Swirl Painting

Unit 5, Arum Lily St, Durbanville Industrial, Cape Town, 7550

Winter paint colours of 2023 will reflect our changing landscape and moods!

They say that colours are very closely aligned with the moods of people and they often reflect what is going on at the time within the world or the society in which we live. A simplistic example would be that because here in South Africa we live in a generally sunnier climate our colour choices would tend to be cooler ones than the warm, fiery tones that those who live in colder climates might choose.

Based on that, therefore, the winter paint colours of 2023 will reflect our changing landscape and moods. So, we have compiled a short list of some of the colours that we believe will be popular in 2023, based on some of the colours that we will most likely have available to us…

A time of transition

They say when we are going through times of change and transition, as we are now following the COVID-19 pandemic, the mood tends to be one that strives for more calm and peaceful tones. There is a tendency to work more from home now too so the colours we use in our home offices also need to express calm and help us to alleviate stress.

For the first time, we personally have the opportunity to colour our workplaces if we work from home so the general trend is to look at colours like light blues, dark blues and greys like Lagoon Mirror, Geneve Morn and Ocean Melody respectively.

Time to get warm

Of course, winter colours are also about warmth, and here in South Africa, with our load-shedding issues, we may be facing a pretty cold winter at that. So, the trend for contrasting dark colours that will be used for example on pillars or balustrades is deep reds and very dark blues like Red Flame and Phantom Ship respectively.

Back to nature

With our current sustainability awareness being top of mind there is also a tendency and yearning amongst people to get back to nature. A trend we have mentioned before of bringing the outdoors in is also a part of this, so don’t be surprised if you find that very a popular choice this winter will be to go for earthy, deep yellow and khaki-type bush colours like Sunkissed and Safari Sun respectively.

Consult the experts

These are just a few of what we believe will be the popular picks of winter paint colours of 2023 that will reflect our changing landscape and moods. There are of course hundreds to choose from so let Swirl Painting assist you to make good choices when it comes to the colours and paints that you use – and give you our free advice on all matters relating to painting.

We are also specialists in all wall decorating techniques and with our many years in the construction sector we are renovation experts too – so talk to us about all your painting and renovation requirements – whatever they may be!