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LOVING

Many people like all-white, grey or

greige (grey/beige) spaces they can

brighten to taste with coloured accessories;

others might commit to a dramatic colour

on all four walls with tonal accents. There

are no rules to choosing colour, but some

combinations mean you may have to try

harder to make them work. According to

Dulux colour expert Andrea Lucena-Orr, “It

feels easier to use ‘feature’ colour in places

such as bedrooms because they’re used by

only one or two people and can be exactly

what they want.” Powder rooms are another

space that can take a strong feature

colour. In living rooms, accent colour can

be added onto dado rails, picture rails and

other architectural details. In the kitchen,

try a coloured splashback or cabinetry. A

MOODY BLUES Ligne Roset “Ruche” armchair,
$7150, Domo. Trent Jansen “Tidal” coffee table
in Navy Gloss, $1000, and Jil dining table in Wizard
Gloss, $1490, Tait. Box Box cardboard boxes in
Green, $107 (set of 5), Hay. Callista tall and squat
pendant lights in Opal/Chrome, $189 each,
Beacon Lighting. ON COFFEE TABLE Agate
ornament, $250, Dinosaur Designs. Vase and
flowers, Hermetica Flowers. ON SIDE TABLE
&Tradition “True Colours” vase in Blue Brass, $375,
Great Dane. Resin “Pebble” vase in Forest Malachite,
$300, and “Branch” vase in Ice Jade, $230,
Dinosaur Designs. ON WALL Dulux Wash&Wear
paint in Mondrian Blue, $86.90 for 4L.

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COLOUR TREND MOODY BLUES

COLOUR TIP

IF A ROOM IS NATURALLY

DARK, PLAY TO ITS

MOODINESS AND PAINT IT

IN AN INKY HUE FOR A

COSY EFFECT, THEN LAYER

WITH SOFT LIGHTING LIKE

LAMPS AND CANDLES

Dulux

Sir Edmund

Haymes Paint

Current

Porter’s Paints

Powder Blue

Taubmans

Harbour Sky