""Right now, it seems everyone is interested in making their home their own personal sanctuary—and this is exactly the energy Sherwin-Williams channeled when selecting its 2022 Color of the Year, Evergreen Fog. A mid-tone gray-green, Evergreen Fog adds depth and interest to a space, while enveloping the room in a soothing hue borrowed from nature. Reminiscent of walks through a misty forest, the color is undeniably calming, yet anything but boring."

REAL SIMPLE | Sherwin-Williams Unveiled Its 2022 Color of the Year—and It's the Refreshing Shade We All Need | September 21, 2021

Behr paints just named Breezeway as their Color of the Year for 2022, which is a very pale shade of green, meditative, calming. It has a freshness that they are recommending for even the front door of your home.

The theme you can see with these beautiful soft shades of green is that they are feeding directly into the wellness trend. We are all seeking relief from stress and often we are finding this in nature, which has made all versions of green a major up-trending hue of the last ten years.

Plants and now flowers are populating our homes and our instagram feeds as we seek to bring nature into our homes through patterns in our pillows and linens as well as in vases of colorful buds.

There is a movement toward investment gardening that took root in the early months of 2020 and has no signs of abating. We are creating outdoor rooms to take full advantage of as many hours outdoors as possible.

This is creating many opportunities for outdoor planters, gardening tool kits, and small size outdoor furniture for patios and decks.

Check out these color combos seen at fashion weeks around the globe - soft green with brown, baby blue, shocking pink, and purple. The theme seems to be Nature - add green and you can't go wrong. The Zoe Report - Fall Fashion Color Combinations 2021