Turquoise is top decor shade for 2010

Turquoise was selected as the color of the year for 2010!

Combining the "serene qualities of blue with the invigorating aspects of green," turquoise evokes thoughts of "soothing tropical waters and a languorous escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while restoring our sense of wellbeing," said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute in Carlstadt.

People who like turquoise tend to be complex, imaginative and original.
If you're not brave enough to splash the color of the year on your walls, at least use accessories to update your decor, Pop in a turquoise lamp, picture frames or towels. The result will be magical!!

Turquoise was selected as the color of the year for 2010! Just the kind of feel-good color we need in 2010, the year in which the depressed economy is expected to start recovering.

In many cultures, turquoise occupies a special position in the world of color. It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color of faith and truth, inspired by water and sky.