The Color of the Year 2025 has been announced, the Pantone Institute made a clever choice this year selecting a versatile earth-centric brown hue. This newly crowned palette adds to the emerging trend of rich neutrals filling our homes with warmth and dimension. At California Window Fashions, we can help you make the move from cool tones to warm by using an old favorite.
The Future in Color: Mocha Mousse
Chocolate, coffee…mocha mousse. It’s the little things that bring us joy. The indulgent Color of the Year 2025 focuses on delivering warmth and comfort to your home. This family of brown hues is described as “sophisticated and earthy” by home stylists, and our Roseville clients agree. Our designers are introducing new ways to add depth and interest to your space by using brown tones. We are confident that there’s a shade for you.
What Does a New Color Mean to you?
The Color of the Year 2025 has taken off! From fashion, art and makeup to home design, you’ll begin to see brown hues infiltrate your world. As home designers, we wait patiently for the announcement, and then get to work. You can just sit back and watch! It’s our mission to create spaces that feel good, and that means being surrounded by beautiful elements influenced by the newest design trends and colors. After a decade of cooler tones, the world of home decor has been moving to warmth, using “greige” as a way to blend gray with brown. Don’t worry if your home is currently gray, so many are. With this latest color announcement, it’s clear. This year we’ll be warming things up with brown. Still love gray? That’s just fine! A “best of both worlds” color movement is underway, which continues to blending grays with browns according to your comfort level and style.
Include the Whole Color Family
Choosing the right color is often overwhelming for our California clients, especially choosing complementary colors for an entire home palette. This is why we absolutely love the Color of the Year 2025. Beginning with Mocha Mousse, this color group features an array of brown tones which add depth and dimension to your finished space. When playing with a color palette, remember to experiment with sheens-flat, eggshell & glossy each take on a very different look. Also be aware of placement, the way light interacts can be a game-changer. No worries. We can help in the design phase of your project.
Enhance Design with Textures
Yes brown can be boring, but also exciting if you feature it in the right way. Don’t let the neutral color brown get lost in the design, make it stand out by thinking creatively. Avoid “boring brown” by incorporating texture, for example, choose upholstery, building materials and metallics in the shade as a way to take it to the next level. If brown isn’t your go-to color, use this tip with your favorite hue.
The Unfinished Look
Many of our homes have become very eclectic–combining styles such as southwestern, wabi sabi, mediterranean rustic or tuscan influence–for a mix of many styles. For example, a kitchen with high end appliances may be paired with unfinished cabinetry or exposed brick–a juxtaposition of sorts. Homeowners are creating their own vibe, and we are all about it. Create a custom look that fits your lifestyle and vibe by using unexpected materials like unfinished materials, raw wood and live edge stone. The Color of the Year 2025 would look incredible within your design.
How Will You Incorporate the Color of the Year 2025?
If there was ever a Color of the Year that we can all work with, it’s mocha mousse! We’d be hard pressed to find a client project that couldn’t benefit from this family of brown tones. Whether it’s flooring, paint or of course window coverings, a warm, comfortable shade of brown would look incredible. Contact us today for a FREE in-home design consultation. We can walk you through the process of working with California Window Fashions and discuss ways to improve the look and function of your space through windows.
