Pantone's Color of the Year gets a Green Thumbs Up!
Green is the color of color of balance and harmony, growth, spring and renewal. It renews and restores depleted energy and serves as a sanctuary from the stresses of modern living. As green is a combination of both yellow and blue, it encompasses the optimism of yellow with the calm and insight of blue. It also reflects a love of nature.
Green is everywhere and is, in fact, the most common color in the natural world, second only to blue as the most favorite. The color green has been shown to have many positive effects on the body. It stimulates the pituitary gland and relaxes the muscles. It is at once calming and stress-relieving yet also invigorating. With this in mind, if green is your color, there is just so much you can do with it. With so many varying shades ad hues, there's something out there for every personality and style preference. Below are 10 images illustrating just how versatile this color truly is - from stately manners, to SoHo studios.
For more Green ideas hop on over to my Pinterest page, Green with Envy!