Designers Share Strategies for Making Color of the Year Trends Last
In a feature by Galerie Magazine, four interior designers share insights on incorporating the annual Color of the Year selections. Carrera Shea from Ali & Shea Design recommends delving into paint archives rather than adhering to fleeting trends. Luba Libarikian of Libarikian Interiors emphasizes the importance of selecting a hue that evokes happiness. Greenwich designer Amy Hirsch continues to favor Benjamin Moore's Simply White (OC-117), the 2016 Color of the Year, for its enduring brightness. Anand Sheth painted a room Coral Spice in late 2018, prior to Pantone declaring Living Coral its Color of the Year. Sarah Hart utilized Phillip Jeffries wallpaper in a Mocha Mousse-like shade for a client, aligning color schemes with architectural elements. Libarikian also painted a powder room in Behr's Rumors (MQ1-15), the 2025 Color of the Year.
Key facts
- Carrera Shea is principal of Ali & Shea Design in Snowmass, Colorado.
- Luba Libarikian runs Libarikian Interiors and is based in New York.
- Amy Hirsch, a Greenwich, Connecticut designer, still uses Benjamin Moore's Simply White (OC-117), the brand's 2016 Color of the Year.
- Anand Sheth leads an eponymous architecture and design firm in San Francisco.
- Sheth painted a room in Benjamin Moore's Coral Spice in late 2018, months before Pantone named Living Coral its Color of the Year.
- Sarah Hart is a Denver designer who used a Phillip Jeffries wallpaper in a Mocha Mousse-like colorway.
- Hart recommends Benjamin Moore's Aegean Teal (2136-40), the 2021 Color of the Year, for Victorian homes and Pantone's Cloud Dancer for contemporary architecture.
- Libarikian color-drenched a powder room in Behr's Rumors (MQ1-15), the 2025 Color of the Year.
- Shea used Sherwin-Williams's Evergreen Fog (SW 9130), the 2022 Color of the Year, in a country farmhouse with Morris & Co. wallpaper.
Entities
Artists
- Carrera Shea
- Luba Libarikian
- Amy Hirsch
- Anand Sheth
- Sarah Hart
Institutions
- Ali & Shea Design
- Libarikian Interiors
- Amy Hirsch
- Anand Sheth
- Sarah Hart
- Benjamin Moore
- Little Greene
- Pantone
- Phillip Jeffries
- Behr
- Sherwin-Williams
- Morris & Co.
- Galerie Magazine
Locations
- Snowmass
- Colorado
- United States
- Greenwich
- Connecticut
- San Francisco
- California
- Denver
- New York