In my last few articles I have been exploring the 2021 colors of the year of different paint companies and comparing them in the same Edesign I created for a master bedroom. I enjoyed exploring Benjamin Moore’s Agean Teal and Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze. I found that PPG had a color palette of 3 colors of the year instead of one as you can see in my article Ways to Use PPG’s Colors of the Year. I admitted I felt a little let down that they did not just commit to one color.

Then I checked on Behr’s Colors of the Year and found they had a palette of 21 colors!! Talk about non-committal. I highlighted 3 of my favorites in my article, Ways to Use Behr’s 2021 Colors of the Year.

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams lists their 2021 Color of the Year: as Passionate, which is part of their 2021 Delightfully Daring Color Collection. They hope to inspire homeowners to have confidence using bold colors to create emotion and have fun!

Is this color too exciting for a bedroom where most of us prefer a calm, relaxing atmosphere? I thought I would play with it in my master bedroom Edesign in comparison to the other colors of the year and see what happens. With a name like Passionate, I hope it would work in a bedroom:).

I experimented with a couple different ideas, to see how it might feel with a more dramatic look, and if I could create a relaxing room with a color like this.

Design 1

My first design feels dramatic and colorful, but still feels warm and cozy, I think.

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams 2021 Color of the Year: Passionate. Edesign by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design — Master bedroom Edesign using Sherwin Williams HGTV Home color Passionate by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design

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Design 2

Design 2 is more dramatic with the high contrast of black and white against the deep red walls. The red walls still give a feeling of being enveloped, a sense of coziness, but the black and white rug might be too bold to inspire relaxation. What do you think?

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Design 3

This monochromatic color scheme feels relaxing to me. The addition of pinks and blushes creates a softness that balances the rich dramatic wall color. This shows me that you can create a relaxing space, even with rich red walls if you balance everything else correctly, creating both drama and calm at the same time. An interesting combination!

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Which Color of the Year is Your Favorite?

I enjoyed working with all these colors, and think they could each work nicely to create a relaxing master bedroom, although Big Cypress feels a little more energizing than relaxing. Of all the colors, I am not sure if Aegean Teal or Euphoric Magenta is my favorite, how about you?

Master bedroom Edesign using Behr Euphoric Magenta by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design — Behr’s 2021 color Euphoric Magenta

Using Benjamin Moore's 2021 Color of the Year Aegean Teal by NOrthern Lights Home Staging and Design — Benjamin Moore’s 2021 Color of the Year Aegean Teal

Master bedroom Edesign using Behr Voyage by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design — Behr’s 2021 color Voyage

PPG's 2021 Colors of the Year with Mystic Aqua — PPG’s 2021 Color Palette with Mystic Aqua.

PPG's 2021 Colors of the Year = my version — Mystic Aqua but with my my own rebel color scheme:)

Master bedroom Edesign using Behr Royal Orchard by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design — Behr’s 2021 color Royal Orchard

Ways to Use Sherwin Williams 2021 Color of the Year Urbane Bronze — Sherwin Williams 2021 Color of the Year Urbane Bronze

PPG's 2021 Colors of the Year with Transcend — PPG’s 2021 Color Palette with Transcend

PPG's 2021 Colors of the Year with Big Cypress on the walls — PPG’s 2021 Color Palette with Big Cypress.

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