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Can You Believe It?

By Doug Dawes

Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA 92593-B

January 01, 2026 08:08 AM

It's 2026! Can you believe it? We are now in the 27th year of the 21st century. It seems like just yesterday we were all concerned about Y2K and whether all the computers would stop functioning properly. I turned 51 in 2000, and suddenly I'm turning 77 in 2026. How did that happen?

But onto the news. Pantone, the world’s color authority, just announced the 2026 Color of the Year.

Wait for it..............................Drum Roll, Please......................................

Drum roll please! - Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

PANTONE 11-4201: Cloud Dancer.

HUH? To you and me, that’s… WHITE.

According to a recent article from NJ.com, it is described as a "lofty white neutral" that acts as a "whisper of calm and peace in a noisy world."

Leatrice Eiseman from the Pantone Color Institute says it’s a "conscious statement of simplification" to help us focus and block out the distractions of our overwhelming world.

So there you have it, folks. For 2026, the big trend is a blank slate. After 77 years on this planet, I can agree that a little "quiet reflection" is a good thing—even if it just looks like a fresh coat of white paint to me!

Pantone Selects Soft White “Cloud Dancer” as the Color of the Year ...

It's ironic. Recently, I was talking with Pam about adding a fresh coat of paint to the walls and had suggested white. I got... the look...😁

Maybe I should have said PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer...lol

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Will Hamm

Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Dou and Pam and HAPPY NEW YEAR. I do not want to mention paint to my wife or I will be buying paint this weekend. LOL

Jan 01, 2026 09:17 AM

Doug Dawes

Topsfield, MA

Doug Dawes

Smart man Will Hamm Happy New Year

Jan 02, 2026 08:12 AM

Kelly McGovern

Realty Concierge International - Bellingham, MA

Working with Kelly is a good move

I'll take the color white over gray any day! I have no idea how the gray color just took over the country the way it did! Every room was a prison cell (in my opinion).

Jan 01, 2026 09:40 AM

I liked the different shades of grey Kelly McGovern but they needed to be offset with somne contrast

Jan 02, 2026 08:13 AM

Patricia Feager

Referral Specialist - DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Licensed to April 2027

Doug Dawes - Now there is even more reason to embrace each day and love the ones we love with our whole hearts and soul.

Jan 01, 2026 12:49 PM

Wishing you a Happy New Year Patricia Feager

Jan 02, 2026 08:14 AM

Joan Cox, Retired Broker/Owner

Denver, CO

Enjoying Every Day to Its Fullest!

Doug, I thought you were my age, but HEY, we are still waking every day being vertical. Paint, now that is a whole different conversation!

Jan 01, 2026 03:51 PM

When people ask how I'm doing, I say, "Still walking upright and taking sustenance." Joan Cox 😂🤣

Jan 02, 2026 08:15 AM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Happy New Year to you and Pam, Doug!!!! When I heard that "white" had been chosen as the color of the year, I waited for all sorts of comments from some corners about it not being inclusive of other colors. I once saw a room done in all white but for a powder blue Vespa sitting in the corner.

Jan 01, 2026 05:23 PM

A Vespa? Haven't seen one of those for a while, Kathy Streib. Now, one time, in Johnson City, TN (my friend's mother-in-law's home) a solid white living room. EVERYTHING was white. We even had to wear white socks just to enter the room. She had a box of them...lol

Jan 02, 2026 08:19 AM

Brian England

Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ

MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Hmm, that seems like too much dancing in the clouds for me, although I want to eventually be dancing in the clouds with God, haha.

Jan 02, 2026 04:56 AM

That's the first thing that came to my mind, too Brian England

Jan 02, 2026 08:20 AM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

Good morning and Happy New Year!

Jan 02, 2026 05:11 AM

Same to you Kat Palmiotti Have a great New Year and make it your best one yet.

Jan 02, 2026 08:21 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Doug... I was just saying to my husband some weeks ago that we are now a quarter of the way through the 21st century having been born prior to the first half of the 20th century... we've lived through some amazing times.

Jan 02, 2026 05:21 AM

Hi Nina Hollander, Broker. Agreed. I remember my grandmother (born 1886 or 7) sharing about the things she had witnessed in her time. THEN, I share with my kids about remembering when the 1st TV showed up in our neighborhood, and I tell them they can tell their kids when ATARI showed up...lol It all goes by so quickly

Jan 02, 2026 08:24 AM

Doug Dawes boy oh boy, does it ever!

Jan 02, 2026 09:14 AM

John Pusa

Glendale, CA

Hello Doug Dawes thank you, I wish you and yours a Happy New Year and a successful 2026.

Jan 02, 2026 01:28 PM

Best wishes to you and yours John Pusa

Jan 04, 2026 06:50 AM

Inna Ivchenko

Equity Union - Calabasas, CA

Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

Sending warm holiday wishes and hoping 2026 brings peace, abundance, and many good moments to you and those you love.

Jan 04, 2026 05:36 PM

Thank you Inna Ivchenko Let's hope and work to ensure 2026 happens in peace and abundance.

Jan 05, 2026 09:35 AM

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