In these uncertain times, we at least can count on one thing: that Pantone will tell us what colour to care about in any given year.

Today€”Pantone Colour of the Year Announcement Day€”the prestigious Color Institute did not let us down, declaring 2020 the year of Classic Blue and inspiring a flurry of emails that swept through the design industry. 

The official statement for this momentous decision: “Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.”

The Pantone website goes on to call Classic Blue “reflective” and claims it brings “a sense of peace and tranquility” as well as “laser-like clarity.” Only time will tell if this soothing hue actually improves our mental health, but we can tell you right now: we’re all for an excuse for a home makeover… and we’ve already scoured our favourite shops for pieces to bring this colour home. 

The Best Furniture and Home Accessories for Bringing “Classic Blue” Into Your Space

This super-soft velvet Stockholm sofa in Sandbacka dark blue from Ikea taps into the texture trend, too, while playing up 2020’s predicted hottest hue. 

The Arne Jacobsen designed Vola collection features a faucet in the bold blue: the perfect fit for a white-on-white master ensuite, perhaps? 

More velvet! More blue! We spy a double-trend in the works and we’re not even mad about it because this Article Matrix chair looks ultra-cozy. 

Dream about all the other things you’re going to buy in Classic Blue as you snooze the night away in this Eskridge Upholstered bedframe. 

Each of the pretty blue Kala printed rugs from Pottery Barn is printed with a unique colouring and the wool pile is cut for a hand-knotted look: call it artisan-ish.

Slap a few coats of Behr’s Optimum Blue onto a feature wall for a cozy-cool look in your living room.

Take your workspace into the new decade in style with these dramatic modernist office accessories from West Elm. 

The Casement sideboard from Crate and Barrel is a storage option that’s also a bit of a showoff, from the glass panels that allow you peek inside to the gunmetal blue finish. 

A sliver of natural stonewear peeks out at the bottom of the Eddie mug from CB2, keeping this primary-blue mug firmly in sophisticated territory. 

Can you ever have too many blankets? Buy us this striped, tasseled throw from H&M Home and let’s find out.