When Pantone speaks, Designers listen. For more than 45 years, Pantone (affectionately known by is acronym as PMS), has been inspiring design professionals with leading technology for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity. Today, the PANTONE Matching System is synonymous worldwide as the standard language for accurate color communication.

Interior design palates directly reflect fashion trends. What we see on the runways today, we'll see in living rooms tomorrow. Each season, Pantone surveys the designers of New York Fashion Week to identify the 10 most directional colors. Here's the for skinny what's in store for 2012.

Subtle contrasts make up the diverse color palette for fall 2012. Designers play with a broad spectrum of unique color combinations this season, resulting in distinct, yet cohesive color palettes.

According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, Pantone's forecast for 2012 "Is the road map to color which is filled with interesting new directions some paths lead to exhilarating tones that encourage the prospective buyer to forge ahead into adventures with novel color combinations, while others invite them to stop for a moment, take a deep breath, relax and consider the more classic hues in a different kind of mix"

Regardless if you choose to make any of these colors your lead or just a supporting character, Resource Partners has the perfect solution to ground the foundation of your room's unified look.

If you haven't registered already, simply click "Register" on our home page and take a minute to sign up. Resource Partners is exclusively to the Interior Design trade.  Once registered, you have the key to our showroom and you are free to browse all of our products, sizes and our "to the trade only" pricing. Why not order a 2x3' rug to try in your client's home. Experience the rug in your client's light and with their furniture. Return the rug within 30 days for a complete refund or a credit against the purchase of a larger rug. Along with the small rug, we send a high-resolution image of a large size of the rug so that you can see how the pattern will look in a 9x12'. No matter your color palette start with Resource Partners.