Discover New Color Trends for 2009 – Painting Contractor Gives Advice

For the painting contractor who understands color trends and pays attention to what is happening in his market, he cannot help but conclude that color is more important to the homeowner than ever. If any painting contractor or homeowner is in doubt, just browse some of the most popular home furnishings stores. You will most likely find up-to-date color charts and books from major paint manufacturers to help customers coordinate colors and furnishings.

Paint manufacturers depend on an accurate color forecast.

Paint manufacturers spend huge amounts of money studying and interpreting color trends. If they don’t get the right colors during a trend change, it will mean a huge loss of sales to their competitors, whose color palettes reflect the change in color trends. Not only will paint manufacturers lose direct sales to the owner, they will also lose a lot of sales to the painting contractor looking to make their customers happy. Getting your color palettes correct is paramount.

Paint manufacturers determine color trends by studying the following social dynamics.

1. The economy

2. Politics

3. Technology

4. Lifestyle problems

5. The green movement 6. Pop culture

The above list is just a few of the most important dynamics that are considered in your studies. From these studies, one thing has become clear about 2009; the color is going to be very popular.

Major paint manufacturers are introducing similar colored lines.

Because of my craft, I am exposed to the new color palettes and the new color trends they represent. In fact, there has been a change in the colors that are in demand. If you compare the Rohm & Hass Paint Quality Institute’s color forecast with the color palettes of Benjamin Moore, Pittsburgh Paints, Porter Paints, and Sherwin Williams, you will find that there are many similarities in the colors offered.

An international association of design professionals called The Color Marketing Group, who are responsible for staying on top of color trends, predicted that in the spring of 2009, consumers will switch to pinks with a bluish tint, earthier greens and yellows. bright, turquoise, magenta and the brightest whites.

The green movement is having an impact.

Almost all color collections have been influenced by environmentalism. Some paint companies are naming green as the new neutral shade. Eco-friendly colors of shades of fern, palm, sage, and pine mixed with light blues or aquamarine for an open-air feel. Combining warm browns with sandy tans to project an eco-friendly aura will be popular.

Another example of the trend is a Benjamin Moore color called Split Pea. Split Pea is forecast to be one of its hottest colors in 09.

Sherwin Williams’ director of color marketing says that people’s taste for green is shifting to greens with shades of grayer.

Similarly, the Porter Paints and Pittsburgh Paints “Voice Of Color” program features the following highly diverse eco-friendly color palette.

1. Warm organic fair trade colors

2. Eco Techno balance between basic and neutral colors

3. EcoLoco colors of hot pink, blue and orange meet acid green symbolizing expressions of freedom.

4. Vintage colors with a winter palette of pale blue and shimmer to creamy yellow over time.

Rich, soothing colors will be popular. Rohm & Hass has a color palette called Returns Home that features rich blueberry reds, pumpkin orange, warm browns, and deep-hued blues. Similarly, Benjamin Moore has a color palette called Homey that includes color names like Cherokee Brick, Gypsy Pink.

The plum and violet colors continue their regal influence, however the orange is becoming duller and looking a bit more elegant.

Those leading the fashion pack (designers, architects) are putting more emphasis on cleaner, less confusing colors of dark greens, periwinkle, mauve, and a medium neutral with clean colors of red, yellow, green, peach, and blue.

My recommendation as a painting contractor for the trend-conscious homeowner is to first find out when the new color charts will be on display at major paint stores, and then compare the colors from 3 or 4 different paint manufacturers. An analysis of these color palettes will give you an idea of ​​the color trends of the near future.