Where Home Design Is Headed 2027

Sherwin-Williams’ 2027 Color of the Year: What Celery SW 6421 Tells Us About Where Home Design Is Headed

Every year, paint companies announce colors they believe will influence interiors in the year ahead. Some become instant favorites. Others make homeowners wonder, “Am I really supposed to paint my house that color?”

Sherwin-Williams’ 2027 Color of the Year, Celery SW 6421, may initially fall into that second category for some homeowners.

But look a little closer.

Celery isn’t a loud lime green or the cool gray-green that dominated interiors for much of the past decade. It is a soft, pale green with a noticeable warm yellow undertone—a color Sherwin-Williams describes as reminiscent of a sunlit summer garden.

And its selection tells us something important about where residential design is heading.

The takeaway isn’t necessarily that everyone will suddenly have celery-colored walls. Instead, we see Celery as part of a larger shift toward warmer homes, natural materials, softer color, individuality and spaces that feel genuinely lived in.

For homeowners considering a remodel in Kansas City, those trends are worth watching.

We’re Finally Moving Beyond the Gray Era

For years, gray was everywhere.

Gray walls. Gray flooring. Gray cabinets. Gray tile.

Then came the warmer neutral movement: creamy whites, greige, mushroom, taupe and natural wood tones. Green followed closely behind, particularly muted sage and deep forest shades.

Celery feels like the next evolution.

Sherwin-Williams identifies Celery as a pale green with a warm yellow undertone. That warmth matters. Rather than making a room feel cool or sterile, Celery introduces color while still maintaining the softness homeowners have come to expect from neutral interiors.

It reflects a broader movement away from homes designed around resale-safe colors and toward homes that have more personality.

In other words, neutral isn’t disappearing. It’s becoming more interesting.

Nature Is Becoming Part of the Color Palette

One of the strongest design influences we expect to continue through 2027 is the connection between interiors and nature.

That doesn’t simply mean adding houseplants.

Natural wood cabinetry, stone, textured tile, warm metals, organic fabrics and earthy colors are increasingly being layered together to create interiors that feel comfortable rather than overly manufactured.

Celery fits naturally into that environment.

Imagine it alongside:

• White oak cabinetry
• Walnut furniture
• Cream or warm-white walls
• Natural stone
• Honed quartz or quartzite
• Handmade-look tile
• Aged brass
• Warm black accents
• Terracotta
• Woven textures

Suddenly Celery doesn’t feel particularly unusual.

It feels almost neutral.

And that is probably the most interesting aspect of this color.

Kitchens Will Continue Getting Warmer

We don’t expect the white kitchen to disappear in 2027. We do expect it to continue evolving.

Instead of stark white cabinetry, cool gray floors and bright white countertops, homeowners are increasingly interested in mixing finishes.

A kitchen might incorporate warm white perimeter cabinets with a natural wood island. Another might pair wood cabinetry with painted cabinets. Stone and countertops may show warmer veining rather than icy gray.

Celery could enter a kitchen without dominating it.

A Celery island paired with warm white perimeter cabinetry could provide a subtle focal point. It could work beautifully inside a pantry or beverage station. It could appear on a built-in hutch, cabinetry or even the walls surrounding natural wood cabinets.

The bigger trend is layering.

Instead of selecting one cabinet color, one countertop and one backsplash and repeating them everywhere, kitchens are becoming more collected and architectural.

Bathrooms Are Becoming Less Clinical

Bathrooms are undergoing a similar transformation.

For years, homeowners gravitated toward bright white bathrooms with Carrara-inspired tile, polished chrome and cool gray accents.

That combination remains timeless when executed well, but we’re also seeing interest in bathrooms that feel warmer and more spa-like.

Soft greens work particularly well here because they naturally complement wood, stone and warm whites.

Celery could be beautiful on a bathroom vanity or walls paired with creamy tile, white oak cabinetry, brushed brass or matte black fixtures.

The goal isn’t necessarily to create a “green bathroom.”

The goal is to introduce enough warmth and color that the space feels relaxing rather than clinical.

Color Drenching Will Continue—but With More Livable Colors

Another trend likely to continue into 2027 is color drenching, where walls, trim, doors and sometimes ceilings are painted in the same color or variations of it.

Celery is particularly interesting for this application because it is light enough to cover a larger area without becoming overwhelming.

A home office, powder room, mudroom or bedroom could use Celery across walls and trim to create a sophisticated, enveloping effect.

This approach also demonstrates something we tell remodeling clients frequently:

Color isn’t only decoration. It can change the architecture of a room.

Painting trim a contrasting white outlines every wall, window and doorway. Painting those elements together allows the architecture to visually recede and creates a completely different feeling.

Pastels Are Growing Up

If the word “pastel” brings back memories of pink-and-blue 1980s interiors, don’t panic.

The emerging generation of pastels is considerably more sophisticated.

Today’s softer colors tend to have complex undertones that allow them to interact with natural materials and deeper colors.

Celery is a good example.

Pair it with cream and pale oak and it feels light and relaxed.

Pair it with walnut and brass and it becomes sophisticated.

Pair it with a deep burgundy, charcoal or dark green and suddenly it feels much more dramatic.

That versatility is one reason Sherwin-Williams included Celery among the ten “Continuity Colors” in its 2027 Colormix forecast—colors identified as having the ability to transcend short-lived trends.

Dark Colors Aren’t Going Anywhere

Interestingly, the rise of Celery doesn’t mean interiors are becoming uniformly lighter.

Quite the opposite.

Sherwin-Williams’ broader 2027 forecast includes deep greens, browns, reds, blues and charcoals alongside softer shades.

We expect to see more contrast between light and dark.

Picture Celery walls against a dark wood vanity.

A soft green kitchen adjacent to a dramatic charcoal pantry.

Cream cabinetry paired with a deep green island.

A pale room grounded by walnut furniture and darker stone.

That contrast gives a room depth—and prevents soft colors from becoming overly sweet.

The Bigger Trend: Homes That Don’t Look Like Everyone Else’s

Perhaps the most important part of Sherwin-Williams’ 2027 forecast isn’t Celery at all.

It’s the philosophy behind the collection.

The company’s broader Colormix 2027 Rewild Trend Forecast includes 48 colors rather than prescribing a handful of specific combinations. The idea is to give designers and homeowners greater freedom to create individual palettes.

That’s significant.

After years of scrolling through perfectly coordinated kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms online, homeowners are beginning to recognize the downside of designing entirely around trends:

Everything starts looking the same.

The next phase of remodeling is likely to be much more personal.

Vintage furniture mixed with new cabinetry.

Natural stone next to modern fixtures.

Traditional millwork paired with contemporary lighting.

Unexpected color combinations.

Family pieces incorporated into new spaces.

Homes that feel collected rather than staged.

We think that’s a healthy direction for residential design.

Should You Actually Paint Your House Celery?

Maybe.

But don’t choose it simply because someone named it Color of the Year.

Color behaves differently depending on natural light, artificial lighting, flooring, cabinetry, countertops and surrounding finishes. A color that looks beautiful in one home can look completely different in another.

Always sample paint in the actual space before committing.

And remember that incorporating a trend doesn’t require remodeling your entire house around it.

Celery could appear on a kitchen island, bathroom vanity, mudroom cabinetry, built-in bookcase, front door, powder-room walls or even a piece of furniture.

Sometimes the most successful use of a trend is a small one.

What Celery Tells Us About Remodeling in 2027

At Reconstruct KC, we don’t believe good remodeling means chasing every new trend.

A well-designed remodel should still look good years after the project is complete.

But trends are useful because they tell us how homeowners’ priorities are changing.

And Celery SW 6421 tells an interesting story.

We’re moving away from sterile interiors.

We’re embracing warmer colors.

We’re bringing natural materials back into our homes.

We’re becoming more comfortable mixing old and new.

And perhaps most importantly, we’re becoming less interested in creating a house that looks exactly like everyone else’s.

Celery may or may not end up on your walls.

But the design movement it represents—warm, natural, personal and intentionally imperfect—is one we expect to see throughout Kansas City homes well beyond 2027.

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