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Jan

2023 Color of the Year in Home Design

It’s here! The Pantone official 2023 Color of the Year has been announced: Viva Magenta. Every year Pantone, a highly esteemed color institute, chooses their color of the year. This predicted color will set the mark for designers and manufacturers worldwide. Viva Magenta is the perfect hue to add a touch of modern style to any home building project. Whether it’s used as an accent color on tiles or as part of a larger color palette, this bold hue promises to make your interior and exterior design stand out. Interior designers and home builders (like us) are already finding clever ways to incorporate this stunning color into home building materials such as backsplashes, kitchen benchtops and window frames – the possibilities really are endless!

And, before you ask, yes! Color choice has a powerful impact on your home! Interior and exterior design, from simple decor to bold statement pieces, can create a work of art with your chosen color scheme. There are many ways you can utilize this special color in your projects, and one of our team’s experienced designers can give you a wide range of options.

A few ways we are already incorporating Viva Magenta in our client’s design choices:

  • Brighten up a bathroom space with tiles that feature the Color of the Year. Tiles in shades of Viva Magenta bring life and energy to the bathroom, making it an ideal place for relaxation.
  • Create an inviting kitchen atmosphere by using a backsplash in shades of magenta. Adding a backsplash with various magenta tones creates a warm and inviting atmosphere in the kitchen.
  • Give your kitchen a makeover with a quick remodel that includes a kitchen benchtop featuring shades of magenta. Or, if you’re feeling bold, adventurous, and ready to make your place the talk of the town go all in with your love of mthis years hue and do a full magenta colored benchtop. Either way, you’re sure to create an eye-catching & conversation starting decorative element in your space.
  • Create an inviting entranceway by painting your front door in this hue. Not only is this going to be a modern spin on the classic ‘red door’ it also adds a bit of drama and liveliness to the home’s curb appeal. 
  • Choose window frames that bring extra life and vibrancy to the exterior of your home. An eye-catching window frame featuring Viva Magenta will add an extra touch of liveliness to your exterior design and cause guests and neighbors to fall in love with the aesthetics and trendyness of your home.


Clearly, our team is over-the-moon with Pantone’s color choice this year. We have a long list of ways we are incorporating this color in our client’s home design. But, to answer why we love the color choice and why we feel this color is perfect for 2023 you’re going to have to keep reading!

So, what do we know about the 2023 color: Viva Magenta?

The Pantone Officials, as we like to call them, describe this color to be “a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family and expressive of a new signal of strength.” This beautiful color is beyond beautiful and rich. 

We expect to see an explosion of this deep color in many upcoming trends in homestyle as well!


What Defines Viva Magenta?

There is such beauty in this choice of color. It is bold, unique, vivid, and soothing, but that’s not all. A few words that best describe the atmosphere and feel of the Viva Magenta color are:

  • Electrifying
  • Boundariless
  • Powerful
  • Empowering
  • Brave
  • Fearless


Why is Viva Magenta Perfect to Represent 2023?

The Executive Director of Pantone, Leatrice Eiseman, speaks about their choice of this color and the inspiration behind it, saying:

In this age of technology, we look to draw inspiration from nature and what is real. PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta descends from the red family and is inspired by the red of cochineal, one of the most precious dyes belonging to the natural dye family as well as one of the strongest and brightest the world has known.

Rooted in the primordial, PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta reconnects us to original matter. Invoking the forces of nature, Viva Magenta galvanizes our spirit, helping us to build our inner strength.

With the trending style of bringing nature inside, more designers and homeowners are choosing to add more plants and flowers into their homes. This style is based strongly on the after-effects of the recent pandemic, which caused a newfound appreciation for the outdoors and the beauty of nature. 2023 is set to be a year of reconnection with the natural side of things.

Magenta is the perfect bold reminder of the rich floral side of nature. It blends natural with modern digital styles in the perfect manner. This is why Pantone believes Viva Magenta will be the ideal balance shade for any earthy, airy, chic modern, minimalistic, or vibrant setting. Magenta is, in a sense, a hybrid. It sits between the physical and the virtual, and even the organic and innovative. 
If you want to take the initiative in your 2023 projects and add this beautiful color to your world, our expert designers can help you find the best way to incorporate Viva Magenta into your home. Interior and Exterior design for your home can be made luxurious with ease while working with us. Contact us at Glickman Designs!