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Discover how colour works and interacts through texture, hue and lighting. 

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The Design Files Overview, Lucy Feagins on a grey couch with artwork and a desk behind

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Handmade elephant head on wall with long teepee style bed to left on floor.

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Bree Leech leaning against twisting white stair case with Dulux dog sitting next to her.

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Popular interior trends, bolder colours, netrual lounge with black painted doors and trim, leading to outside leafy garden

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Popular interior trends, rustic colours for a lounge, earthy pinks, oranges, browns, reds, blue, two tone tall and architectural entry

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Popular outside schemes, refreshed garage doors, weatherboard house with blues greys and white double garage doors

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Scandi colour scheme popular interior trends, blue grey wall and blue couch with cushions, timber floor, timber coffee table.

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Popular interior trends, Hamptons, dark blue chair with white interiors

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Pink bathroom and marble trims and vanity.

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interior white lounge with couch and paintings. 

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View of pink toned kids bedroom 
Colour featured: Dulux Camisole half.
Alt text: Pink bedroom with decorated girl's bed with furniture surrounding.

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Hamptons white exterior with pool grey pail white on white

A bedroom with a double bed on the floor and a hanging rattan style lamp to the side of the bed. There is an arched doorway and the walls are painted yellow. There are rugs covering the wooden floor.

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Grey Queenslander style, Hamptons house with white trimming, white deck and stairs

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Weathershield MaxiFlex range, low sheen, semi gloss, matt

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view of white and black front house exterior

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exterior grey weatherboard house with blue door and white fence.

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Living room split into three colour schemes with Dulux dog sitting to right.

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Popular interior trends, rich greens, with plant wall

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Popular interior trends Scandi trend, white lounge with black fireplace, timber floors, large window with black trim, leather chair
Lexicon Quarter

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harmonious interior colour schemes, muted red wall with orange staircase, timber floors and natural accents

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Popular interior trends, Modern style, purple pink living room lounge with brass accents

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Popular exterior outside schemes, black house and roof with orange red tiled roof, manicured garden with stone pathway.
Colours: Domino (trim) and Teahouse (exterior)

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Popular interior trends, cream/white/neutrals interior lounge with fireplace, white couch, peach and leather accents

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overview of red and burgundy living room 

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Lexicon half and pale daffodil. Yellow and white nursery. Dulux Australia stylist: Heather Nette King. Photographer: Mike Baker

Alt text: yelllow and white nursry with cot in the corner.

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Hamptons coastal look lounge with rattan light

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exterior grey weatherboard house with lawn. 

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Popular outside schemes, greys with a pop of bold colour

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Popular exterior and outside paint schemes, Hamptons suburban style

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Popular house exterior trends and outside colour schemes

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Living room Hamptons Lexicon Quarter

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popular greys for exterior, white house with grey roof and timber decking, native grass garden

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Inspiration popular outside schemes, promo, take on outdoor projects, white and pink poolhouse

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Hamptons style exterior Colorbond Shale Grey Lexicon Quarter

Popular outside schemes exterior paint, glass and render, with pergola, leafy outdooring entertaining area

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Hamptons exterior tranquil retreat

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Green bedroom with timber bed and side table, white pendant light and grey linens.

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Test with a sample pot first

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Inspiration, popular interior trends, Dulux Colour Design Service, three people consultant kitchen table

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White house with plants climbing the outside

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White interior trends, most loved whites, perfect white living room with white cabinets and flowers

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Popular interior trends, red walls with orange staircase, modern colours and timber accents

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Exterior front of house. Grey weatherboard. 

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Hamptons, popular interior trends, Grey bedroom with white plantations shutters over window

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Alt text: Three Birds Renovation women standing in front of glass doorway.

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Lakeside is a beautiful soft blue with a subtle green undertone. It works well with soft greys such as Manorburn Half or crisp white Ōkārito. Lakeside is a stunning colour for a house exterior or for bedrooms, bathrooms, laundries and studies inside.


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The colour palette you select for your home needs to take into consideration your lighting and fixtures and fittings, so it works for the space. Colour is personal and reflects the mood and aesthetic that's just right for you.

Think about how colours will make your home feel, what hues you find soothing and relaxing and then utilise these colours. This can range from having a unified colour theme through your house or linking certain complementary colours in each room.

Personal choice is key

The lovely subtle green of Kohukohunui is a perfect choice for both interiors and exteriors. This versatile hue works well with a variety of colours including warm whites and neutrals such as Southern Alps and Haast Half as well as deeper greens such as Musket Bay and Punga Cove. 

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How to Use Colour in the Home | Dulux NZ

With knowledge of all the latest trends and timeless colour schemes, Dulux can help you bring your home to life with colour.

How to use colour

Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux Sample Pots and Large Colour Swatches.

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Scandi Bold palette

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Ōkārito is a crisp, fresh white that goes with almost anything. It is perfect as a main wall colour for exteriors as well as windows and trims. Ōkārito is a versatile white that suits almost any style of home. It is also the most popular white in the Dulux Colours of New Zealand range.


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Dulux Wash&Wear® is ideal for all interior walls including high traffic areas such as hallways and family rooms and where minimal light reflection is desired. Wash&Wear® 101 Barrier Technology® creates a hard-wearing finish that allows you to wipe away most common marks, scuffs and stains with a wet cloth so your walls will look freshly painted for years.

Helping you with colour and paintwork is just the beginning of how our Dulux Colour Design Service can help complete your project. Furniture colourings, textured elements and natural surfaces can all influence the feel of your space, with our designers able to curate your finishing touches and guide you towards interior trends to follow. Look at our popular interior trends page to get an idea of some of the different considerations that come with achieving a certain theme.

Helping you style the finishing touches

Dulux has collaborated with Lucy Feagins, founder of leading design blog The Design Files, to showcase the latest colour trends for your home.

Design notes with Lucy Feagins

The Design Files

 Start your styling journey by visually planning your space with a mood board.

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How to create a mood board

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A classic staple in interior style, the Hamptons influence from the American east coast is a popular look in Australia.

Light-filled Hamptons style entry with staircase leading upstairs.

 Creating a Hamptons home

Hamptons Colour Palette

Hamptons Palette

Discover how colour works and interacts through texture, hue and lighting. Colours featured: Dulux Cuticle Pink, Waimakariri River, Friends, and Carmen.

Bedroom with white ceiling and full length sheer curtains. Teal feature wall.

We’ve put together our top tips to transform your nursery into a kid’s bedroom.

How to turn a nursery into a kid's room

Motueka is soft orange clay neutral that can add warmth to any room.  Use as an accent colour both inside and out.  Pair with popular whites such as Cardrona or soft neutrals such as Ngarunui Beach to complete the look. 

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Traditional - popular interior trends colour palette

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Former 'The BLOCK' winners and owners of homeware store A&C Home, get creative with warm, earthy and naturals

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View popular house exterior paint colour schemes | Dulux

Explore Dulux colour & future proof your house with our Weathershield® paint range & popular exterior colour schemes. Create the perfect colour scheme for your home.

Popular Outside Schemes

How to choose the right paint colour

Get expert help with a Dulux Colour Designer and take the guesswork out of colour selection.

Dulux Colour Design Service

Hear first hand from our expert colour designers as they walk you through their best tips and tricks. 

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How a Colour Designer can help with your project

View our most loved exterior schemes for your outdoor project 

Most Loved Exteriors

Discover the latest seasonal colour trends.

Seasonal Trends 

Discover the trends set to influence colour and design for this year.

Dulux pink paint from the Dulux 2022 Colour forecast featuring on a dining room wall behind a stone dining room table

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