A VERY POPULAR HUE
No matter what your style, duck egg blue is the ultimate classic colour to incorporate into your home.
DUCK EGG BLUE IS among the most popular hues the decorating world has ever seen — and with good reason. Complex yet flexible, it’s a colour that allows professional and aspiring designers alike to bring a touch of pigmentation to their homes in a more interesting way than your average neutral. Resene Duck Egg Blue at any strength can work in just about any space, and with seemingly endless suitable pairings, it’s no wonder it’s beloved by so many homeowners.
Colour expert Debbie Abercrombie says: “Resene Duck Egg Blue undoubtedly softens and calms a space . . . but it still holds enough colour to grab your attention.
“Use Resene Duck Egg Blue as your guide to what other colours you should combine it with,” suggests Debbie, though you’ll certainly be spoilt for choice. “Everything from coastal colours like Resene Safehaven, to taupe browns like Resene Coffee Break, to warm whites like Resene Milk White and desert pinks like Resene Shabby Chic will work well.
Here are a few designer-approved ideas for taking this timeless classic colour into your own home.
Take it tonal
Choosing a layered, monochromatic look for your home can be a standout strategy for bringing in some serious style.
According to colour psychologists, blues in particular are ideal for creating an oasislike feel within what we consider to be “restful rooms”, such as living rooms, bathrooms and bedrooms.
Working with Resene Duck Egg Blue in eighth, quarter, half, full, double and triple strengths can create a beautiful space in its own right, but you can also try blending it with a mix of lighter powder blues, greyed denim blues, darker purple blues and greener teal blues that all have a similar dusted nature.
Go for Resene Duck Egg Blue on your walls, Resene Half Duck Egg Blue on your ceiling and floor, Resene Eighth Duck Egg Blue for your trims, then bring in furniture and decor in teals such as Resene Teal Blue and Resene Dauntless, light blues such as Resene Half Escape, and darker hues such as Resene Ivanhoe, Resene Cello and Resene Seachange.
Keep things simple with staple furniture pieces and bedding options in mid-range blue-greys such as Resene Neutral Bay or Resene Half Raven and accessorise with violet-blues like Resene Hendrix, Resene Waikawa Grey and Resene Zephyr.
Take it back to nature
Incorporating natural elements alongside Resene Duck Egg Blue is great for creating calm. Neutral-toned woven rugs and cushions made from jute, rattan, wool, linen and cotton help incorporate nature into a space through natural fibres while adding necessary elements of texture. Choose them in sandy or almond tints such as Resene Solitaire, Resene Triple Pearl Lusta or Resene Half Biscotti or cloudy greys like Resene Delta, Resene Half Surrender or Resene Silver Chalice.
House plants, whether real or artificial, are great natural touches to add to a room that has Resene Duck Egg Blue walls.
Try potting your plants in vessels painted using Resene testpots in cheerful apricots such as Resene Roxy and Resene Coyote or pale blues like Resene Cut Glass, Resene Tranquil and Resene Jet Stream to bring in richer colours in a way that’s easily changeable whenever the mood strikes.
A bathroom can be the perfect place to keep house plants. With the spa-like bathroom trend being strong, taking a natural approach to this space through a colour palette based on “duck egg blue plus plants” is an ideal way to achieve it.
Use Resene Duck Egg Blue on the walls paired with pot plants in cool whites like Resene Double Alabaster, Resene Half Black White or Resene Quarter White Pointer.
Think pink
The cool tone of Resene Duck Egg Blue means equally cool pale pinks and lilacs pair with it wonderfully.
Using these tones together was popular in the 1980s and it can be modernised to work in a more contemporary setting.
Being a mid-level tone, Resene Duck Egg Blue works great on walls as an anchor upon which lighter and darker colours can be layered through furnishings and decor.
If you prefer a more modern approach to the overall design, liven up a living room with lighter timber furniture stained in Resene Colorwood Rock Salt, Resene Colorwood Whitewash or Resene Colorwood Light Greywash as well as sofas and occasional chairs in Resene Coral Tree, Resene Paper Doll and Resene New York Pink would look stunning. Top off the look with rugs, ottomans and cushions in Resene Ebb, Resene Lola and Resene Marionette to complete the look.
For a more retro look, Resene Duck Egg Blue pairs beautifully with warm teak-toned mid-century modern timber furniture stained in Resene Colorwood Natural with brass accents.
■ For more ideas and inspiration see your local Resene ColorShop or check out the latest on trend looks online, www.resene. co.nz/latestlooks.