The Colour Of Happiness

Creating happy homes. This is at the heart of the 2024 East Coast Radio House + Garden Show…and nothing celebrates happiness like Plascon’s trilogy of colours for the season.

Blue Spaces is one of Plascon’s Colour Combination of the Year, an enticing range of glorious blues; the rich, diverse colours of the sea. “Plascon’s choice of blues is a response to the times,” says Patty Malauzi, Plascon’s Colour, Content Creations & Digital Platform Manager: “Ocean-inspired colours have always been about more than colour and aesthetics. It’s also about harnessing their healing, calming and restorative powers, all those sensations we want to envelop us in our safe spaces, our homes.”

From calming the mind and reducing stress to injecting a fresh energy and vitality, the different shades of water inspire mood changes, much like the tides. This year, the East Coast Radio House + Garden Show’s interior décor trends of Rest, Retreat, Reflect, and Realign marry perfectly with the moody blues. Working together, the Blue Spaces trilogy of Caribbean Sea (G7-A1-2), North Beach (B4-B1-1), and Aqua Pura (G7-C2-2) complement and enhance each other.  

A key goal in décor is finding harmony and balance, achieved with the classic 60-30-10 interior design principle which guides the colour mix and their placement in a space. Using the Dive In  colour palette, consider 60 percent coverage by the serene, gentle blue-green shade of Aqua Pura (G7-C2-2) on walls and soft furnishings; 30 percent as the secondary colour of the deep, enduring North Beach (B4-B1-1) to add drama and depth; and 10 percent introduces the invigorating, energetic turquoise of Caribbean Sea(G7-A1-2)  as the accent or accessory colour. The soft, subtle Aqua Pura (G7-C2-2)  is the calming backdrop against which bold North Beach Beach (B4-B1-1) and the lively Caribbean Sea (G7-A1-2)  speak. Together, they harmonise.   

“The allure of water is universal,” says Patty. “It evokes in us a wide range of emotions, and surrounding ourselves with these hues has a restorative effect. The sea connects us to nature, and that’s been globally acknowledged as positive for our health and well-being.”

Blue Spaces. A trilogy of colours which breathes new life into our homes. That’s Plascon’s colour combination for 2024.