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Dulux Colour and Communications Manager Andrea Lucena-Orr shares her expert colour and design tips.

Midtones work best when used on all four walls, particularly in bedrooms and living spaces. For smaller spaces, you can use less volume on either one or two walls. Don’t forget ceilings and areas such as picture rails or dado rails, which also work well in midtone colour schemes.

Before choosing colour schemes and soft furnishings, it's crucial to consider elements you can’t change easily such as carpet, tiles, laminate or stone, and/or curtains and blinds that you will need to ensure work with the new colours chosen.

For colour accuracy, simply order swatches, A4 stickers or sample pots in your chosen colours to view them in your home’s natural light conditions. We also have an online colour advice team and a Colour Design Service if you prefer a design professional to help curate your space.

The Solstice palette is rich with organic colours that wrap warmth around us to evoke feelings of security and strength such as clay browns, golden neutrals, light blues and zesty yellows.

The Journey palette invites you in with overarching warmth, bringing together rich midtone hues such as yellow-greens and blues alongside rich decadent reds and plum for contrast.