With the much-anticipated December and January holiday periods just around the corner, some of you may already be preparing for a bit of fun-filled festivities. And there are others who could already be on the lookout for the best Christmas decorations or tailoring their Chinese New Year outfits for that all-important reunion dinner. For adults and children alike, there would be a great deal of excitement in making preparations for the season.
Of course, a festive celebration would not be complete without the spirit of togetherness, merry conversations, and family gatherings from the comforts of one’s home. So, what better time than now to start decorating and sprucing up your home and adding that extra touch of colour and your personal style for a festive ambiance?
This season, AkzoNobel is sharing their expertise and some inspiring ideas on how you can bring nature into your homes while ushering in the festive mood. Featuring AkzoNobel’s Colour of the Year 2023, Wild Wonder (Winter’s Silence, 50YY 49/191) and its complementary palettes (Lush Colours, Buzz Colours, Raw Colours and Flow Colours), the colours will stimulate your creativity and help brighten up your homes for the coming Christmas and Chinese New Year celebrations.
A Welcoming and Joyful Living Room
The living room is often the most important space in a home as a lot of time is spent there catching up and relaxing with our loved ones.
With the theme being Christmas and Chinese New Year, we suggest using vibrant tones of nature that’s fizzling with energy and positivity yet feel harmonious and joyful. This roomset features a bold play with paint effects by combining the Vandyke Red and Wild Wonder colours. The Buzz palette further enhances the living room to create a rich, energetic space that feels warm and sparks joy.
If you are interested to replicate this roomset, here are the colours used:
Vandyke Red (50YR 15/377)
Winter’s Silence (50YY 49/191)
St. Charles Street (90RR 28/245)
A Vibrant and Positive Bedroom
AkzoNobel’s Colour of the Year 2023, Wild Wonder, is inspired by the warm tones of harvested crops. Its upbeat glow connects one with nature, creating a sense of energy and positivity.
Radiating energy and positivity is what inspires this bedroom roomset, as the contrasting colours showcase a main wall feature that is eye-catching. The Buzz palette is used alongside Colour of the Year, Wild Wonder, a combination that makes for a fun, warm and welcoming place to retreat to at the end of a busy day of festivities.
If you are interested to replicate this, here are the colours that are used in the roomset:
Coastal Beige (90YR 51/109)
Winter’s Silence (50YY 49/191)
St. Charles Street (90RR 28/245)
An Inspirational Cooking Space
Food plays a significant role in many festive celebrations. This is the basis of our recommendation – a rich ambience set amidst an expansive kitchen space – to inspire your culinary creativity as you prepare mouth-watering delicacies for guests. 
This kitchen roomset features tones of deep cinnamon and nutmeg to create a statement wall in the kitchen, and further enunciated by motifs painted in Wild Wonder. The Raw palette used here introduced the richness of nature’s design while also bringing a timeless feel. The result is a kitchen that renders a flavour of the wild with its warm tones complementing the natural wood unit.
If you are interested in replicating this, here are the colours used in this roomset:
Rosemont Hall (30YR 16/162)
Winter’s Silence (50YY 49/191)
Century Brown (80YR 19/177)
Bring Balance to your Workspace
While a home office may not be the natural setting for a festive mood, it would certainly be a good time for that little makeover since many of us are spending more time working from home than we used to.
This is a space that needs to feel calm and inviting, somewhere we can concentrate and feel creative. Inspired by tides, waves and the natural rhythms of the earth from the Flow colour palette, the tones used in this roomset helps bring a sense of fluidity, calm and balance to your workspace while also being fresh and contemporary. Here, a soft blue feature wall reflects the natural light, while a pale lilac and Dulux Colour of the Year, Wild Wonder, add warmth and visual interest.
If you are interested to replicate this roomset, here are the colours used:
Blueberry Mash (14BB 55/113)
Silver Trophy (30BB 53/012)
Winter’s Silence (50YY 49/191)
A Cocooning and Soothing Space
In the midst of noisy celebrations and festive excitement, let’s not forget to carve a space that’s calming and restorative for the little ones too. The soft greens of the Lush palette are subtle and comforting, creating the perfect calm and supportive feel for a child’s room.
Created by painting narrow stripes (in soft lilac and AkzoNobel Colour of the Year 2023, Wild Wonder) against a soft green wall, this checkerboard feature adds a playful touch to a child’s room while keeping a sense of tranquillity.
If you are interested to replicate this, here are the colours that are used in the roomset:
Kaki Daylight (20GY 46/067)
Silver Mauve (70RB 50/062)
Winter’s Silence (50YY 49/191)
