New season's fashion isn't just for your wardrobe. The team at Resene take a look at what colours fashionable homes will be wearing over spring and summer.
Think shimmer and glitz, white with black accents, unexpected colour combinations and iridescent as well as toned-down hues. Luxe metallic finishes, whites with charcoals and earthy greys, dusky tones, and exuberant pops of bright colour are all on trend for the coming months.
While it may seem like only yesterday we were celebrating the new year, colour forecasters are already predicting our palettes for 2017 and 2018. Dress your walls with earthy hues or dusky tones and you’ll be right on trend. Dusky pinks are here now (think Resene Ebb), but we’ll also see a rise in popularity of dusky blues and greens such as Resene Duck Egg Blue.
Colours like Resene Secrets are bang on with the trend for cool Nordic landscapes, where icy colours come to the fore. And the Scandinavian look is here to stay, with a continuing trend towards whites and off-whites, with earthy tones.
Darker stains are giving way to more natural, lighter stains, like Resene Woodsman Natural, and lighter rimu colours.
Wallpapers are becoming more adventurous, providing a lush, stylish backdrop along with a playful ambience. Glamorous, shiny wallpapers are also on trend, with metallic finishes and a hint of shimmer.
Want more intensity? Pops of colour remain strong, including vibrant jewel tones, like teal blue.
We’re also seeing an increase in colour blocking, a design technique that uses blocks of colour, either in similar shades or opposites, together.
“It’s a great way to introduce colour,” says Deanna Hills, Resene Colour Specialist, “especially if you’ve got a square room. You might colour block half a wall, and it could look like a headboard. Or you could colour block random areas and nooks, or start from the ceiling and go diagonally down to the floor.”
Stairwells are often colour blocked, with the bottom half painted charcoal, for example, and the top half painted white.
“Colour blocking is really fun,” says Deanna. “It makes something of a space.”
Another continuing trend is brightly coloured front doors.
“People are really opening up to having a bit more personality,” says Deanna, “and coloured front doors are a big trend. I’ve done a couple of reds, like Resene Red Berry, as well as Resene Wild Thing, which is yellow – a charcoal house with a yellow front door.”
From wake-up shades of teal and red to cool icy blues and dusky pinks, and smatterings of black and white, whether you prefer an achromatic colour scheme or one with a host of vibrant hues, the coming season’s colours has something to suit all tastes.
