Blue stains are quickly rising in popularity, and the color blue has become a surprisingly hot staining trend around the world. Blue-stained wood is especially effective in homes that embrace color blocking and heavy contrast.
White Stains
The popularity of white kitchens is far from fading, but now those who love the natural look of wood can get in on the action too. Kim says white is oftentimes overlooked as a stain color. She suggests looking for a white wood stain to provide an elevated style that's bright yet calming.
You might pair Cordovan Brown with Blank Canvas—a soft, warm white—which Behr chose as its 2023 Color of the Year for interiors. The paint firm PPG also chose a deep brown stain as its 2023 Stain Color of the Year: Chestnut Brown. The rich brown tones may be part of the resurgence of 1970s design styles.
PPG's pick for 2023 Stain Color of the Year, Chestnut Brown, is also an exterior stain, in a warm, rich tone.
Raw and Natural
The warm inviting tones of a natural raw wood finish brings the outside in and this look is quickly becoming one of the top trends for 2022. Yes, even that very trendy bare wood look can be achieved with Retique It®.
The experts are loving dark wood's reentry into the home. Here's why. In home design, trends seemingly come and go as time passes. So, it should come as no surprise that old wood design trends are reentering the home in 2023.
Along with mid-century-inspired curved furniture, the brown tones of this period are also poised to make a major comeback in 2023. This natural color—particularly its darker varieties—creates a sense of earthy stability, says Claire Druga, an interior designer based in New York City.
Here, designers, decorators, and color experts reveal why beige is replacing gray for 2023, and how to decorate with beige for a beautiful scheme every time.
Forest green is the lucky color for 2023, a color that can represent both – earth and water. But as we discovered, everything is based on the balance in Feng Shui, which is why other colors can help complement the lucky color of 2023.
Digital Lavender, Luscious Red, Sundial, Tranquil Blue and Verdigris are the color names for 2023. Who chooses the names of the new colors? Names are selected by the WGSN and Coloro color team, before being verified by our in-house Equality Vision Team to ensure a proper translation on a global scale.
Overall, the chromatic trend for Autumn-Winter 2023/2024 presents great comebacks and confirmations, with a palette that ranges from red to gray, yellow to brown, and pink. Even the most delicate and subtle shades will have their space, inviting experimentation and rediscovery of classic nuances in an original key.
Dark Walnut, Provincial, and Jacobean are popular wood floor stain colors that work great across many styles. If you're still not sure which color to choose, mix custom colors and apply them to samples, so you can test them in your space.
Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines® Wood Stain delivers oil-like performance without the odor in a thick, fast-drying water-based formula. This product is available in a curated palette, hand-picked by Joanna Gaines to enhance the natural beauty of your interior wood surfaces.
Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) is the most widely used stain in histology and allows localization of nuclei and extracellular proteins. Hematoxylin, not a dye itself, produces the blue Hematin via an oxidation reaction with nuclear histones causing nuclei to show blue.
Welcome to the world of Apricot Crush! The official color of the year 2024 was announced by the experts at WGSN and Coloro back in 2022.
Warm and Calming Neutrals
“In the living room, we are seeing warm, calming blues, peach-pinks, and sophisticated neutrals like sable, mushroom, and ecru—these are really catching my eye for 2023,” she says.
In 2022 cabinet wood stains were built on coffee hues and charred wood finishes, but in 2023 honeyed hues of amber colored whiskey are the hot new trend. 2023: Honey and Whiskey tones are the new stain option in addition to coffee colored hues.
Muted shades of terracotta, green, yellow, and plum will be popular choices for wall paint, furniture, and home decor, predicts Bast. “These colors are warm and natural-looking and they provide a great contrast to the wood tones we have seen returning to cabinetry and furniture,” she adds.
If you want timeless furniture, go for a timeless color. Yes, a color! A blue, yellow, or black sofa will be a lot more timeless than the popular gray. The gray sofas of today are just the brown leather sofas of 10 years ago.
Raspberry Blush by Benjamin Moore
Bright and cheery, Benjamin Moore's pick for 2023 color of the year is a vibrant red-orange called Raspberry Blush. The saturated shade energizes a room for a lively look that's anything but timid.
Vintage Interior Design
Whether it's a classic mid-century modern piece or a vintage-inspired color palette, this design style effortlessly withstands the test of time, making it a perennial favorite for those seeking enduring elegance and character in their homes.
Joanna loves using grays in her homes for the main living spaces. Some of her favorites are Sherwin Williams Mindful gray, Oyster Pearl, and Passive Gray. Repose Gray is one shade lighter than Mindful and would look fabulous for an open living space.