It is a accepted concept that in a warm/hot country that rooms should be painted in white and light colours to give a cool and fresh feel. But should we ignore the success of the past when there wasn’t a readily available means of cooling.

But the colour trends of late are a much bolder and rich colour. So can these be used in hot countries? The answer is yes.

These are the colours from the Indulge palette by Dulux,
So in the next edition, we’ll look at how these can be used to make a room cool.