In 2017, designers’ paired fabulous colors together and created bold, brave, and truly inspiring design statements. Sharon Jutla, designer, entrepreneur, influencer, and educator with over 18 years of international design experience spanning across countries in Europe, Middle East and Asia reveals if you see that you are ready to take the plunge into something new and thrilling, you’ll find the below 10 color combinations to be exactly that: 

1.Hot Pink & Mint Green
Most people prefer soft pink with mint green as it gives off a soft and welcoming vibe; but how about replacing soft pink with hot pink and creating a more dramatic contrast that will add intensity to your space while maintaining the soft and welcoming feel. 

2.Charcoal & Burnt Orange 

For the more modern interior lovers, these colors are perfect for living rooms, master bedrooms, guest rooms, and even kitchens. They create a gender-neutral atmosphere ensuring that whoever enters the room would receive a breeze of equality, modernity and last but not least, freshness.  

3.Teal & Copper
Paint your ceilings in oceanic teal and pair it with copper walls, viola, you now have a very stylish, edgy and warm space. These colors make for a perfect kitchen or working space; they make chores and tasks a little more pleasant and classy.  

4.Yellow & Green 

Filling your home with vibrant colors such as yellow and green will bring childlike joy into your space; design does not necessarily always have to be serious. Such playful color schemes give the space a young and modern feel all whilst establishing elegance and boldness.  

5.Dark Plum & White 
Now is now time to go a little bold, edgy and royal. The dark and dramatic purple will create a statement in any room it is placed, while the white will act as a neutral to brighten the room and make it a little more vibrant. Such colors would make for the perfect and most elegant of dining rooms.  

6.Emerald Green & Red 
Velvet, emerald green, purple, brass, terrazzo, wood; has anything ever sounded so cluttered yet fabulous before? These colors combined create a space that is astonishing and rich in color and uniqueness.  

7.Blue & Grey 

Combine soft blues with greys and decorate them with neutral rugs and wooden pieces and you would have perfected the definition of warmth through design. Such colors and best placed in spaces like living rooms, where you are meant to be cozy and settled.  

8.Purple, Purple & More Purple

Here is a thought, PURPLE. Start off by decorating your space with a light purple base, followed by details of a darker purple hue, after which, layer your space in dark purple (almost black). The different shared of purple will make for a mellow space, a place for intellectual tranquility.  

9.Blue, Granite, Pine & Pale Yellow 
By adding blue and pale yellow to granite and pine, you are immediately balancing out the conservative colors and infusing freshness to your space. Such colors are motivational and inspiring; they make great for work spaces such as a gym, a balanced business room or even for an energetic meeting room.  

10.Black, White & Blue 

Also known as the “Hollywood Treatment”, by combining all three colors in one space brings together the glamour of old Hollywood with the riches of new Hollywood. You could paint your walls black and use black and blue furniture about the space with details of white. Otherwise, white walls work too; in fact they give for a lighter feel while still maintaining the boldness of Hollywood.