New color palettes set a mood.

• Position: Home Furnishings - Brief Article

According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, "Color is the essential key to self-expression in the home. Consumers in the 21st century understand how important color is for setting a mood and creating a space that represents who they are."

The Pantone color palettes for 2002 home furnishing lines consist of the following:

Provencal, a juxtaposition of colors that brings a seemingly effortless good cheer and whimsy into the home. The colors are clean midtones in forget-me-not blues, chrysanthemum red, rose mauves, yellows, pink lavenders, garden greens, and tasty creams.

Sicily, a homage to traditionalism, but with an Italian touch of diversity and color that results in rococo meeting rustic. Shades such as rich wines, olive green, rosewood, mineral yellows, and mocha conjure up the country's antiquity, vistas, and vineyards.

Palm Springs. The spirit of the Southwest is envinced with a combination of prickly pink blossoms popping out of green succulents, ginger brown hillsides that are silhouetted against a blue-gray sky, and warm sandy beiges cooled by a splash of swimming pool green.

Rio is an infusion of Latin rhythms and pulsating tones, among them a true red, a dancing...