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Incorporate Classic Blue into your 2020 In dramatic contrast to last year's viva- cious Living Coral which we saw crop- ping up in a wide range of homewares and accessories, the timeless appeal of Classic Blue makes it a versatile shade to use throughout your entire home, pairing perfectly with an exten- sive range of materials, shades and textures. Leatric Eiseman, the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, de- scribes Classic Blue as, "a solid and de- pendable blue hue we can always rely on... encouraging us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking; chal- lenging us to think more deeply; [and increasing] our perspective and open the flow of communication." Classic blue has been used in homes since the beginning of time, it's a calming shade of blue — everyone's favorite color and an assured start to the new decade. This shade of blue, a saturated, not-quite-navy hue is el- egant in its simplicity. It's a color that is suggestive of the sky at dusk, and works as both an accent or a founda- tion when applied to interior design. So, how exactly should you incorpo- rate it into your home? To help inspire you, we've pulled together some ideas on incorporating this stunning shade. According to Pantone, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue represents a dependable and stable foundation to move forward to a new era. It brings calmness, confidence and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era. It is also versatile which means it is going to be a popular choice. You can pair it with saffron yellow, soft pink and even rich for- est green or a myriad of other colors.