Try something new this season! Decorate your home with haute holiday hues that are anything but conventional.
By : Brian Patrick Flynn
Kelly Green + Baby Blue + White
While kelly green is often paired with red for holiday flair, it works surprisingly well in a seasonal sense when paired with baby blue and white. The key to successfully using this color combination is the proper balance of white. With a strong white backdrop, such as a white tree or tablecloth, the color scheme often seen on beach blankets and sailboats can take on a wintry appearance.
Green + Brown
Colors seen together in nature always work well in decorating, so don't be afraid to take a cue from Mother Nature. This is especially true when pairing brown and green, two of the most-popular earth tones used in home decor. For sophisticated simplicity, try decorating a green tree using only brown ornaments. Consider using several different shades of green for a layered, multi-toned look when decorating walls and hallways.
Violet + Brown + Bronze + White
Make it masculine! A color combination of violet, brown, bronze and white is a great way to add manly appeal to your home this holiday season. For proper balance, stick with brown and bronze as the dominant colors, with sprinkles of violet for accent, and set it all against a white tree.
White + Brown
White and brown is simple, elegant and gender neutral. This combination is also incredibly versatile; add a few accents of blue or red to make it masculine, or add pink for a feminine touch.
Hot Pink + Lime Green + White + Red
During the past few years, hot pink has become a haute hue for modernist holiday decor and is often paired with silver or gold. To add a little more Yuletide pop, pair hot pink with lime green, red and white.
Turquoise + White + Parchment
Beige as an accent color? Yep! While turquoise is often paired with jewel tones and metallics in holiday decor, pairing the jewel tone with a muted, neutral tone such as parchment is much less expected.
This is an excellent way for colorphobes to introduce more saturated hues into their holiday decor without being overwhelmed.
White + Gold
Since the days when frankincense and myrrh were acceptable holiday gifts, gold has been commonly paired with silver and/or violet. To put a contemporary spin on this classic color, consider pairing gold with white. The juxtaposition of gold's warm undertones and white's coolness strikes the perfect balance.
Bubblegum Pink + Purple
Bubblegum can be used for something other than a dentist's worst nightmare of a stocking stuffer.
Lovers of retro and kitsch can put a regal spin on the nostalgic 1950s tone by using bubblegum pink as the dominant color toned down with the dark richness of purple.
Robin's-Egg Blue + Red + White
Midcentury modernists can add vintage flair this holiday season with a color scheme of robin's-egg blue, red and white. In the 1950s, decorators paired robin's-egg blue with olive green and/or red orange.
By pairing the hue with red and white, the beloved color takes on an entirely new identity as a contemporary holiday classic.
Teal + Red + White
Thanks in part to candy canes and Kriss Kringle's wardrobe, red and white is one of the most iconic holiday color combinations; depending on how you pair it, though, the classic combo can be totally fresh and fun. Consider using teal as your dominant color this holiday season, with traces of red and white as accents.
Parchment + White
Neutrals are a safe bet in interior design, and they can work just as well for holiday decorating.
For understated elegance, consider pairing white with parchment.
This less is more approach is timeless and easily adaptable.
Parchment + White
Design tip: For greater dimension, throw a metallic into the mix whether it's silver, gold or bronze.
The introduction of the metallic will help break up the tone on tone appeal and add layered depth to the overall color scheme.
