The desire to rejuvenate your interiors can become increasingly demanding the longer you live in your home, but sometimes our budget or renovation knowledge isn’t quite as big as our aspirations. Interior stylist Julia Green shows you how to instantly refresh your home using colours from the 2022 Dulux Colour Forecast. Colours featured: Dulux Kenepuru Sound and Clay Pipe Half.
A bold new look
“The Flourish palette is sophisticated without any sense of ego or pretension; sometimes earthy, sometimes daring, and easy to style. It’s also highly versatile with hues that are both soft, beautiful and timeless.” – Julia Green
Julia's styling tips
Adding colour to your home can be transformative, so don’t be afraid to experiment and explore. It may not always work out the first time, but it’s worth persisting until you achieve the perfect balance.
Colour evokes emotions, so it’s best to consider how certain hues make you feel – whilst you may love a bold red, living with a whole room of it may be overwhelming. The good news about paint is, if you don’t love it, you can always paint over it. If in doubt, ask a friend or get a second opinion from a trade specialist or the Dulux Colour Design Service team – they are there to help!
Don’t be afraid to mix the old with the new and use bolder hues as accents rather than solid colours en-mass to avoid being too overpowering.
When decorating, always start with a blank canvas and add one piece at a time to ensure the balance is right. Sometimes how you edit your space can be more important than adding the homewares itself, so go slow.
Purchase Dulux A4 swatches, colour stickers or sample pots to accurately test the colours around the room and view at different times of the day. That way, you’ll feel assured you’ve selected a colour(s) you’ll love.
Contemporary colours
While many people assume you need to undergo a big renovation to add ‘wow’ back into your interiors, there are easier ways to fall in love with your home again.
According to Julia, a fresh coat of paint and injection of contemporary colour can be one of the best ways to change up the look and feel of your home, without committing to a full-blown renovation.
Wall
Clay Pipe Half
A soft neutral with a pink undertone, Clay Pipe Half can be used as a main wall colour or as a subtle feature colour in any interior space.
Opposites attract
Using a combination of Dulux Clay Pipe Half, a soft neutral with pink undertones, and Dulux Kenepuru Sound, a deep, rich blue with a beautiful hint of purple, refreshing this space was a simple process.
Julia complemented these tones by injecting pops of other contrasting colours across the decorations and furnishings, resulting in a bedroom that feels far more contemporary and edgy, with unexpected combinations of soft clay pink walls and rich, deep claret reds.
Wall
Clay Pipe Half
A soft neutral with a pink undertone, Clay Pipe Half can be used as a main wall colour or as a subtle feature colour in any interior space.
Detail oriented
Taking inspiration from the vibrant Flourish palette, the immaculately styled space features colourful decorative accessories, including a bespoke banksia sculpture by Claerwen Leahy.
Julia says the process of decorating is much like a jigsaw puzzle, where all the pieces need to fit to make it work. When it comes to the finishing touches, it’s the finer details that help the space to feel truly complete.
Wall
Clay Pipe Half
A soft neutral with a pink undertone, Clay Pipe Half can be used as a main wall colour or as a subtle feature colour in any interior space.
The Flourish palette
The Flourish palette harmoniously blends the warm, natural shades of Dulux Basic Coral and White Dune Quarter with the bold, rich tones of Dulux Murray Red and Discretion, to create a welcoming and comforting space where people can relax and retreat to over the cooler autumn months.
Explore the Dulux Colour ForecastSuppliers
Bedhead: Heatherly @heatherlydesignbedheads for Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Rug: Cadrys @cadrys
Bedlinen: Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Bed throw: Pinky's @pinkys_store_melbourne
Chair: Molmic for Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Moroccan Jacket: Stylist's own
Pot: Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
White Bone Inlay Chest: Mahlia Interiors @mahlia.interiors for Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Banksia Sculpture: Claerwen Leahy @leopardprinty for Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
All other items on chest: Vintage form Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Bedside table: Globewest @globewest
Bedside lamp: Kaz Morton @kazmortonceramics for Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Glass (on bedside table): Bitossi @bitossihome for Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Artwork 'The Chandelier Project 003': Raegan Glazner @raeganglazner for Greenhouse Interiors @greenhouseinteriors
Discover your own style...
Deciding on the right colour can be difficult. To help you take on your next painting project, order a 100ml sample pot, A4 swatches and stickers to see your colour at home.
Dulux expert colour designers take their knowledge of all the latest trends and timeless colour schemes to help bring your home to life.
Our expert support team can help with everything from choosing colour, what product is the most appropriate for your job or troubleshooting when something hasn’t gone your way.
Disclaimer
Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux sample pots, stickers and A4 colour swatches.