46 Timeless & Trendy Porch Railing Ideas You’ll Love

In 2012, Australian researchers went looking for the ugliest color in the world and landed on Pantone 448 C, a drab dark brown picked for plain cigarette packs. That shade still sits at the bottom of this 2026 ranking, right beside millennial gray and room-filling neon. Pantone’s own picks for 2025 and 2026 made the list too. Every verdict below is opinionated and meant to start arguments. Two famous offenders get a surprising reprieve, and one of them was the punchline of every 1970s bathroom.

Benjamin Moore Webster Green, Sherwin-Williams Celery and Behr Grounded lead the 2027 color conversation with distinctly different greens. Each paint brand and color forecaster names its own Color of the Year, while Pantone reveals its selection in December. Nature-inspired greens, muted blues and warm earth tones connect many of the announcements. Their undertones separate them: yellow-green reads differently beside oak than mossy olive, and a smoky blue changes against cream trim. Below, you’ll find every major pick with its code, the shades it pairs with and the rooms where it shines.

Red and green have run the holidays for a long time, but purple is showing up on more mantels, trees, and front doors every year. It pairs well with silver, gold, and even plain white, and it gives a familiar season a fresh color story. The 43 ideas below cover trees, wreaths, tablescapes, and small touches you can add in an afternoon.

While many people instinctively think that a south-facing home is the best choice because a southern orientation will mean the rooms at the front of the house remain bright all day long, this isn’t necessarily the best option for everyone. There are pros and cons to homes that face each direction