Midnight Mystery palette preview from the Winter 2024 Color Guide: Dreamweaving
Midnight Mystery blends russet, ochre, grey, and blue, anchored by a deep navy, creating a symphony of tones that inspire. Whether used for bold contrasts or serene tonal layers, Midnight Mystery adds intrigue.
Here, you see how I use palettes from The Textile Eye as inspiration for client color work. Whether pulling yarns to write a blanket or selecting swatches to send for color matching, I love having these ready-made palettes as a starting point for my creative work.
Nickey Kehoe
Society Limonta
Peter Dunham
A Palette for Texture and Drama
At its core, Midnight Mystery embraces the beauty of contrast:
Warm Meets Cool: Russet and ochre bring a sense of richness and warmth, while grey and navy anchor the palette in a cooler, moodier direction.
Layered Versatility: Perfect for accentuating texture and depth, this palette shines when executed in quilted velvets and intricate embroidery details.
Society Limonta
TrueStuff
Wallace Sewell
By encouraging experimentation with texture and tone, Midnight Mystery invites designers to create spaces that are as tactile as they are visually compelling.
Why You’ll Love Midnight Mystery
This palette reflects a growing desire for color to express individuality. As lighter, airy neutrals take a backseat, deeper tones like those in Midnight Mystery come forward, offering drama, comfort, and the opportunity to layer hues in innovative ways. The bedroom, once an overlooked space for design creativity, becomes a canvas for expressing mood and personality.
Access the Full Color Guide
If Midnight Mystery has sparked your imagination, there’s so much more waiting for you in our Dreamweaving: Coloring the Bedroom guide. Subscribers already have full access to this comprehensive resource, featuring over 40 pages of palettes, applications, and emerging trends in color for private spaces. Not a subscriber? You can still purchase the color guide as a stand-alone tool and gain access to all palettes—including the included .ASE files for seamless integration into your design projects. See how thoughtful, bold color can elevate your work to new heights!
A New Approach to Color Tools
We understand that inspiration is only the beginning of the design process. That’s why we’re glad to include Adobe Swatch Exchange (.ASE) files with the Dreamweaving: Coloring the Bedroom guide. These files allow you to seamlessly integrate the palettes into your Adobe Creative Suite workflow—whether you’re working in Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign. With these tools, you can explore Midnight Mystery and our other curated palettes with ease, bringing your vision to life.
