How to achieve the cabin chic style in your home
As the weather drops, there’s nothing more appealing than creating a cosy atmosphere. Recreating the increasingly popular rustic, cabin chic feel isn’t difficult. It’s all about selecting the right colours. From playful pastels and bold blues to warm tones and soft hues, here are four ways to use Dulux colours to create a sense of secluded luxury. Dulux colours featured: Shetland Lace and Swedish Moon.
Create cosiness with warm colours
Earthy tones like deep browns, rich reds and warm oranges can inject a cosy ambience into almost any space, particularly when contrasted against a warm white.
This energetic and inviting living space combines the rich vibrancy of Very Terracotta with the beloved warmth of Natural White™ to evoke a sense of cosy seclusion, a hallmark of the coveted cabin aesthetic.
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Natural White™
Natural White™ is the lightest of warm whites and also one of our most popular. Loved by home renovators and interior designers alike, this versatile white will brighten any space. It is perfect for main walls inside and out and ideal for exterior features. It never fails to impress.
Upcycle at every opportunity
Colour has the power to unlock style potential, and this doesn’t stop up walls. Old furniture can channel cabin chic with the addition of something like an ultra-matte chalk paint, such as Chalk Effect Malta Blue. Sanding it back slightly will also help create a vintage look.
Explore other rustic and natural textures like distressed wood to add a stylistic, upcycled edge to your interiors.
Experiment with colour
Exploring different wall textures and hues is a great way to introduce new depth to a room. This soft yellow-green cabinetry is a perfect example of how you can create a welcome sense of warmth with the right tonal and textural combination.
The soft green sophistication of Wasabi pairs with the docile tone of Humble Fawn to create a cosy yet contemporary style. The introduction of wood can also produce fresh interest within a space, adding a new dimension to your cabin chic aesthetic.
Embrace chic in the bathroom
There’s nothing more timeless than a charming pastel. See how the calming Mossa cabinetry against the soft Buff It Half creates a whimsical atmosphere. It’s all in the use of soft hues like mint green, baby blue or blush pink.
The key to cosiness is getting the balance of comfort and style just right. Pastels do a perfect job of creating a fresh and inviting feel that also captures that rustic look so beloved in cabin-style homes.
Any interior can achieve the ever-popular cabin chic style with the right combination upcycling, textures, pastels and warmth. Striking the right balance ultimately comes down to choosing the right paint.
So, it's important to choose something that not only does justice to your vision but also stands the test of time, just like the cabin chic trend itself. That’s why, year after year, Dulux remains Australia’s most trusted paint brand.
With a range of colour sampling options, selecting the right Dulux paint colour for your space has never been easier. Choose from sample pots, colour chips and reusable colour stickers or colour visualisation tools to help find the perfect colour for your home.
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Disclaimer
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.