Colourcan minimise stress

Over the past few years, we’ve been spending much moretime at home –and it’s become clearer than ever what an effect decorating can have on our mood and psyche. Take inspiration from some of the latest colour trends and make them your own at your place.

Slowspaces

In an increasingly challenging and uncertain world, spaces whereyou canwind down, take aload offand minimisestress aremore popular than ever.This shift towards making our homes into havens wherewecan shelter from the chaotic energy of everyday life has also influenced colour trends as we seek out comforting hues that areknown for their calming qualities.

Dusted blues, sea greens, creamy whites, petal pinks, mushroom mauves, cloudy greys and washed timber tones like Resene Inside Back, Green Meets Blue, Blanc, Sakura, The Mauve, Surrender and Colorwood Breathe Easy are perfect for setting the tone in spaces where rest and recuperation areneeded, which has increased demand for these gentle colours as moreofuslook to leverage their magic in our home sanctuaries.

Muted sunset and ocean tones invoke calm and relaxation. Wall painted in Resene Sakura, vase and painted books in Fountain Blue Hot Toddy. Afloor-to-ceiling ombrebatten headboard makes for astrikingstatementfeaturewithout overwhelming this gentle colour palette. Wall painted in Resene Rhino, battens in Half New Denim Blue, Neutral Bay,Gull Grey and Midwinter Mist. Floor and pendant light in Resene Iron.

Turningbacktime

Colours, textures and materials that reflect a collective sense of nostalgia areasignificant current design trend, and it’sunderstandable why.Given the amount of time most of us have spent inside lately,the popularity of pastoral looks –which embrace the essence of homeliness and awistfulness for the ‘good old days’ –are an attempt to ground ourselves during uncertain times.

Walls in Resene Half Sour Dough (left) and Half Scarpa Flow (right), floor in eMidnight Express, bedside cabinet in Pale Oyster,vases painted in Anise and Half Sour Dough and ribbed basket in Summer Green.

View moreinthe habitat plus –colour and decorating trends, available to view free online, resene.co.nz/habitatplus.