A nicely designed home interior encompasses a number of elements, including flooring choices, window treatments, and lighting. The element that packs the biggest punch by far, however, is color. Your wall colors set the mood of your entire room, whether you’re looking to create a dark, cozy space that encourages sleep or a bright, cheerful kitchen for friends and family to gather. And close on the heels of wall color comes trim and finishes. Murphy Door has a color and a finish to complement every interior — even the most colorful ones created by the bravest homeowners. Check out this year’s hottest color palettes, and see how well we can match them.
1. Rose Quartz and Serenity
Voted colors of the year for 2016 by Pantone, Rose Quartz and Serenity were created to evoke tranquility. Perfect color choices for beds, baths, and anywhere you need a soft transition from real life to the sanctuary you call home, this warm/cool color combination can be used alone or paired to lend depth and a sense of calm to any space. When you elect soft, pale colors such as these as the dominant elements in your color scheme, pair them with darker trims and finishes to avoid creating a room that’s too nondescript. A little contrast is nice, not jolting, when you pair rose quartz and serenity with our oak or maple wood doors finished in a natural or medium stain.
2. Horizon Gray
According to This Old House, Kelly-Moore’s creation, Horizon Gray, is another color to envy in 2016. Neutral enough to fit nearly any design style from Contemporary to Shabby Chic, this cool, silky tone emulates the hue of a country sky on a stormy autumn day. Perfect for living areas, baths and for small spaces such as entryways that need lightened up, Horizon Gray pairs perfectly with our black or white melamine doors, or with our oak wood with a warm, Espresso Oak stain.
3. Alabaster
Alabaster by paint-giant Sherwin Williams is, another hot and trending color of 2016. One look at a room with alabaster walls, and you’re instantly at ease. It’s like coming home to someplace soft and welcoming where all your fears and worries fade away. Because it’s a light, neutral tone, Alabaster pairs well with a myriad of other colors, so add as many as you like. Accessorize to your heart’s content when you begin with a room swathed in Alabaster. And when it comes to trim and finishes, you can go as dark or as light as you please — either end of the color scale works with this stark hue that’s the next best thing to bright white. We recommend our versatile maple wood with a dark finish.
When it’s time to remodel and rejuvenate your rooms, remember — Murphy Door has a huge selection of elegant bookcase doors in a variety of styles, woods and finishes. Choose from French, surface-mount or flush-mount options in more colors and finishes than you could ever possibly need. Whatever mood you’re looking to create, there’s a bookcase door to complement it. And when you pair your new Murphy door with one or more of 2016”s hottest color combinations, you’ll create a space that says exactly what you want it to say.
