
Mocha Mousse … it’s more than a delicious dessert idea. It’s Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year.
Now, we know what you’re thinking.
“Isn’t that just … brown? Really? Brown?”
Oh, but this brown is so much more than just-brown. It’s a warm, rich, shimmery-without-the-glitter hue that hints of “chocolate and coffee,” as Pantone puts it. This brown is regal, luxurious, sophisticated, and surprisingly flexible. It’s down-to-earth and timeless while simultaneously elegant and on trend.
Don’t believe it? Let us prove it to you — room by room!
Foyer and Entryway: A Welcoming Neutral
It’s the first part of your home’s interior that guests see when they come to visit, and the last part you’ll see before you leave to start your day or enjoy an evening out. Make sure that it sets the tone for the rest of your home!
Your home’s entryway is the perfect place to begin to build on the sense of harmony and comfort that Mocha Mousse evokes by pairing it with complementary shades like cream, rosy beige, and deep chocolate brown.
Given the size of a foyer or entryway, it’s a great way to experiment with this color as the primary paint for your walls. Add contrast with a warm creme. Select frames of dark chocolate, espresso and gold to help set it all off beautifully.
Living Room: A Luxe-and-Liveable Touch
Infuse your living room with the delectable, delicious indulgence of Mocha Mousse.
As rendered by Pantone, this shade is so much more than a boring neutral. It’s aspirational and luxurious, while retaining some of the homespun comfort traditionally associated with earth tones. This makes Mocha Mousse an inspired choice for living rooms and dens.
You can adopt this sweet, luxe color in a scope that suits your tolerance for decor change. Paint the walls, paint the trim, select a few accent touches, or some combination of these approaches – whatever feels right for you and your home. Consider a monochromatic makeover and paint all four walls as well as the ceiling with Mocha Mousse, paired with a lighter toned sisal rug.
If that’s too much of a commitment for you, incorporate accent pieces, throw pillows, cozy wraps, and artwork that infuse the same shade into your home’s busiest living space. Paired with soft rose, taupe, and cream tones, Mocha Mousse can help turn your living room into a comforting and even meditative space.

Dining Room: A Table Set for Elegance
Your dining room is the perfect space to glam up a bit for 2025, and there are several ways to do so.
Pair Mocha Mousse walls with exquisite linens in the creamiest shades you can find. Use metallic frames for art, centerpiece candleholders, dinnerware, flatware and more to bring out the shimmer in Mocha Mousse’s undertones. Keep the overall decor streamlined by focusing on one single, eye-catching design element, such as a breathtaking chandelier, exquisite furniture in clean lines and deeply rich tones, or a stunning framed work of art or mirror.
Kitchen: A Recipe for Cozy Vibes
One of the best ways to bring Mocha Mousse into your kitchen is to make over your cabinetry. Mocha Mousse is a perfect shade and more than capable of carrying such an important piece of your kitchen’s decor and function.
Alternatively, look for open shelving solutions, then use the color either all over or for more visual interest, on the back facing, together with lighter shades for the framework and siding.
If these projects are a little more than you’re willing to undertake, aim for smaller infusions of Mocha Mousse through appliances, seating, utensils, and containers. It pairs beautifully with common kitchen materials such as stainless steel and natural stone.
Bathroom: An Earthy Spa Experience
Given their relatively smaller size, bathrooms are great candidates for a decor refresh with the color of the year. Mocha Mousse will look great on the walls, of course, but you can also extend your palette with mocha-infused tiling or mocha-hued bath towels and rugs.
Work off the Mocha Mousse to incorporate a touch of glamour and sophistication. For example, install metallic bronze bathroom accessories and fixtures for a perfect complement to the soft warmth of the paint color. Consider swapping out a traditional sink with a stone or bronze bowl sink. Or go in the opposite direction and create a more rustic, farmhouse vibe with reclaimed wood framing, solid antiques repurposed as vanities, and amber-hued lighting fixtures.
Bedroom: A Dreamy Escape
Soothing neutrals are made for bedroom retreats. Use Mocha Mousse on bedroom walls and ceilings, or as trim for darker earth tones.
Keep your floors warm and welcoming with polished tones of maple, walnut, or even silvered gray, and top off with lush, thick rugs of paler tones – think cream or vanilla.
You can also use the hues of Mocha Mousse paired with complementary or contrasting colors – metallic bronze, deep espresso, saffron – to dress your bed itself in high style. Forget monochromatic matching sets here. Make a little magic by mixing textures and tones like a layered trifle. It’s also a great place to add pops of colors with high contrast to the mocha tones for a little frisson of excitement.
Remember that no change is permanent! You can always adjust shades until you’re satisfied with the finished result. With a delectable color like Mocha Mousse, great taste is a given.
