As part of our 150th anniversary celebration, we’re featuring the color palettes from the most memorable decades, starting with the 1930s and ’40s. The Bauhaus-inspired modern movement featured impactful, streamlined design. Interior colors tended to be soft and dusty with yellows, bluish grays and pinks with deep green and burgundy accents. Want this look for your home? Try Vogue Green SW 0065, Cascade Green SW 0066, Belvedere Cream SW 0067, Copen Blue SW 0068 and Orchid SW 0071.

Color Through the Decades: 1930s – 1940s

I always loved this chart by Benjamin Moore. They all kind of seem similar in variation except for the 1960s sorry but those colors are ugly!

The Bauhaus inspired modern movement and streamlined design were making an impact. Interior colors of the time were soft and dusty with deep accents.

"Cabot Tower" Ready-Mixed Paint. 1930s colour card.

Each year, like many other paint brands, Sherwin-Williams issues their forecast predicting the colors they think will dominate the interior design world in the year to follow. The Sherwin-Williams Colormix® Forecast for 2025 offers a diverse palette that can be seamlessly integrated into vintage home decor. The four color capsules are Chrysalis, Paradox, Wellspring, and Kindred. Below, I explore how these colors can enhance and redefine spaces with a vintage aesthetic.

1930s Cards — PAPERS AND PAINTS

OVERVIEW ‘The Roaring Twenties’ is a phrase used to refer to the 1920s in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This characterised the decade’s distinctive culture in …

Colour drenching has had its moment, and it's going to be all about double drenching your interiors 2024 and beyond. Here's everything you need to know about it along with 9 examples.