Color Forecast
Check out our 2025 M. L. Campbell Color Forecast, bringing you the leading colors in today’s trends for wood finishings.
2025 M. L. Campbell Color Forecast Brochure
2024 M.L. Campbell Forecast Brochure
Metamorphosis
Essence
Experience unrefined beauty and peaceful living with brown hues taken from natural wood and the warm, earthen surroundings of nature. This palette of subtle neutrals and authentic textures comes together to create depth and a feeling of sanctuary – inspired by freshly turned earth and live-edge wood.
Enigma
Essence
Create curiosity and contrast with stains that embrace the spirit of experimentation. This collection of unique textures and grounding neutrals presents a playfully fresh perspective when paired with delightfully optimistic hues.
Origins
Essence
Embrace a palette symbolic of connectedness to the natural earth, bringing a fresh perspective to visual dimension with deep browns and rich, dark hues. Pair the stains in this theme with mystical blues or meditative mid-tones, creating designs that transcend traditional aesthetics.
Synergy
Essence
Radiating with a sense of longing for the familiar and finding comfort in communal belonging, this palette creates feelings of ease with warm mid-tone woods and soothing complementary tones. Rustic reds, crisp blues and warm neutrals inspire relaxation and ease.
Renew
Take a sigh of relief
With Renew, we’re taking a fresh start and going back to basics with grounding whites, soft tins and creams. These colors tell a story of sensibility and complexity in layered hues. Layering whites has become a new method for creating opulent interiors. These complimentary finishes can be found on birch, ash, bleached cherry and walnut.
Nostalgia
Refined Elegance
Take a deep breath, close your eyes and think about your most comforting memory of home. The feeling this evokes draws us into a deep nostalgia, as does this collection theme of dark, warm stains and hues. Foster comfort and familiarity with antique greens and the stark contrast of black and white combinations.
Essence
Taking the road less traveled
Somewhere along the journey of homesickness, we reach a turning point from the past and become aware of the present and future ahead of us. The third theme of this collection, Essence, takes an organic approach on the road less traveled with earthy tones and neutral finishes on oak, hickory, poplar, elm and bird’s eye maple. Driven by the comfort we seek from the past, this collection complements blue and green hues, giving a renewable feeling to the home.
Flourish
A place to flourish, breathe fresh air and experience the combination of home and nature.
Tap into home’s life-giving energy with Flourish, the fourth theme from this year’s collection. These colors complement shades of red and purple while sparking a familiarity with our true selves. Flourish inspires us to gather pieces of life that were once lost and piece them back together with acclimation to texture, creativity and artistry.
STAIN OF THE YEAR 2024
Heritage Brown
We’re proud to announce M.L. Campbell stain of the year, Heritage Brown!
Carefully curated by color and design experts to complement this year’s collection theme, Homecoming, this warm, rustic brown can be used in all areas of the home. Heritage Brown tells a story of depth and family history. Layered with neutrals or pops of color, this stain gives the perfect balance of earthy, homely tones.