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Colour Forecast 2020

Indulge

Dreaming of an escape? Indulge speaks to our collective desire to disconnect from the mounting challenges of the everyday. It’s the perfect antidote to our busy, high-stress lives, finding the rose-tinted glasses to reignite our romance with hearth and home. Lilac Moon IV, original print by Ellie Malin

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Indulge

Indulge is the luxurious antidote to our busy, stressful lives

Cocoon yourself in comfort with rich layers of luxurious fabric and decadently rounded forms. Soften hard surfaces with an abundance of fringing, chenille and velvet.

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Decadent colours can add an essence of sophistication to your living areas.
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Selecting a decadent colour, such as a rich red or earthy brown, can add an essence of sophistication, and the feeling of connection and security in the space.

A warm, vivid sunset palette

A warm, vivid sunset palette helps to create an emotive space designed for lingering. Focus on toasty shades of burgundy, brown, reds and oranges to create a cosy, indulgent place to escape.

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Henna Red

Henna Red is a warm earthy red that adds vibrancy and energy to a space. It is impressive when used for an accent wall in living areas and great for highlighting front doors.

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Henna Red is a warm earthy red that adds vibrancy and energy to a space. It is impressive when used for an accent wall in living areas and great for highlighting front doors.
Create an opulent setting in your living room with lush, deep colours.
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A scheme perfect for intimate rooms

Hints of Art Deco and 70s retro-futurism add moments of nostalgia to high romance. Create a scheme that’s perfect for intimate rooms of your home. Start with a lilac infused pastel and balance its lightness with deeper shades in your textiles and decor.

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Subtle Violet

Subtle Violet is a muted pink with a beautiful grey base that gives a romantic quality to interiors. It is perfect for creating warmth in living areas, dining rooms and bedrooms and even a welcoming feel on the front door. To create a sophisticated feel in your home, pair Subtle Violet with neutral and cool whites, and dark greys and charcoals.

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Subtle Violet is a muted pink with a beautiful grey base that gives a romantic quality to interiors. It is perfect for creating warmth in living areas, dining rooms and bedrooms and even a welcoming feel on the front door. To create a sophisticated feel in your home, pair Subtle Violet with neutral and cool whites, and dark greys and charcoals.
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Evoke a sense of nostalgia

Combine this rich colour palette with decadently rounded forms and a new interpretation on 1970s retro-futuristic style to clash with opulent Art Deco vibes. Jewelled colours help to evoke a sense of nostalgia. Play with deeper purples and ruby reds to create a luxurious appeal.

Interior dining room featuring Lilac light for Indulge palette for Dulux 2020 Colour forecast.

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Lilac Light

Lilac Light is perfect for adding subtle colour to a room as a unique element without becoming overpowering. This versatile a greyed-off peachy colour also works well as a soft and subtle front door colour. Pair this with warm whites such as Natural White™.

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Lilac Light is perfect for adding subtle colour to a room as a unique element without becoming overpowering. This versatile a greyed-off peachy colour also works well as a soft and subtle front door colour. Pair this with warm whites such as Natural White™.
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Create a sense of belonging

Hard facts and raw truths, for just a moment, are hidden from view as we immerse ourselves in a lush-coloured world of our own making, filled with joy, love and a sense of belonging.

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Yolande is a soft terracotta that can be used as a statement main wall colour or for interior or exterior accents. Pairs well with whites and neutrals.

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Yolande is a soft terracotta that can be used as a statement main wall colour or for interior or exterior accents. Pairs well with whites and neutrals.
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Indulge palette

Sink into a rich and soothing palette of melon, salmon, brown, red and cosmetic tints. It’s the perfect combination to create an immersive and opulent interior. 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 and A4 Colour Swatches.

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The Dulux Colour Forecast is about more than colour, it helps bring trends to life in your home through styling and accessories. Here we take you through key elements and styling tips for the Indulge trend.

Get the look with the Indulge trend

The Dulux Colour Forecast is about more than colour, it helps bring trends to life in your home through styling and accessories. Here we take you through key elements and styling tips for the Indulge trend.

Opulent details and fabrics, such as chenilles and velvets, are commonplace, alongside fringing, layered drapery and overlapping rugs with carpeted floors.

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Utilising hues from the same colour family creates an immersive tonal colour palette. Ensure your colours appear exactly as planned by always using Dulux pigments mixed into Dulux Wash&Wear ® paint.

A modern velvet purple armchair is well-suited to this living room with heavy drapes and deep purple walls.

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Deep Exquisite

Deep Exquisite is a deep moody purple with a pink undertone that makes for a striking interior colour on feature walls in living areas and bedrooms.

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Deep Exquisite is a deep moody purple with a pink undertone that makes for a striking interior colour on feature walls in living areas and bedrooms.
Jewelled wall colours and plush fabrics are perfect for living areas.
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Featured product: Dulux Wash&Wear®

Bring the essence of our 2020 trends to your home using Dulux Wash&Wear®. Only our formulas are designed to create the iconic colours shown here every time. Artwork: 'The Masters Light Dahlia' by Helen Bankers.

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Tonal greens are interspersed with uplifting pops of chalky blue, deep plum and yellow curd. Colours featured: Dulux Pencarrow and Dulux Te Aroha.

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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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