After what seems to have been a never-ending winter full of cold and wet weather, Australians are ready to embrace the sunshine as we head into summer.
This is a great time to breathe new life into our homes, veering away from whites and neutrals, and transitioning into the warmer months with bright and bold hues instead.
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“As our world opens up and we adapt to new ways of doing things, we’re looking for lightness and joy in our surroundings,” says Andrea Lucena-Orr, Dulux colour and communications manager.
“This is a time for reconnecting with the ones we love and we want guests to walk into our homes and feel a sense of happiness and celebration. At the same time, after two years of restrictions, many of us are yearning for fun, freedom and the chance to try new things.”
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The Dulux Revive palette, which is one of three palettes identified in the Dulux Colour Forecast 2023, perfectly captures this mood. Revive sees vibrant hues paired with over-scaled patterns, voluptuous furniture and bold, abstract artworks to bring an anything-is-possible optimism into homes.
So what will your customers be looking for this summer to brighten up their home interior?
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Exaggerated curves: whether it’s a curvaceous sofa, a chubby accent chair or rounded coffee table, this summer calls for curves.
Keep artworks casual: think unframed, abstracts and digital artworks casually propped, even overlapping, on a shelf or sideboard.
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Textural contrast: add depth and interest to a room décor by mixing different textures such as boucle armchairs, thick woven rugs, imperfect ceramics, matt finish joinery and touches of high shine metallics in furniture legs.
Draw nature inside: emphasis on natural connections ie light window furnishings to let in light and views, fresh flowers and bright, botanical inspired bedlinen.
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