Porter’s Paints Squid Ink is
a deep, dramatic choice that
complements timber accents
Recreate this look with
Kaboodle Kitchen raw board
‘Alpine’ profile cabinetry in
PPG Paints Clouds Flying paint
Choosing your shade
If you’re not confident with embracing colour,
choosing it can be hard. “Look at the area you
want to paint and explore how you and your
family use and enjoy the space,” says Rachel
Lacy. She suggests seeking inspiration online.
Davina says people are usually drawn to images
showing light and airy spaces or, conversely,
darker, cosy spaces and colours that draw you
in. “Then you have to take the functional use of
the space into consideration,” she says. “You
would probably want a working room (such
as a kitchen or laundry) to be light and bright
to enhance the work and time spent in this
Dulux Pataua Beach from
the Connect palette
lends these bedroom
walls a warm glow
area. Whereas in a bedroom or living room you
may want to feel secure and cocooned, hence a
darker colour may be perfect for these spaces.”
What if you love colour but are not sure how
to use it? Begin in a bedroom, says Davina. “This
personal space is not an area your guests walk
through, so you can completely colour without
barriers or external critique,” she says. Start with
a wall behind your bedhead as the focal point.
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Embrace gentle hues
for a relaxed vibe
Porter’s Paints
Mist
Light matters
This will have a big impact on colour, so study
how light works throughout the day. Use a test
pot to paint a large card to move around. But
don’t line tester colour cards up beside each
other as this will influence their appearance.
“You also need to view colour at different
times of the day with natural lighting, to see it in
full sun and shadows or even in diffused light, as
well as under artificial lighting at night, which
can make a huge impact,” says Davina.
“There are some wonderful uplifting, brighter
colours coming through that are inspired by fashion
and technology – they just shine happiness”
Davina Harper, Dulux
CALM &
SOOTHING
PPG Paints
Everything Is Going
To Be Alright
PPG Paints
Cliffs of Dover
Dulux Gentle Annie
Photography (top left) Porter’s Paints/Marnie Hawson,
styling Olga Lewis; (top right) Kaboodle Kitchen; (below)
Dulux Australia/Bree Leech, styling Lisa Cohen.
Melanie Stephenson of Porter’s Paints reveals
the brand’s oceanic hues of calming blues and
greens are trending. “Colours of the ocean,
from palest greens to saturated jewel tones,
not only deliver serenity and calm, but also a
sense of optimism and restoration,” she says.
Marine blues, gentle greens and accents of
deep garnet are also reflected in the Dulux 2023
Balance palette. “Balance is very much inspired
by a ‘less is more’ philosophy,” says Davina
Harper. These colours are a great complement
to luxe textures including velvet and silk.
Earthy tones of sandstone, wasabi, moss,
muddied yellow-green and charcoal also come
through in the Dulux 2023 Connect palette,
appealing to those who seek “calm, comfort
and a simple approach to living,” says Davina.