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.
“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.”
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?
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.
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.
