Colour is powerful in its ability to lift our spirits and liven our mood.
But many of us struggle to know what colours to choose.
Luckily, colour expert Haymes Paints recently announced its latest colour library, titled Energy Shifts, that is sure to spark your imagination and influence your home interior choices this season.
It can be easy to rely on safe shades and neutrals when decorating your home, but Energy Shifts proves that being adventurous with colour can elevate our surroundings and have a positive effect on our mood.
The 2023 colour library focuses on three colour palettes: Light Play, Carefully Nurtured and Live Wire.
The palette is an attempt to encourage Australians to leave the uncertainty of the past two years behind them and move towards new and exciting times ahead.
LIGHT PLAY
“Our sense of playfulness is returning, bringing with it a newfound need for fun, experimentation and an ‘anything goes’ attitude,” Haymes Paints colour and concept manager Wendy Rennie said.
“We can now do this by bringing this sense of vitality and energy into our homes.”
Dark and moody, the palette consists of different shades of blues, greens and reds, offering a fun, unexpected and playful colour combination.
This palette contrasts bright and fantastical shades with newer colours that offer depth and intimacy, that is sure to bring an edge to your home.
The daring colours of Light Play are bound to give your home a dramatic effect.
CAREFULLY NURTURED
“Carefully Nurtured addresses the knowledge that colour can affect our moods and mindsets by encouraging a holistic and healing approach to colour and interiors,” Wendy said.
“As we move into a new era, many of us have found it helpful to transform our homes into nurturing sanctuaries where we can retreat from the outside world and rejuvenate.”
This colour palette pays homage to the earthy tones of the Australian landscape, featuring a combination of warm oranges, cool greys, light browns and sunset yellows.
The colour palette complements modern retro furnishings and wood cabinetry, adding a unique finish to your living space.
LIVE WIRE
A nod to the vibrancy of an Australian summer, Live Wire is reminiscent of a Brighton Beach box.
Featuring an array of bold blue tones, strong yellows, a pop of orange and pastel green, it’s lively and dynamic in nature.
“Live Wire helps us break down rules and reinvent old trends,” Wendy said.
The palette is a nod to the simpler times, as it brings the strong energetic colours of the outdoors, inside your home.
Energy Shift’s colour forecast is the perfect taste of what’s to come this spring and summer.
