Colour of the Year 2022 The Salon Colours shown in BedRoom Inspirational roomset

Painting walls with Dulux Colour of the Year 2022, Bright Skies™

Colour Lookbook: Refresh your home with Bright Skies™

14 September 2021

When selecting our Colour of the Year 2022, we asked a panel of international design experts to help us understand the mood of the moment and share their insights on the colour trends that will shape the way we live. Our colour experts then get to work choosing the best colour to reflect those findings, a shade that will feel just right in our homes for years to come.

Over the past 18 months, our lives have been turned upside down, but we’ve also had time to rethink the way we live and reassess what’s really important. This year, our discussion went digital and we talked about colour trends, including:

The expanding role of the home
How nature is essential to our lives
How the arts can bring us comfort and inspiration
How important it is to embrace new voices and ideas for a brighter future

It’s these discussions that led to our key themes, open skies and a breath of fresh air. And from here, we were able to choose the Dulux Colour of the Year 2022.

Bright Skies^TM is a light, airy and optimistic blue that’s good for the soul. It promises to open up and revitalise your home. Around it, we’ve created four easy-to-use colour palettes, so you can refresh your spaces with different colour combinations.

Here are four ideas for you to try in your home:

Create a fun and multi-functional space with Bright Skies™ and its Workshop colours

Colour of the Year 2022 The Workshop Colours shown in LivingRoom Inspirational roomset

If your living room is constantly reinventing itself, switching from social hub to home office to kids’ classroom, you need a colour scheme that can keep up.

Pair Bright Skies^TM with vibrant and joyful colours of paint found within the Workshop palette. Take your pick from colour combinations of light, uplifting tones and create an inspirational backdrop for any activity.

Find more Workshop colour ideas and wall painting tips for a do-it-all space, here.

Which colours?

Bright Skies™
Healing Spice
Rose Canopy
Golden Cookie

Bring the outside in with the fresh naturals of the Greenhouse palette

Colour of the Year 2022 The Greenhouse Colours shown in Kitchen Inspirational roomset

Within the Greenhouse palette, you’ll discover trend-led greens and blues that you can combine with our Colour of the Year 2022, Bright Skies^TM, to bring the positive effects of nature into your home.

In a rural location, these light, fresh naturals beautifully complement your surroundings. In an urban space, they can make you feel in touch with the natural world.

Find more indoor painting tips and techniques when using Greenhouse colours, here.

Which colours?

Moon Cloud
Bright Skies™
River Valley
Denim Drift™

Escape the everyday with Bright Skies™ and its soft and airy Studio colours

Colour of the Year 2022 The Studio Colours shown in HomeOffice Inspirational roomset

If you want your home to be a soothing space where you can recharge and feel inspired, choose our Colour of the Year 2022, Bright Skies^TM, and its Studio colours. Together, these soft and airy shades can help you escape the everyday and give a room a comfortable, consoling feel.

Plus, if you try painting colours in horizontal stripes, like we have in the image above, you can create an inspiring and inventive focal point, too.

Discover more Studio palette ideas, as well as expert wall painting tips, here.

Which colours?

Bright Skies™
Restful Slumber
Birch Root

Experiment with Salon colours to create an open space that’s ready for anything

Colour of the Year 2022 The Salon Colours shown in BedRoom Inspiration

Your home should be somewhere that you feel safe and comfortable to embrace new ideas. Within the Salon palette are a combination of soft whites and light neutrals that can provide the perfect blank canvas for your daily life. And when paired with our Colour of the Year 2022, Bright Skies^TM, they create a home that’s ready for anything.

Want more Salon colour ideas and indoor painting tips and techniques? Find inspiration right here.

Which colours?

Bright Skies™
Rubble Road
Cliff Walk

Want ideas for zoning a room with different colours? Find inspiration in our how-to video.