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How to Create a Timeless Look You Won’t Want to Change
Want to create spaces that never date? The key is to pick classic colours you'll love forever in a modern durable finish
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So you’ve decided to refresh your interior spaces, but you’re stuck on which paint colours to choose? We hear you! Finding that perfect paint colour you won’t hate a month…a year…five years later can be tricky, especially with the seemingly endless choice of shades available.
Take the decision-making pressure off with this guide to choosing timeless colours that you’ll want to live with forever. The new Heritage Collection by Dulux is a curated range of 112 of the very best colours from Britain’s decorating past combined with the most beautiful contemporary shades of today and tomorrow. Together they offer elegant colour combinations which work in all homes, whether you live in a small modern apartment or magnificent Georgian mansion.
Discover tips on how to create spaces with timeless appeal in colours that have been carefully chosen by experts to make you feel like an interior design master and for your home to look the best it ever has.
Take the decision-making pressure off with this guide to choosing timeless colours that you’ll want to live with forever. The new Heritage Collection by Dulux is a curated range of 112 of the very best colours from Britain’s decorating past combined with the most beautiful contemporary shades of today and tomorrow. Together they offer elegant colour combinations which work in all homes, whether you live in a small modern apartment or magnificent Georgian mansion.
Discover tips on how to create spaces with timeless appeal in colours that have been carefully chosen by experts to make you feel like an interior design master and for your home to look the best it ever has.
Classic colours never date
The most beautiful colours of the past can leave a huge impression and often have an appeal that doesn’t date. The key is to choose those shades that still look beautiful decades after they first emerged.
Each colour in the Heritage Collection was chosen because it has the power to create effortless elegance no matter which room you use it in. The shades capture an essence of the grand homes they were originally painted in and when paired with contemporary hues they create sophisticated classic interiors that never go out of date.
Early Georgian period favourites pair perfectly with bang up-to-date trend-led shades and interior design styles, which makes the collection a perfect place to start for a decorating project. The soft green walls and woodwork in this living room are painted in Victorian DH Drab and contemporary Olive Tree which offers a refined nod the past but there’s nothing dated about the look they create.
Style tip: Add a creative twist to your decorating details like a thin horizontal band inky Ravens Flight along the top of the dado rail.
Walls painted in DH Drab; doors: Olive Tree; stripe detail: Ravens Flight, all Heritage by Dulux.
The most beautiful colours of the past can leave a huge impression and often have an appeal that doesn’t date. The key is to choose those shades that still look beautiful decades after they first emerged.
Each colour in the Heritage Collection was chosen because it has the power to create effortless elegance no matter which room you use it in. The shades capture an essence of the grand homes they were originally painted in and when paired with contemporary hues they create sophisticated classic interiors that never go out of date.
Early Georgian period favourites pair perfectly with bang up-to-date trend-led shades and interior design styles, which makes the collection a perfect place to start for a decorating project. The soft green walls and woodwork in this living room are painted in Victorian DH Drab and contemporary Olive Tree which offers a refined nod the past but there’s nothing dated about the look they create.
Style tip: Add a creative twist to your decorating details like a thin horizontal band inky Ravens Flight along the top of the dado rail.
Walls painted in DH Drab; doors: Olive Tree; stripe detail: Ravens Flight, all Heritage by Dulux.
Double down on what you truly like
Forget shoe-horning your personal style to fit current trends or fads you’ll quickly tire of. The secret to creating a timeless look that you’ll love is choosing the style and colours that will truly make you happy. Save images of spaces and colours that appeal to you and revisit them to find a common theme.
It’s worth spending time considering how certain colours make you feel. This way you’ll capture the right ambience for your spaces, as well as discover the shades you can live with longer. For example, ask yourself if you prefer cool blue or grey tones, or warmer, richer shades, like the cherry chocolate-hued walls in this living room. The answer will help you identify your individual style and tailor a room palette that’s unique to you.
Style tip: If you’re unsure what shades float your boat, view colours on the Heritage website where you can also order a tester or search for your local stockist.
Walls painted in Cherry Truffle, Heritage by Dulux.
Forget shoe-horning your personal style to fit current trends or fads you’ll quickly tire of. The secret to creating a timeless look that you’ll love is choosing the style and colours that will truly make you happy. Save images of spaces and colours that appeal to you and revisit them to find a common theme.
It’s worth spending time considering how certain colours make you feel. This way you’ll capture the right ambience for your spaces, as well as discover the shades you can live with longer. For example, ask yourself if you prefer cool blue or grey tones, or warmer, richer shades, like the cherry chocolate-hued walls in this living room. The answer will help you identify your individual style and tailor a room palette that’s unique to you.
Style tip: If you’re unsure what shades float your boat, view colours on the Heritage website where you can also order a tester or search for your local stockist.
Walls painted in Cherry Truffle, Heritage by Dulux.
Go for quality finishes that look good and will last
Another way to ensure you won’t want to repaint your space soon after decorating, is to opt for a high-quality paint finish that will stand the test of time. Not only does Dulux’s Heritage paint range boast a high pigmentation and luxurious finish, it’s also designed to offer a durable surface that will last and last.
Choose a Heritage Undercoat to provide extra protection beneath a hardwearing Heritage Eggshell on your home’s wood and metal surfaces. The smooth finish will provide a lovely contrast to the soft, Velvet Matt finish for the walls.
Style tip: Consider the ceiling as the fifth wall and paint it in a bold shade. Here, the pink walls continue up to the ceiling and cornicing, providing a contemporary contrast to the soft white elsewhere.
Back wall, ceiling and cornicing painted in DH Blossom; left-hand wall and woodwork in Swedish White, all Heritage by Dulux.
Another way to ensure you won’t want to repaint your space soon after decorating, is to opt for a high-quality paint finish that will stand the test of time. Not only does Dulux’s Heritage paint range boast a high pigmentation and luxurious finish, it’s also designed to offer a durable surface that will last and last.
Choose a Heritage Undercoat to provide extra protection beneath a hardwearing Heritage Eggshell on your home’s wood and metal surfaces. The smooth finish will provide a lovely contrast to the soft, Velvet Matt finish for the walls.
Style tip: Consider the ceiling as the fifth wall and paint it in a bold shade. Here, the pink walls continue up to the ceiling and cornicing, providing a contemporary contrast to the soft white elsewhere.
Back wall, ceiling and cornicing painted in DH Blossom; left-hand wall and woodwork in Swedish White, all Heritage by Dulux.
Update with accessories
Once you have chosen the colour for your walls it becomes your canvas to play with and you can ring the changes by swapping round soft furnishings, artwork and other accessories when you feel like a refresh.
Take this into consideration when choosing your wall colours by finding out the complementary or contrasting shades for your chosen palette.
These are the shades that will bring your walls to life and make the colour stand out. For example, you could pick accessories in deeper or lighter tones of your chosen wall colour to create a harmonious balance, or you could ramp up the energy by accessorising with colours that lie opposite on the colour wheel and will create a bold contrast.
Style tip: If you’ve opted for soft, subtle colours on the walls, why not introduce other colours on a piece of furniture by transforming it with Dulux Heritage Eggshell. The pink sideboard in this kitchen, for example, looks gorgeous against the grey-green walls.
Walls painted in Stone Green; sideboard in Mid Umber, Heritage by Dulux.
For more information about Heritage by Dulux please visit the website.
Looking for more colour tips and tricks? Visit the Dulux Colour Inspiration Centre.
Tell us…
Which of these colour combinations is your favourite? Share your ideas in the Comments.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
Once you have chosen the colour for your walls it becomes your canvas to play with and you can ring the changes by swapping round soft furnishings, artwork and other accessories when you feel like a refresh.
Take this into consideration when choosing your wall colours by finding out the complementary or contrasting shades for your chosen palette.
These are the shades that will bring your walls to life and make the colour stand out. For example, you could pick accessories in deeper or lighter tones of your chosen wall colour to create a harmonious balance, or you could ramp up the energy by accessorising with colours that lie opposite on the colour wheel and will create a bold contrast.
Style tip: If you’ve opted for soft, subtle colours on the walls, why not introduce other colours on a piece of furniture by transforming it with Dulux Heritage Eggshell. The pink sideboard in this kitchen, for example, looks gorgeous against the grey-green walls.
Walls painted in Stone Green; sideboard in Mid Umber, Heritage by Dulux.
For more information about Heritage by Dulux please visit the website.
Looking for more colour tips and tricks? Visit the Dulux Colour Inspiration Centre.
Tell us…
Which of these colour combinations is your favourite? Share your ideas in the Comments.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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