Cosy colours for winter
Warming, inviting and welcoming, we all seek these sensations in our home. And in the winter months especially, an inviting comforting home is just what we need.
Creating a home that speaks cosiness and relaxation is priceless. It’s the ultimate way to let your home truly feel like a haven. Add to it the visual warmth of paint and you have a double blessing.
Evoke these feel-good emotions with paint colours that uplift as well as provide rest to the senses.
Earthy, soulful clays paired with timber accents and ceramic pieces evoke a gentle, soothing presence in a room all day. When combined with soft pools of gentle lighting at night, they’ll offer an inviting setting in which to curl up. Soulful neutrals – use Resene Rodeo Drive, Resene Blank Canvas or Resene Half Gin Fizz ¬– are beautiful, uplifting tones to wake up to and help maintain your mood all day. Other on-trend warm neutrals include Resene Ebb and Resene Eighth Joss. Pink-based white will bring a warmth that resembles a spa, while whites with a hint of yellow will add vibrancy to your room. Pair with dark brown or black for a strong impression or décor accents in similar tones.
Caramels are sophisticated and cocooning, pairing beautifully with gentle pinks and greens. On-trend hues that will resonate beautifully are Resene Alert Tan, Resene Caramel and Resene Casablanca. Remember that wonderful rejuvenating feeling you experience when out on a bushwalk surrounded by greenery or the sight of grasses blowing in the wind on sand dunes at the beach? These settings are both restful and invigorating and can be brought to life in your own home with light and mid-toned green paint colours on your walls. You can extend this further past your paint colours; bring the outdoors in with a botanical-themed or landscape painting or vases of cut flowers.
Coat your walls in green hues with a touch of blue ¬¬– think teal colours such as Resene Deep Teal and the jewel-tones of Resene Aquamarine. Teal is often linked with balance and restoration, both essential in a changing world.
For a cosy, encompassing feel, use a dark inky blue, complemented with a pale spearmint or terracotta, mustard or jewel tones for a touch more drama. If you use this in your kitchen on your cabinetry, offset it with brass accents and a neutral stone benchtop for a luxurious homely feel. Earth-toned veining in a marble-look benchtop will bring a sense of movement to this blue.