How to Bring the “Colour of the Year” Into Your Home

Each year, the experts at Dulux reveal their “Colour of the Year” – a shade that will dominate the interior design scene for the next 12 months. For 2021, Dulux has chosen Brave Ground, a warm but neutral shade that is said to be both comforting and grounding.

The perfect colour to help you create a calmer interior that’s more connected to nature and the simple things in life, Brave Ground fits into the taupe and mushroom family and is sure to bring tranquillity to any interior space. In order to help you introduce the hottest colour of 2021 into your property, we’ve rounded up our favourite HomeLooks pieces that reflect Brave Ground’s gorgeous harmonising hues.

Aura Dining Chair

As well as reflecting the serenity and earthiness of Brave Ground, the Aura Dining Chair is also utterly spellbinding. With a striking, diamond-shaped silhouette and a gilded cross sled base, this sumptuous dining chair is part retro and part contemporary.

The chair’s angular slipper body is draped in stunning taupe velvet that reflects the warmth and tranquillity of 2021’s on-trend neutral tones, while its ultra-slim metal base perfectly complements the chair’s barely-there arms. There’s no denying that the Aura is deeply impactful!

Palma Abstract Modern Rug (cream)

A quick and affordable way to introduce the Brave Ground colour palette into your home, the Palma Abstract Modern Rug (cream) is stylish, simple and striking. With this eye-catching rug, less is definitely more. Designed with contemporary and vintage themes in mind, the Palma offers a stripped-back pattern and a cool, lived-in look. Reminiscent of soft watercolour paintings, the cream and brown tones of the Palma are laid out in an intricate abstract arrangement that is hard to ignore.

Pera Sofa Set (brown)

If you’re looking to introduce Brave Ground into your home in a truly bold way, then look no further than the Pera Sofa Set. It’s glamourous and elegant, while also being entirely practical. The Pera quickly unfolds into a stylish sleeper, proving that sofa beds need not be mundane!

Boasting stunning Art Deco-inspired detailing, a sleek silhouette and the finest velvet upholstery in an earthy shade of taupe, this is the closest you’ll come to a Brave Ground sofa set. Finished with slim track arms, channel ribbed embellishments and dark wooden accents, the Pera is a retro-inspired sofa that cannot be overlooked.

Aura Coffee Table

Silky and spectacular, the Aura Coffee Table is almost too beautiful to be true. Akin to luxurious marble, this Art Deco-inspired piece combines streamlined circular shapes with wow-factor gilded elements. Made beautiful by its Italian walnut wood veneer body, which offers all the beautiful natural tones of Brave Ground, this accent table appears plucked from a 1920s speakeasy. We think we’re in love…

Laila Armchair (cream)

The Laila Armchair is sensual and sophisticated in equal measure. The perfect option for lovers of all-out glamour, this dramatic accent chair features a classic tub silhouette and decadent velvet upholstery in a gorgeous shade of cream – the perfect complement to the earthy mushroom notes of Dulux’s Brave Ground. Finished with delicate metallic accents, a sloping back, elegant pleated upholstery and tapered timber legs, the Laila is a truly timeless option.

Prizma Nesting Side Table

Thanks to its stunning painted top, the Prizma Nesting Side Table perfectly blends into the rich colour palette of Brave Ground. Formed from walnut veneer wood, this three-piece table set is effortlessly elegant. Blending Nordic design elements with mid-century styling, the Prizma is highly functional and perfect for compact homes that require space-saving furnishings. Beautiful timber and angular tapered legs decorate each table, while their tops have been coated with a gorgeous bolstering shade for a minimalistic, balancing finish.