Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year Mocha Mousse is set to usher in a new era of neutral palettes in interior design. The soft brown color is evocative of a warm cup of cocoa, lush whipped coffee and chocolate. It expresses a thoughtful indulgence that we all can use to warm our home design in the coming year. With its undertones of chocolate and taupe, it offers a versatile palette for different home interior industries.
The warmest neutral hue is perfect to introduce a softness and sophistication to a space. It doesn’t overpower like its vivacious predecessor Viva Magenta or remains docile like the barf-inducing Peach Fuzz. Mocha Mousse will simply create an ambiance of calm and soothing where you can snuggle in the warm experience. From furniture to wall colors, here are some ways you can add Mocha Mousse to your interior design in 2025.
Introduce the winningly classic neutral brown in your dining space through furnishings. It could be the chairs, the table, the rug, or the lone vase.
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If you are renovating the floors, adding brown tiles can elevate the overall aesthetic of the space, while infusing it with a warmth that typical white tiles fail to provide.
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Paint the walls of your house or just a wall in a particular room to bring in the charm of the browns.
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Add matching curtains in a shade of brown to create a holistic environment to nurture a warm aesthetic. Or just a sprinkle of brown.
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You can incorporate Mocha Mousse in your house through light fixtures as well.
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The wallpaper and fabrics in the Mocha Mousse palette can be included in a particular space.
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Your living room furniture can be a great way to add Color of the Year to the space. You can pick a soft brown colored sofa, chair, or cushions.
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Or you can go all out with this warm hug of color and clad your entire space in its spectrum.
Listening to her grandmother weaving nighttime tales to penning down her own thoughts, Priya developed a penchant for stories and their origin early in her childhood. After her master's in literature, she started writing copiously on diverse topics including architecture, interior design trends, and home improvement while learning the ropes of copyediting. For the past couple of years, she has been crafting DIYs for Homecrux.
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