Top calming paint colors for a relaxing environment in your home

8 calming paint colors for a relaxing home in 2021 

Stressful year? While they won’t solve all your problems, these trendy interior paint colors can create a calming space in your home that will ease your mind in 2021. 

While dark or bright colors can make a powerful interior design statement, calming colors are a great way to create a more soothing space. And, just because they’re not bright and bold doesn’t mean that calmer paint shades can’t look great in your home. 

If you live in the Boston area and want to repaint your home, contact Spectra Painting Contractors. Our experienced painters can transform any space into a beautiful, serene escape with the best paint and friendly customer service. 

Here are the top calming paint colors for 2021:

Calming paint colors are often pretty neutral, so even though they are the latest trend in 2021 doesn’t mean that they will make your home look outdated in a few years. 

Terra-cotta hues

Warm up your space with a rich terra-cotta color. These colors resemble clay soil or soft desert sunsets, which will make your home feel more inviting and cozy. Terra-cotta colors look great with white or cream-colored furniture and decor, and green houseplants can add a natural contrast to the softer color scheme. 

Example: Canyon Dusk by Behr

Gray with yellow accents

Pantone, the leading authority on color trends, announced that its color scheme of the year was Ultimate Gray and Illuminating. The soft gray color provides a neutral pallet. Illuminating, a bright yellow color, adds a little brightness and break up the gray. The yellow gives rooms a warm and energetic feel. If you don’t want to experiment with yellow paint, you can achieve the same look using yellow flowers or pieces of home decor. Other paint companies have released lines of aqua accent colors, which you can use with neutral grays instead of yellow. 

Example: Aqua Fiesta by Glidden

Blue-green dream

There’s something inherently calming about a soft blue, and this year blue-green with gray undertones are very in style. This organic color helps promote wellness and natural harmony in your space. Try it out in your home office or on kitchen cabinets to add a little serenity to your day-to-day life. It looks great against natural wood floors and trims to help warm up the color. 

Example: Aegean Teal by Benjamin Moore

Seafoam Green

This light, soft green is also going to be popular in 2021. It looks great against both natural wood and white trim. Seafoam greens look nice in bathrooms and sunny rooms around your house. 

Example: Benjamin Moore Hollingsworth Green

Warm whites

2021 will be full of warm tones, including warmer whites. Instead of stark, jarring white, stick with whites with warmer undertones with matte finishes. You can finish the look off with natural brown furniture, woven baskets, and other earthy decors. 

Example: Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee

Deep blue hues

Even darker blues will be in style into the New Year. These darker hues can create extra visual drama or serve as an accent for rooms painted in more neutrals. If your home is already full of neutrals, consider a deep blue accent wall to create more depth. 

Example: Hague Blue from Farrow & Ball

Brown neutrals

Color trendsetters also expect to see brown gradually replace gray as the go-to neutral this year. Browns lend themselves more to creating warm spaces, so if you’re looking to repaint or redecorate a rental, consider a brown neutral as a safe and stylish bet. 

Example: Tanner’s Brown from Farrow & Ball

Plenty of pastels

Your home can be full of color and still serve as a serene escape. Opt for softer pastels to jewel tones to create a more relaxing vibe. For an even more on-trend look, match your walls to whatever subdued fabrics you have in your home. 

Why are these the most relaxing colors for 2021? 

Color trendsetters recognized that 2020 was a stressful year for many people. That’s why many designers are releasing new paint colors and color schemes that use dusty and organic colors to easily convey a sense of calmness. 

Designers are also noting that people are spending more time working from home, so they are looking for colors that will keep your home looking polished and easy to live in. 

Paint Company Valspar released an entire line of 12 muted paint colors for promoting mindfulness in the coming year. Their colors range from neutrals to soft pinks and blues. Behr also has a new line of calming hues. 

Where should you use these calming paint colors? 

There’s no wrong place in your home to use calming paint colors. 

Perhaps begin in rooms that have a lot of visual contrasts. Repaint your all-white walls if you have black accents. Or, soften up any bold statement walls with something a little less harsh. 

You can also start upgrading your neutral color palette, especially if you have grays or cooler tones in your home. 2021 will be all about warm neutrals, so even if you don’t like bold colors, you can still have a very on-trend living space with browns and warm whites. 

If you’re in the Boston area, reach out to Spectra Painting Contractors to complete your next interior painting project, and get 2021 off to a relaxing start.