Are you ready for a new year refresh of your home that banishes the last of 2020’s cobwebs? Updating a colour palette is one of our
Are you ready for a new year refresh of your home that banishes the last of 2020’s cobwebs? Updating a colour palette is one of our favourite ways to make rooms feel fresh and this year, shade trends lean natural and reassuring with hues imbued with the world around us. After a year where we craved peace and got to know our homes a lot better, it’s no surprise then that the Dulux team of international colour specialists chose the warm, earthy Brave Ground™ as their 2021 Colour Of The Year. Dulux’s nous in colour and lifestyle trends led them to choose this bolstering shade for its secure and restorative feeling. Dulux says that the shade:
“Creates a feeling of stability, growth and potential; and provides a firm foundation for change and creativity in your home.”
Wickam Brown Leather Sofa
In this post, we’re sharing our top tips for leaning into the earthy neutrals colour trend with pieces that match the shade family, textures that subtly evoke the grounding natural aesthetic, and how to incorporate accessories that have longevity throughout your home. This colour trend is all about timelessness which doesn’t always happen when a pigment, such as cerulean blue, makes its way into the mainstream. Due to the range of options in this colour scheme, you’re in an unparalleled design position to embrace the 2021 colour of the year with a personal interpretation that will go far beyond a serene paint colour. You can try investing in sumptuous natural fabrics with a classic buttery Wickam Brown Leather Sofa, concentrating on finishes like the statement wood Chevron Weathered Ash Console Table, and choosing pieces with a design reminiscent of the synergy of nature like the coastal styling of the Drift Bedframe. The golden interior design rule here is to let your take on earthy tones be as individualised and evolving as the people who live in the home ‒ just like the world outdoors is never a carbon copy of anything else nor is it ever set in stone.
Chevron Weathered Ash Console Table
Drift Bedframe
What we adore about this year’s colour trend is that the design qualities for earthy tones are about atmosphere and prioritising comfort while enjoying stylish practicality. Above all, the balance of the right pieces in a neutral palette establishes year-round warmth, vitality and tranquility from your sofa to your dining table with the finishing touches of foundation accessories. Keep in mind as well that neutrals integrate with existing trends that have carried over into 2021 and are what we typically consider to be accents in a home colour palette. This means that one of the unexpected draws of this down-to-earth colour of the year is how well it melds with monochrome and statement shades.
So, why not keep your bright and airy white walls but anchor them with natural neutrals such as this striking Sonoma Starburst Dining Table in a bold oak paired with luxurious leather Cooper Brown Dining Chairs? Equally, the vivid jewel-coloured furniture pieces of recent years were designed to be worked back with a foundation of detailed wood and metalwork. Try the styling pairing of our beloved Scott Green Velvet Armchair with the Indus Rustic Oak & Peppercorn Sofa Table. This is especially effective when you consider how the darker natural legs of the chair accent the industrial base of the side table for a verdant retro vibe.
Sonoma Starburst Dining Table
Cooper Brown Dining Chairs
Scott Green Velvet Armchair
Indus Rustic Oak & Peppercorn Sofa Table
Make sure you review your current pieces, what you’re already planning to buy, and what your home style is really like. You might already be a passionate devotee of neutrals such as if your style errs a bit more ‘coastal chic’ or you are looking to bring nature’s equilibrium to a new build home. No matter your taste, every era of design will work with this interior refresh without needing to sacrifice anything you love about your home. One major furniture trend of the last few years is the dining bench, a hero piece for the kitchen, entryways and even the foot of your bed. We think the perfectly rustic Montpellier Walnut Dining Bench is the ideal statement investment with its classic lines working with a lush throw rug or left elegantly unadorned. Mid Century also never goes out of style and the Bergen Acacia Wood Dresser is our pick for high-impact storage in a bedroom, a dramatic TV table, or even for an entryway. Lastly, you can’t help but think of Scandi design the moment someone says neutral and the Trento Oak Writing Desk is the height of stylish, light and bright minimalism.
Even if your office view doesn’t involve fjords, you’ll feel peaceful and inspired working here.
Bergen Acacia Wood Dresser
Montpellier Walnut Dining Bench
Trento Oak Writing Desk
To complete your home refresh with warm, earthy tones, take a metaphorical leaf from nature’s book and give a nod to sunset colours, thriving greenery and the shifting moods of the sea. We always aim for a room to feel unique with accessories that liven up a space and guarantee a bespoke sense of place. In this case, your must-have items are potted plants, rugs, artwork and practical pieces that bring the outdoors in. Everyone needs a cosy rug and the Genoa Pink Jacquard is a soft take on millennial blush to make a space feel glowy and inviting. Show off your favourite indoor plant in the Sevilla Brown Flowerpot that brings ceramic detailing to greenery with a seventies spin. Continue the artistic theme with the Light Spirit print that will captivate visitors with the oceanic calm and a sense of space curated through the sweeping panoramic photography. And last but not least, the finishing touch for every home is a mirror and we say let the sunshine in with the Sunlight Mirror that’s all natural wooden elements to make your home a haven for work, rest, play and relaxation.
Light Spirit print
Sunlight Mirror
Genoa Pink Jacquard Large Rug
Sevilla Brown Flowerpot
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