Just as we get used to the new trends in color and patterns for home decorating “they” add some new ideas.  Who are “they”?; they are the color gurus found at places like The Color Marketing Group  (CMG) and Pantone.  Their job is to forecast the colors that will be popular in both fashion and home design and offer reasons that explain their choices.  For the upcoming fall season they have chosen warm and familiar colors that draw on the previous season’s colors.  This is in keeping with the popular idea of re-using and re-purposing, i.e. do not change the colors too dramatically so homeowners are able to continue to use items from past seasons.  Also, as a result of continuing difficult financial times, reassuring classics and neutral colors are popular.  Let’s see what “they” are recommending: