Paint Trends for Summer 2022 by Dulux

Bedroom with VJ panelled wall in Harmonious colour sourced from Dulux's Wonder palette.

2022 Seasonal Trends - Summer

As the last of the winter chill heads out the front door, it's time to invite summer in by taking up the paintbrush and getting creative with Dulux's summer-inspired Wonder palette. Our imaginations are rekindled as we bring more colour into our interior spaces and express our re-connection with the alluring outdoors. The colours of Wonder are both serene and invigorating at the same time, promoting positivity and awakening the senses.

Before

White dining room with VJ panelling on the walls, wooden dining table, and bifold doors.

With stunning views to the verdant courtyard, this dining room cried out for that uplifting colour to be brought inside.

After

Dining room with Celery Green VJ panelled walls, bifold doors, and featuring the 2022 summer colour forecast palette.

Adding Celery Green to the panelled walls brings the outdoor palette inside while still allowing the garden aspect to hero in the space. In the spirit of the Wonder trend the room needed a touch of whimsy and the unexpected, so Pinkham was added to the door frames.

The Wonder Palette

Boost your mood this summer with a playful mix of cornflower blue, lilac, lemon, green quartz, and rose. Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection.

Before

White living room with VJ panelled walls, sofa, and coffee table.

With natural light flooding in to the living room, it naturally lent itself to the addition of pretty, summery colour.

After

Equatorial Forest with doors, walls, and trims in Vivid White™.

When you have an all white room sometimes the change to immersive colour can be daunting. A great solution is to add partial wall colour - whether that be at dado or picture rail height, or just a two-thirds design detail like this living room make-over. The white trims don't stand out as much, softening the transition and it helps bring white into the overall palette. Equatorial Forest adds an earthy backdrop to the playful pastels in the décor and the leafy, warm green helps grounds us.

Dulux Sassy is featured in this home study/office nook, adding warmth to the open-plan area and working beautifully as the backdrop to lilac and yellow décor also seen throughout the connecting shared living space.

Study wall with VJ paneling painted orange, white desk, and chair.

To add a more summery mood in this bedroom, Dulux Harmonious was used for the bottom two-thirds of the wall with Dulux Vivid White™ applied to the top third and ceiling. Paired with floral artwork and bedding in clashing patterns that features pillows in colours from the palette, these hues will can help personalise a child's space and spark the imagination.

Hall door leading into a bedroom. Hallway is painted from floor to eye level in green with white above up to the ceiling. Bedroom wall is green and the door trim is white.

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