Mayfield. Crow Valley. Albury. Kellands Pond – four Canterbury place names with a special claim to fame in this year’s Dulux Colour Forecast.

The annual forecast, the result of extensive research into global and local trends, celebrates its 15^th birthday this year with a trio of palettes – Solstice, Muse and Journey – featuring rich golds, olive greens and reddy browns.

Dulux Solstice is a warm and reflective palette of rich browns, clay and warm neutrals with a sun-loving yellow as an accent, designed to evoke a comforting, familiar and inviting feeling.

Dulux Journey takes its inspo from travel and the cultural differences we discover, highlighting rich mid-tone hues with yellow green at the heart and rich decadent reds for contrast.

Dulux Muse strikes a balance between nostalgia and modernity with its colourful array of mid-tone hues – warm browns and rich tans, accented with deep blues and soothing greens.

Canterbury’s colours and tones feature throughout. In the Solstice palette, Mayfield contributes a sun-bleached yellow from the Canterbury Plains. The Journey palette has Crow Valley yellow, capturing the hue of tussocks in Arthur’s Pass National Park. Muse has the rich limestone tones of Albury and also the unfathomable blue of Kellands Pond.

Led by the Dulux Colour Team of Davina Harper, Andrea Lucena-Orr and Bree Leech, the annual Dulux Colour Forecast is based on year-round research into the latest global and local trends that are predicted to influence interior design and how we live.

For Colour Specialist Davina Harper, an important element of this year’s forecast is the way it invites colour and texture into our homes. “The warmth we’re seeing across each of the three palettes is the answer for consumers looking to add positivity by adding colour in their homes.”

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