PROMOTIONAL FEATURE
PURE COLOUR PERFECTION
Inspiration for a colour palette can come from many things – and the most unusual of places. For Ravinder, it was her childhood in Kenya that influenced her sumptuous dining room scheme and over the next two issues you’ll meet more Evoke Your Senses tastemakers to find out how they created the perfect colour combinations by drawing on evocative memories and sensations. You’ll realise that’s easy to do when you delve into Dulux Heritage’s palette of beautiful and timeless colours, which has been masterfully curated by Dulux colourists, reflecting over 90 years of experience. The Dulux Heritage paints are made with the finest ingredients that deliver on performance as well as beauty. They play right into the senses, leaving a wonderfully velvet matt finish that is so perfectly smooth to the touch it’s practically strokeable. Yet, thanks to Dulux’s expertise, these luxury paints are washable, too, so you can easily wipe away everyday stains and spills.
RICH, LUXURIOUS AND EVOCATIVE
For Ravinder, the gentle touch of the Dulux Heritage velvet matt paints brings her childhood in Africa, as well as her Asian, African and Middle Eastern cooking, to life. And her colour palette is a celebration of all of this, a reflection of her past days and life with her family in her younger years – and her love of food. ‘Rich volcanic red soil, a pistachio terrazzo floor, the guava tree that bore fruit with custardy pink interiors,’ she says. ‘All these colours signify happy times – a familiarity and a sense of nostalgia.’
A WARM EMBRACE
Ravinder has created a perfect scheme in her dining space with rich layers of colours that sum up her decor style beautifully. ‘I love the layered bohemian look that shows a life well lived,’ she says. ‘I celebrate maximalism – hundreds of books, heirlooms, antiques, candles, artwork and treasured objects from my travels. I like homes that look lived in.’ Her colour combination of Coral Pink, Veranda Green and Potters Pink elevates and showcases this love superbly. We’ve all grown more attached to our homes in the last couple of years, turning to them as our sanctuary during difficult times. You can celebrate that love of our homes through the wall paint you choose. ‘I would seek out warm colours that give a cosseted feel,’ says Ravinder. ‘I like tones that make me feel happy and uplifted; your colours should nurture you. I want something that feels like a hug on a wall.’ And with the Dulux Heritage range you can have that.