Hardwood Floors December 2024/January 2025

By Bryan Hodges

When it comes to interiors, our experience shows that inspiration continues to be drawn from the natural environment for a host of colors and hues that help to bring the beauty of the outside into our internal spaces. Recent trends have been pushing wood floor colors to become lighter and softer. The preference for less gray continues, and so does the growing popularity of natural finish designs that maintain good clarity and grain definition. There is demand for light natural oak, for example, as well as bleached oak with white overtones, and warmer mid-tone browns. Those venturing into dark natural tones have been pairing them well with accents of blue and green for consumers who are drawn to more bold color options to personalize their space.

Identifying the next emerging color trends, however, is not guesswork. It is an art that is grounded in science and respected research. AkzoNobel’s Global Aesthetic Center has been translating trends into colors for homes for more than 30 years to create its annual ColourFutures trend forecast. Our Color of the Year is the result of extensive research into the color, design, cultural, economic, and social trends that shape our society, and it draws on the skill and experience of our team, as well as international architects, designers, and journalists. AkzoNobel’s Color of the Year for 2025 is True Joy™ – a sunny yellow shade that brings optimism, pride and a splash of vibrant color. The color is intended to inspire customers to celebrate their roots and their creativity. It is for those who wish to embrace the optimism of moving forward and bring certainty to an otherwise uncertain world.

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