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2025’s Colour Palette Carrying on from the ‘dark academia’ trend of a

few years past, dark green is back for 2025 in a big
way. Rich and bold, yet elegant at the same time,
a refined deep green is a great way to add some
Dark Green drama to your space. Use it on kitchen cupboards
for an impactful makeover, or go bold by colour-
Planning to redecorate in the new year? Here are the colour trends drenching a bathroom or office in a shade like
you need to know. Farrow & Ball’s deep, delicious Studio Green.

or the last few years, interiors trends have
been dominated by soft, feminine palettes
F - from Barbie pink to gentle purple, through Sunshine Yellow Ruby Red
to this year’s soft peach – but for 2025, the memo 2025 is the time to bring joy back into your 2024 was the year of ‘unexpected red’ - but
is moving on to something a little more dramatic. interiors – and for Dulux, True Joy is their 2025 is the year that we should expect to see
colour of the year. This uplifting, energetic it everywhere. The classic lipstick red, highly
We’ve done the research into the colours you yellow is a fearless way to inject some saturated and unmissable, is the perfect way
need to know for 2025, and all the signs are vibrancy into your interiors and ensure that to add a zing to your interiors, however you
pointing to deeper, richer and brighter tones for your home feels like midsummer all year choose to use it. Little Greene’s Atomic Red
the year ahead, to help you create a home that around. Cheerful and bold, this bright shade is the failsafe choice if you want to go true,
feels cosy and enveloping at any time of the year. could be used in accents to bring a little more rip-roaring red. We’ve seen interiors experts
‘pop’ to your home, or you could go wild and douse the ceiling in scarlet, paired with soft
Bold Blue embrace it in a big way to bring the sunshine cream walls, or used it as an accent alongside
home even in the darkest winter months. softer pastels (especially pale blue, where it
Gone are the whispers of soft, sheer blue that
we’ve seen in recent seasons – for 2025, we’re really pops) - but however you use it, use it
harking back to deep blue in a big way. But not with confidence.
like the languid Hague and Stiffkey Blues of the
recent past: for 2025, blue is punchy, bold and
unapologetic. Valspar has picked Encore – a
saturated, rich navy blue with a primary-colour
punch – as its colour of the year for 2025, and we
can certainly see this taking off, if the love of dark They’re not going anywhere – neutrals are really
blue in recent years is anything to go by. Warm having a moment, extending into 2025. The key is
to make sure that your palette remains ambient,
Neutrals with yellow-based hues rather than cool whites
Rich Brown
or shades with grey undertones. Farrow & Ball’s
2025 is also the year that our interiors take
inspiration from the dessert trolley, with hues Dimity and Slipper Satin are great off-whites with
warm foundations, or if you want to go for a richer
of chocolate, toffee and caramel taking centre- shade, Lick’s Taupe 03 forms part of their ‘New
stage. Graham & Brown’s inviting Elderton is
a prime example; this chocolatey shade is a Nostalgia’ palette for 2025, and is a great way to
twist on classic beiges, offering an elegant and create a cosy yet airy feel in your space.
unexpected way to do neutrals in your home.

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