(from Pantone)
It may not come as a huge surprise, but this year’s hot new color has been released from Pantone and it is Turquoise. That yummy blue, yet green color that many of us have fallen in love with. Pantone’s official press release is online, so read all about it. Described by Pantone as:
“Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing.”
I can definitely see why it was chosen, since our economy is in the toilet, this color surge will hopefully get us out of the doldrums, at least in the sense of bringing it home to live with us.
(from York Wallcoverings via Ventura County Star)
What do you think about Turquoise? Do you love it or hate it? I’ve had a little mini-crush on aqua/turquoise all last year as far as home goes, adding some pillows and old aqua shutters to my den, but don’t think I’ll incorporate a lot more of it in my decor. It’s great as an accent color though.
I don’t put a lot of stock in color trends, since we all realize that “they” want us to change out our decor and clothing every single year. Which is totally unrealistic and not going to happen. But, adding little bits of a new color can add some freshness to a room, as long as you really like that color. 
I’ve always loved turquoise jewelry and bought this set a couple years ago.
I had to throw in a pic of the beach, since this color reminds me so much of being at one of our special places. There’s just nothing like a blue sky, sugar white sands, and that beautiful turquoise water of the Gulf Coast of Florida. Now that’s a turquoise you can love. 
There’s a blog dedicated to all things turquoise by Erin, called House of Turquoise, so she is going to be in design color heaven this year. 🙂 I may have saved the above pic from her blog. There is a lot of eye candy over there if you love the color, so check it out too.
How about you, do you like this color and do you see yourself using it at your house this year?
Inspiration Alert: Check out this post by Jenny, at Little Green Notebook. She hand silver leafed a chest from Homegoods and WOW, is it gorgeous! Talk about inspiring. I saved it to my Tumblr file too. And check out her Christmas Eve at-home birth story. Precious!
Thanks for the post ~ off to read the press release. The secretary in the last pic is to-die-for gorgeous!
I used this color in some accent pieces when I went through my contemporary southwestern phase in the late 80’s. It can be a bold color. Funny, but when I was at the furniture market in Oct. I didn’t see this color being used at all. And I always see new color introductions there. I doubt that I will be able to incorporated it into my existing decor, given my existing color schemes. I do like that secretary you showed u, thoughs. More blue than green…
Hope the new year brings you many good things, Rhoda!
~ Sue
Love the secretary desk. I would never have thought of using the color, but it is wonderful.
The inspiration of a sliver leaf is beautiful. Our aunt had her desk done and it was stunning.
Great post as always.
Debra
2010 HOT color for me is still PINK, lol. LOVE the turquoise too though, love the jewelry ♥. I have quite a few jewelry pieces with turquoise . When I moved here (almost 3 yrs ago) my accent color was turquoise and I liked it a lot then. But after the first few months decided to change that to pink and still am tickled pink with pink, lol.
Hugs and have a great New Year
I do like it. I am not creative, but would like to redo the master bedroom and will maybe accessorize in turqoise.
Wow, what do you know? I just painted my remodeled bathroom this yummy color. I love it…my husband said it looks like a fiesta in the bathroom now!
Love turquoise! For anything and everything. It is one of the most flattering colors I wear. I don’t have any turquoise jewelery, but now that you mention it, I wonder why not? I also like to add accents to my taupe-walled dining room in lighter shades of blue (sky blue, robins-egg blue, aqua, turquoise) with rich reds/cranberries as a counterpoint. There are pearly white chair-rails on the walls. The inspiration is blue jays and cardinals at the feeder under bare-branch trees (the taupe color), a sunny blue sky and with snow on the ground.
Love your post and the inspiring photos.
WendyBee
Rhoda, for once I am ahead of things, lol. My new comforter set for my master bedroom has a tuquoise-y blue to it, and the valance I bought for the master bath coordinates..its a turquoisy- and brown print, with a bit of orange..love it.
Will post a pic on my blog a little later today, still early here on the west coast!
Rhoda
This color is so Tiffany’s blue! Love it and, of course, love when I get a box that color with something special in it! :0)
I think accent color only. A chippy old dresser or maybe a pillow, placemats, maybe even towels. It reminds me more of 1950’s. Definitely in jewelery!,
I’ve always loved turquoise, and still have it as an accent in several rooms. Love the way it pairs with red. Had a lot of aqua back in the eighties paired with peach. I bought some Christmas decorations in turquoise at the after Christmas sales, so it will be fun to pull those out next Christmas and incorporate with my purple and lime green – peacock colors!
Love the color, but have no idea where I could use it in my
house, but I’ll work on that. Thanks for the links so I can learn
more. Happy New Year.
I like turquoise, especially the version in that Pantone thing at the top of your blog. However, I see it as trendy. If I was like you and truly enjoyed decorating and rearranging stuff a lot, I’d go for it, but since I’m challenged I just don’t see myself incorporating it in any big way in my decorating. Every time I see that color I always think retro as in a ’57 Chevy or something. Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes not.
I much prefer the subdued shade of turquoise rather than the deeper, which reminds me of the teal phase that was all the rage some years ago. I tend to pick colors that I am drawn to naturally rather than dictated by design/fashion industry. Interesting post. It’s nice to know what I’ll be finding in the stores.
Used sparingly and not overdone in decor, turquoise can be beautiful. The deeper shades can be soft and restful, good for a bedroom.
Turquoise jewelery I love. Great with white cotton in summer and surprisingly good with browns and tans in winter.
Reminds me too much of the teal that was painted in my bedroom back in ’93 — doesn’t fit in with my more warm, earthy colors now. But, for those that have never used it, they might like it.
I’ve always loved turquoise jewelry and clothing {it goes so well with my coloring}.
Hubby and I are about to place an offer on a house and I plan painting the laundry room turqoise with white accents. It’s kinda fun to be thinking ahead of the trends.
I love turquoise. I love it in jewelry and blouses. I think a little of it will go a long way in decorating. A pillow, some in a painting, pottery. I like the idea of painting the laundry room one of the ladies had, sounds interesting to me. I may give that a shot.
i love turquoise. it’s been my fave color for spring for a long time now. my daughter used turquoise and black for her wedding in 06 & i’m very well “stocked up” on all things turquoise (ribbons, runners, candles, vases, vases, vases, did i mention vases?) i actually thought turquoise would be losing popularity instead of gaining. i guess we’re just ahead of the game, hah!
happy new year, rhoda. may it be extra special & blessed.