MOOD BOOSTING COLOURS TO INSPIRE AND INVIGORATE

• Published date: 08 September 2021
• Publication title: Stratford Press

Some paint colours instantly make you feel more cheerful. Their presence makes us happier while others, however, leave us feeling underwhelmed.

So bring a little joy to the world by choosing mood-boosting colours that allow you connect with your space in a positive way. This connection, after all, is the way you react to the colours around you.

While many feel-good hues are on-trend right now, they’re also set to stand the test of time thanks to their elegance and appeal.

Warming, blush tones are popular, blending pink, beige and apricot, to offer colours that are highly versatile in a home, creating calming and reassuring spaces — think Resene Half Gin Fizz, Resene Ebb or Resene Spring Wood.

Greens, always serene, are what many of us are craving in our homes at the moment. They might be rich greens or muted variants, such as Resene Pewter or Resene Kelp — either way they help us connect with the outdoors, whiich offer so much natural inspiration.

Both blush and green make perfect partners, whether you paint your hallway in the blush and a bedroom in the green, or colour-block a wall in a blush, fluid shape. Use Resene Sea Green and Resene Paper Doll together, or for a softer touch...