Sweet as a summer fruit, soft as a winter sunset; Pantone’s colour of the year for 2024 is Peach Fuzz.
Described by the Pantone team as “poetic and romantic, a clean peach tone with a vintage vibe”, Peach Fuzz is a gentle hue nestled between pink and orange. A colour that inspires positivity and encourages communication and serenity, peach is a rejuvenating shade that radiates reassurance and connects modernity with timeless elegance.
Whether used to colour drench a room for an embracing and comforting aura, add coziness to a cool grey colour palette with a feature wall or simply as an accent colour in accessories and botanical patterns, introducing Peach Fuzz into your home is guaranteed to help you reset and recharge.
We look at four ways you can embrace the warmth of Peach Fuzz with a selection of flooring to complement any home.
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Pale and interesting
In a room that receives plenty of natural sunlight, the luminosity of Peach Fuzz will exude hope and optimism. To enhance its clean purity, pair a feature wall with a light neutral flooring in either a wood or stone design.
Silver Farmhouse Oak from our Van Gogh range, with its rustic patina and time worn white paint remnants, will enhance the vintage vibes of Peach Fuzz for a comfortable shabby chic feel. Or for a warmer neutral option that will reflect its pinky tones, look to Terra from our Opus range with its soft grey and beige travertine design.
Pep up a grey interior
If you’re looking to update a grey scheme with warmer neutrals, Peach Fuzz could be just the ticket. Sitting perfectly against white paintwork and a soft grey sofa or upholstered bed, peach will introduce a velvety softness and healing serenity. For a characterful rustic result, choose a timeless floor with smoky grey colouring and interesting textures such as Light Worn Oak or Honed Pebble Slate from our Knight Tile collection.
Light Worn Oak has an authentic appearance of unfinished timber for a modern country finish. Meanwhile, Honed Pebble Slate has all the beauty of volcanic slate with slightly taupe highlights and a fabulously detailed fractured patterning. For a classic finish, pair Honed Pebble Slate with a light design strip to replicate a grout effect or on its own for a more contemporary feel.
Natural warmth
The colours of nature are a tonic for today’s busy world, so bringing together a blend of floral shades such as peach, coral, pink and sage green will create a healing space where you can breathe easy.
Create depth with blocks of colour in a tonal palette of warm earthy shades, grounded with a foundation of neutral wood flooring in blonde beige hues such as Mountain Oak or Neutral Brushed Oak . For an extra layer of tactile texture, opt for a herringbone or chevron laying pattern to highlight the incredible natural variation in these designs and give your home a sense of space and flow.
Warm a shady room
In a north facing or shaded room that gets less natural light, colours will appear cooler but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the peachy look. One trick is to add extra warmth with a rich brown toned flooring and copper metallic accents in lighting or accessories.
Canadian Urban Oak from our Van Gogh collection features a warm blend of browns and an elegantly rustic brushed effect that softens yet highlights its natural grain and knot details. Available in both long planks and herringbone, and in a choice of formats, this is a highly flexible neutral floor.
For a stone alternative, nothing exudes understated luxury like marble. Our Bronze Castello Marble is a sophisticated design with all the natural earthy colours and classic striation markings of marble as well as a practical matte finish that can cope with anything life throws at it.
To get your Peach Fuzz project underway, why not order free samples of your favourite floor designs and experience their beauty for yourself.
