A new take on purple – smoked and sultry

From the Resene colour inspiration – latest looks gallery

Sultry, smoky purple takes charge this season.

Purple shades of bedroom colours
Deep, rich, luscious purple

Deep, rich, luscious purple is a colour to watch for this year. It doesn’t have to be used as a bright jewel tone.

Try one of the many muted versions of the colour from the Resene colour collections – check out Resene Multi-finish palette cards 4 and 56. Sultry and complex, these bruised lilacs and purples are perfect for a bedroom retreat like this. The dark, cocooning walls are painted in Resene Gun Powder, the floor is in Resene Avalanche and the cabinet is Resene Chapta and Verse. Add a trio of vases in Resene Steam Roller, Resene Mamba and Resene Couture, and repurpose a couple of metal woven platters as wall decorations. They are painted in Resene Sumptuous (large) and Resene Couture.

Mood board: Background Resene Avalanche, woven platters Resene Sumptuous (top) and Resene Couture (bottom), vase Resene Mamba, A4 drawdown swatches (from top left) Resene Steam Roller, Resene Chapta and Verse, Resene Couture and Resene Mamba. Accessories (Bedroom): Peony Rose Cushion, from Me and My Trend. Elba Decorative Platter in Gold, and Chloe Table Lamp in Smoke, from Freedom Furniture. Madam Scholtz Floor Wool Rug, and Bedouin Bedlinen in Lead, Khol Black and Fog, from Indie Home Collective. Accessories (Lounge): Hansen 3-Seater in Mouse Grey Velvet, and Peony Rose Cushion, from Me and My Trend. Elba Decorative Platter in Gold, and Chloe Table Lamp in Smoke, from Freedom Furniture. Madam Scholtz Floor Wool Rug, and Bedouin Bedlinen in Lead, Khol Black and Fog, from Indie Home Collective.