Color Drenching is a style of interior design that seems to be heavily debated this year, especially after Pantone’s color of the year was announced to be a shade of white.
Here is some insight into what our featured designers think about the topic:

“Color drenching is the design equivalent of a magic trick,” says Julie Nelson of Julie Nelson interiors. “It can stretch a small room, soften a cavernous one and breathe life into spaces starved for sunlight. Bold can even play well with both minimalist and maximalist schemes.” 

“It has been a popular trend but has been used for decades to add depth, drama or sometimes softness to a room by eliminating sharp contrast,” says Liz McGovern of June Roesslein Interiors. “A dark color will make a room moody or dramatic and light colors will give a calming effect. It’s a technique that will transcend the test of time, if used correctly.”

Joni Spear of Joni Spear Interior Design expresses the caution of using so much bold color. She says, “executed well in the right space with judiciously chosen hues and textures, color drenching has a unique power to ignite a room. There is a science to its mastery and left to inexperienced hands, the well-intended effort often proves disastrous. 

What do YOU think?

We’ve gathered the perspectives and knowledge of our featured designers to inform you on this topic, and now we want to know your opinion on color drenching. Scan the code above to submit your “classic or craze” vote and check back in the next issue for the results!

The March survey results are in! The majority of our readership has determined that boucle fabric is a craze.

42% said CLASSIC

58% said CRAZE

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