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How to embrace this joyful saturated hue at home.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Pantone’s Colour of the Year announcement. And for 2019, we’re leaping from Ultra Violet (which to be honest, we saw pretty much nowhere) into something with a bit more of a tropical vibe: “Living Coral.”The amount of adjectives Pantone is throwing around to describe this pretty pink-ish shade is almost a little much (“Vibrant yet mellow,” “sociable and spirited,” “nurturing,” “a lively presence within social media”) but we’re on board. It’s a step away from dusty Millennial pink, but still with that youthful playfulness, and the saturated colour can make a serious impact in a neutral space.Pantone claims this winning hue is symbolic of “our innate need for optimism and joyful pursuits,” and we’ll admit: it’s at least putting a smile on our faces to think about all the great opportunities for accessorizing that accompany this choice.Want to get in on the Living Coral trend? Try these key pieces.
Ikea’s Poäng armchair, orange, $129500-ml Bkr water bottle, $23Hay Tower Block notepad, $38KitchenAid mixer in Birds of Paradise, $366Neocraft Loop chair, $1,445Freistil 154 table, $556Gan Mangas chaise lounge, $4,900Monarch accent pillow, $30Salari Salsa lounge ottoman, price on requestAnthropologie gold accent dessert plate, $24Crosley Coral Canvas Cruiser bluetooth record player, $119Zoe Pawlak oil painting, Imagined Vessels II, $1,800
Stacey is a senior editor at Western Living magazine, as well as editor-in-chief of sister publication Vancouver magazine. She loves window shopping on the job: send your home accessories and furniture recommendations over to [email protected]
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