Each year, a color is selected that captures the mood and the spirit of the time period. For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects Mocha Mousse, a soft, warm brown tone that appeals to our need for comfort. Not your ordinary brown, Mocha Mousse has timeless appeal. A grounding shade that evokes calm and reassurance while at the same time, offers richness and sophistication. The earthy tone reinforces our continual need to connect with nature.

Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director Pantone Color Institute says it best, “Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe.

It’s a time for Comfort and Warmth and you will see interior designers creating spaces that nurture and inspire. Be inspired by out Pinterest Board Mocha Mousse Pinterest Board

Embrace the Warmth of Peach Fuzz: Introducing Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year! Peach Fuzz is described as a velvety gentle peach tone that echoes our need for closeness, and connection. It radiates warmth and modern elegance. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of Pantone Color Institute says, “Peach Fuzz is a color that resonates with compassion, offers a tactile embrace, and bridges the youthful with the timeless.”
Picture using the color Peach Fuzz in a nursery, a guest room, on the wall of a mid-century design, or maybe a statement piece of furniture. View More Inspiration on our Pinterest Board

Gacek Design Group – 2024 Pantone Color of the Year

For more than 20 years, the Pantone Color Institute has influenced product development and purchase decisions in a number of industries, like fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design.
We’re excited to share the color of the year for 2022 is Very Peri. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute explains: “As we move into a world of unprecedented change, Very Peri displays a spritely joyous attitude and dynamic presence that encourages courageous creativity and imaginative expressions.”

Gacek Design Group – Inspired by Pantone Color 2022

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2021 PANTONE COLOR

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The combination of this color scheme for 2021 represents how different elements, in this case color tones, can come together in support of one another.  Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Institute explains:  “The union of an enduring Ultimate Gray with the vibrant yellow Illuminating expresses a message of positivity supported by fortitude.  Practical and rock solid but at the same time warm and optimistic, this is a color combination that gives us resilience and hope .”

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As interior designers, we strive to evoke an emotion with our designs.  Life has certainly changed.  We may not be able to fix the uncertainty we face today, but we can make your experience at home more welcoming and comforting.  There has never been a better time to think about what home means.  Here’s a mood board of What Home Means to our team.

Thinking about a Staycation?  Some ideas to inspire you: Explore your local city and the culture that surrounds you; Pamper yourself with a spa experience;  Eat at a new restaurant; or Cook a four-course meal at home;  Get outside and enjoy the natural environment; Unplug and spend time at the beach, lake, or river; And of course, Transform an interior space!