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Colour Forecast 2018

Escapade

Pack your suitcase, don your tropical prints and get ready for a holiday to remember. Dream destinations are just a plane ride away. Adventure and discovery hover on the horizon and as our imagination takes flight, we find excitement and escape in the most unexpected of places.

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The quest for fun and adventure

The glamour of travel is conjured through designer luggage and free-spirited selfies. While luxury could be anything from a hot Brazilian beach to a stylish Palm Springs spa. As we kick back and prepare to take off, we let our dreams run wild, paradise awaits – both on home shores and beyond.

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Purple Balance

The stunning grey-violet of Purple Balance adds a light regal touch to your home. It can make feature walls, cupboards and shelving really pop and pairs well with the soft teal of Solution, minty Soft Fresco and solid blue of Bondi.

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The stunning grey-violet of Purple Balance adds a light regal touch to your home. It can make feature walls, cupboards and shelving really pop and pairs well with the soft teal of Solution, minty Soft Fresco and solid blue of Bondi.
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Take a colour vacation. A playful clash of colours helps to brighten your space and feels as good as a holiday.

Don't be afraid to mix up the decades

Organic shapes are offset by solid forms in a playful blending of styles. Don’t be afraid to mix up your decades with '70s and '80s references and take a chance on unexpected colour combinations.

Tones of pale mint, teal and blue promise plenty of light-hearted fun. Bursts of mustard yellow cut through the tonal colour effect. Shades of pink range from pale and soft to saturated and bold.

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Solution

Solution is ideal for creating a holiday feel at home, all year round. This oceanic green colour pairs well with Purple Balance, minty Soft Fresco and the solid blue of Bondi to make feature walls, cupboards and shelving really pop.

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Solution is ideal for creating a holiday feel at home, all year round. This oceanic green colour pairs well with Purple Balance, minty Soft Fresco and the solid blue of Bondi to make feature walls, cupboards and shelving really pop.
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Creating a '70s inspired geometric feature with one hue in varying shades allows you to add fun bold colours in interesting accessories. Paint your flea market finds to suit your colour scheme and mix them with new accessories.

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Bondi

Create a holiday feel at home, all year round with Bondi. This solid blue is ideal for stunning feature walls and works well with pale mint and teal tones.

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Create a holiday feel at home, all year round with Bondi. This solid blue is ideal for stunning feature walls and works well with pale mint and teal tones.
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Tropical botanicals add a lively touch to bold colour schemes. Get creative with tropical leaves – they last a long time and, using a floristry trick (such as oasis), you can create green displays like this hanging chandelier.

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Cuticle Pink

Pinks are versatile, uplifting and easy to decorate with. From serene and sophisticated to deep and jewelled, pinks can brighten up a space in your home. Muted soft, powdery and subtle pinks are perfect for creating a tranquil space in nurseries and bedrooms or as an accent in a room whilst dusty pinks can add interest and work beautifully as a feature wall colour. Hot pinks can be bright and cheerful, great for features inside and out. Deeper pinks are ideal for highlighting key details and perfect for your front door.

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Pinks are versatile, uplifting and easy to decorate with. From serene and sophisticated to deep and jewelled, pinks can brighten up a space in your home. Muted soft, powdery and subtle pinks are perfect for creating a tranquil space in nurseries and bedrooms or as an accent in a room whilst dusty pinks can add interest and work beautifully as a feature wall colour. Hot pinks can be bright and cheerful, great for features inside and out. Deeper pinks are ideal for highlighting key details and perfect for your front door.
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Tropical outlooks require little embellishment. Keep the look fresh with cooler shades of green against the beauty of marble and accent with small amounts of bold blue in accessories.

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Solution is ideal for creating a holiday feel at home, all year round. This oceanic green colour pairs well with Purple Balance, minty Soft Fresco and the solid blue of Bondi to make feature walls, cupboards and shelving really pop.

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Solution is ideal for creating a holiday feel at home, all year round. This oceanic green colour pairs well with Purple Balance, minty Soft Fresco and the solid blue of Bondi to make feature walls, cupboards and shelving really pop.
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For more details on the products and colours featured in our 2018 colour trends, read our digital magazine.

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Dulux Authentic Colour®

Don't risk tinting your favourite colours with other paint brands. Only Dulux pigments mixed into Dulux Wash&Wear® and Dulux Weathershield® are designed to create our iconic colours shown here every time. Colours featured: Dulux Teahouse (exterior) and Dulux Domino (trim and verandah).

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Escapade Palette

The Escapade trend channels a tropical holiday vibe with a heady combination of saturated colours, thrown into relief by cool mints, deep teals and powdery pinks.

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Most Loved Whites + Escapade

Dulux has been crafting some of New Zealand's iconic paint colours for over 80 years. Here’s how our Most Loved Whites and Neutrals can work in harmony with the Escapade palette.

Dulux Snowy Mountains Half

Warm white with a subtle greyish hint, Snowy Mountains Half marries well with rich, warm colours. Create visual highlights and focal points in your home by combining it with Dulux Friends and Carmen from the Escapade Palette.

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Carmen

The deep-based red Carmen is ideal for livening up feature walls and accents throughout your home. It is valuable for creating a punchy effect amid the more calming qualities of soft neutrals on main walls such as Grey Pail.

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The deep-based red Carmen is ideal for livening up feature walls and accents throughout your home. It is valuable for creating a punchy effect amid the more calming qualities of soft neutrals on main walls such as Grey Pail.
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Dulux Vivid White™

The clean elegance of Dulux Vivid White™ gives you a great blank canvas for building your dream colour scheme. To refresh and revitalise your spaces, team Dulux Vivid White™ with the deep ocean blue of Dulux Sir Edmund, or Dulux Soft Fresco.

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Vivid White™

Vivid White™ is a pure clean white that is perfect for creating a clean, contemporary look. It is the ultimate choice for modern interior walls and trims and is also ideal for exterior features such as fretwork and window frames. The crisp freshness of Vivid White™ will brighten any space and give it a luxe modern vibe.

Featured product: Dulux Wash&Wear®

Dulux Wash&Wear® is ideal for all interior walls including high traffic areas such as hallways and family rooms and where minimal light reflection is desired. Wash&Wear® 101 Barrier Technology® creates a hard-wearing finish that allows you to wipe away most common marks, scuffs and stains with a wet cloth so your walls will look freshly painted for years.

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Vivid White™ is a pure clean white that is perfect for creating a clean, contemporary look. It is the ultimate choice for modern interior walls and trims and is also ideal for exterior features such as fretwork and window frames. The crisp freshness of Vivid White™ will brighten any space and give it a luxe modern vibe.
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  1. Ari Daybed, Something Beginning With 2. Beni M’rirt 2 Rug, Halcyon Lake 3. Torei low table by Luca Nichetto for Cassina, Space Furniture 4. Shogun Table Lamp by Mario Botta, Artemide

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  1. Big FL/Y Pendant light by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell, Space Furniture 2. Eldon Mist Quilt cover set & matching Euro pillowcases with Eldon Indigo flat sheet, Linen House 3. Lattice Biscuit Fall fitted sheet & Velvet Pea Cushion, Kip & Co 4. HK Living Brass Palm Lamp, House of Orange 5. ‘SE15’ Artwork, Ben Craven 6. AYTM Gutta Mini Rose Mirror & Iron Jewellery Box & Kristina Dam Brass Mirror Sculpture, Designstuff 7. Tio Side Table in Pastel Turquoise by Massproduction, District

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Create the look: Escapade

I love an element of surprise, so I’ve clashed patterns and geometric shapes, and played with scale to create a playful and exciting look.

I’ve brought the outdoors in with indoor plants, used colourful artwork and a green feature wall to channel that vibrant, happy feel.

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Kinship

A rich, earthy palette to fill your home with warmth and positivity.

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Essential

Calm and nurturing colours to help you slow down and find serenity.

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Reflect

A rich, moody palette to blend your past with your present.

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Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux sample pots, stickers and A4 colour swatches.

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