Color Forcast

Color forecasters are part designer, part sociologist and part predictor. They draw information from the runway, auto manufacturers and the housewares industry; they scour showrooms, trade shows and magazines for trends; they consider what's happening culturally and how this impacts our national mood. Then they take all of that information and translate it into what colors we'll be wearing and decorating with in the next year.
Just as the popularity of single colors waxes and wanes, so does the popularity of color combinations.
Brown and blue has been a favorite for several years and Turner predicts it will be a favorite through 2009. Morrow agrees, though she believes that the brown will be lighter (tan, caramel and camel), rather than chocolate.
Color forecasters see chocolate brown on the wane, though Turner notes that brown is still the go-to color in nearly every industry, from auto manufacturing to fashion to home. The guard is changing, however, as lighter browns begin to make an appearance. Morrow says, "We're seeing browns shift to the colors of spices and beverages. Think mocha and cinnamon."
Overall this room displays the future color trend of brown and blue. There are aspects of a monochromatic color scheme in this room by using different shades of brown and different shades of blue, combined together to display the color forcast.