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Decorating and colour trends 2019, habitat plus

Welcome – It's no surprise to social commentators that colour trends mirror the moods of the moment.

It's no wonder we are all falling for green when eco-friendliness, wellbeing and biophilic design continue to capture our consciences.

Likewise, rich earthy tones are coming to the fore as we seek to ground ourselves. We are lapping up soft, soothing peachy pinks when the world beyond our walls is full of digital chatter and often lurid commercial messages.

When it comes to decorating colour choices, we appear to be entering a phase of careful consideration rather than one of bold gestures. Colours are weathered and subtle; they whisper rather than shout. We're looking for nuances, for example, taking dark walls and giving them a brooding undercurrent of colour. It's intriguing, not in-your-face.

Reflecting all and more of these current trends, the Resene The Range fashion colours showcases colours to not only enjoy today but to take us into the future. It's a rich resource of the most current colours, and available at your local Resene ColorShop or reseller.

Happy decorating!
The Resene and habitat teams

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The social DNA of interior trends

The social DNA of interior trends

Where do trends come from? The answer is ‘everybody’; the global collective influenced, consciously or unconsciously by what is going on around us in the world... more

The dark side

The dark side

There’s a certain wild beauty about today’s dark paint colours. We’ve moved away from plain blacks and charcoals to colours with more depth and interest... more

Fade to grey and blue

Fade to grey and blue

Washed, weathered, subtle, smoky and shadowy. There’s a palette of pale blues and greys that seems to transcend the fashions... more

New ways to go green

New ways to go green

Going green – it’s a phrase with connotations that go well beyond colour, yet as we focus on environmental issues and seek connections with nature via biophilic design... more

The return of red

The return of red

Rich, deep red is a vintage set to mature. One of the hippest colours of the decade, millennial pink, has bought along a friend – burgundy red... more

Pink's progress

Pink's progress

Pink continues to morph and develop. It has been the darling of recent times – millennial pink has appeared in all walks of life... more

Shaping up

Shaping up

Stripes, triangles, colour blocks – painted features keep going strong... more

Neutrals get earthy

Neutrals get earthy

The look for neutrals is heading back to those with a warm or brown base... more

More... or less

More... or less

Maximalism, or minimalism? Today, it’s fine to be either... more

Tonal takes a twist

Tonal takes a twist

Tonal schemes go colourful and moody... more

Seasonal switch outs

Seasonal switch outs

Take one colour and make it work for all seasons... more

Wallpaper keeps on rolling

Wallpaper keeps on rolling

Wallpaper returned to our homes recently in a flurry of stylish designs and colour... more

Other trends to watch for

Other trends to watch for

Today's decorating trends are diverse and exciting... more

Stylists' colour loves

Stylists' colour loves

Color loves from the following stylists... more

Cover look

Cover look

Side wall in Resene Red Berry, upper back wall in Resene Vanilla Ice and lower back wall in Resene Rice Cake. Get the look of the terrazzostyle mural using Resene testpots in Resene Burnt Crimson (burgundy), Resene Negroni (peach), Resene Glamour Puss (pink) and Resene Longitude (blue/grey).

Contributing stylists: Gem Adams, Kate Alexander, Amber Armitage, Nikki Astwood, Greer Clayton, Megan Harrison-Turner, Sarah Herring, Claudia Kozub, Vanessa Nouwens, Emily Somerville-Ryan, Leigh Stockton, LeeAnn Yare.

Contributing photographers: Bryce Carleton, Wendy Fenwick, Melanie Jenkins.

 

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