty space. I wanted to illustrate this month that trends in fashion and interior design also impact the products that we promote and sell in our showroom.

I have attached multiple images of stone finishes that can be added to your space as an accent color. Most people think of stone as very traditional and gray in color with little asthetic value. The pool below was designed by local architect Whitney Powers of Studio A Architecture.   

The minerals that seep through the cracks of a stone formation sometimes give the stone a beautiful rustic red stratification.

The appeal of stone can also be used to texture an accent wall to add dimension as well as color.

Adding architectural depth can also be created using stone facades. 

With todays technology all of the stone images included here can be adhered to an interior wall without structural support or additional framing just as tile would or paint.

A bland fireplace can be transformed just by adding an accent stone. 

 

There are endless examples of how stone can be used to accent our lives.  Browse the pictures below to see how these colors are impacting our lives.