One living room, four moods with Dulux Blues for 2026

Have fun with your living room walls (and ceilings) with a colour scheme that’s joyful and unexpected. Here, colour blocking techniques using yellow and green from the multicoloured Free Colour Story create a light-hearted, modern backdrop, while our vibrant Free Groove™ adds a clever contrast. Extending from the corridor into the living room, this brilliant blue visually connects the two spaces and helps bring the scheme together.

To achieve this bold look:

1. Use colour blocking to create sections of green and yellow on walls and ceilings.
2. Incorporate Free Groove™ as the hero colour for contrast.
3. Extend Free Groove™ from the corridor into the living room to visually connect the spaces.

Painted in the warm neutrals and terracottas of the Flow Colour Story, this is a room that says, "Come in, sit down, and make yourself at home" – perfect for entertaining. In the background, the soft sky blue Mellow Flow™ (the lead blue in this palette) balances the warm colours and adds a refreshing, modern touch.

To create this welcoming atmosphere:

1. Use warm neutrals and terracottas as your base colours.
2. Add Mellow Flow™ as an accent to balance the warmth.
3. Incorporate cozy textures in furnishings to make the space feel even more inviting.

To see how Dulux 2026 colours would look on your walls, download the Visualizer tool.

Our Slow Colour Story is all about creating a switch-off space – somewhere quiet where you can relax and recharge. Here, misty blue provides a restful, cocooning feel, while the dark blue of the corridor floor extends into the room, adding a touch of contemporary design. This meditative blue, Slow Swing™, is the hero of this palette. Rich and grounding, it is the perfect shade to bring a sense of stability to a neutral scheme.

To get this effect:

1. Paint the walls in a soft, misty blue.
2. Extend Slow Swing™ from the corridor onto the living room floor. 
3. Add neutral-toned furniture to complement the calming atmosphere.

Our Colours of the Year blues work beautifully together to create a natural flow in the living room. Sharing the same cooling, calming qualities, they bring restful balance to a space while offering the flexibility to set a variety of moods. By adjusting the proportions of each shade, you can achieve exactly the feel you want. Dulux offers a variety of paint options for every wall – find the best products for your project here.

To orchestrate this blue symphony:

1. Use Free Groove™ as the primary colour. 
2. Layer Mellow Flow™ and Slow Swing™ to add depth and interest. 
3. Adjust the proportions of each blue to fine-tune the room's atmosphere.

Find out how to transform the mood of your home with our 2026 colour stories, discover quick and ingenious colour tricks for every room in your home, and choose the perfect indigo shade for you.