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Bring on

the colour

Create a feature wall or

liven up a dull room with

one of these trendy hues

BY PETRO-ANNE VLOK

CANTALOUPE

This pinkish orange shade is perfect for those who aren’t
afraid to be bold with colour. Ranging from natural

TIP shades that border on terracotta to more vibrant
This is a tricky pinkish oranges, this melon shade brings encour-
colour, so make sure agement and motivation, says Anita Bloom, Decorex
it matches the Africa’s creative director. “It’s a more active colour
colours of your that inspires us to be active, increasing the sense of
existing décor. competition and the courage to assume risk.”

Use this colour for a statement wall in your living
room, bathroom or kitchen. For added impact, pair it with
electric blue, Bloom adds.

Dulux Airy Duram Plascon
Peach Nasturtium SweetTart
63YR 50/340 Blossom 104-5 O4-A1-4

STATEMENTBLUE Prominent Paints Chinese

Paint brand Prominent Paints’ TIP Porcelain PPG1160-6
Create a
colour of the year is Chinese beautiful contrast
Porcelain – a rich blend of by adding white or
inky blue and cobalt. pale décor items to
“This hue imparts calmness a room with a dark
and a spirit of hopefulness, blue wall.
both of which are in high Plascon
demand in our technolog- Nautilous
ically driven and restless B6-D1-1
society,” says Jackie Putter,
Prominent Paints marketing
manager.
Decorex Africa’s Anita
Bloom agrees that dramatic
blues are having a moment and
that these shades can create a
bold and unique interior space. Dulux
“Mix it with soft neutrals Arctic Night
and beige tints to add a 10BB 07/150
tranquil feel to any room
in your home,” Anita adds.

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