Dulux Buying Guide
Dulux are passionate about inspiring people with colour, unlocking the potential of your home. As the UK's leading paint brand, Dulux have a wide range of paint, specifically designed for every surface in your home. From floors to walls to ceilings, there is a Dulux paint for your next project. With an extensive selection of colours to choose from, you are sure to find a shade to suit your style.
Paint the moments that matter to you with joyful Dulux colours. With thousands of Dulux shades mixed to order at Wickes, it’s easy to find the perfect colour for any project, big or small. And often, the easiest place to begin is with small, joyful hints of colour. So, why not try the Peek‑a‑Boo paint theory?
If bold colour feels daunting, introduce small, contrasting accents in unexpected places. A touch of Mellow Flow against a soft neutral can shift the whole mood of a room without ever taking over. Because the colour appears in small, intentional moments, it’s an easy way to build confidence and introduce personality without overwhelming your space. Whether you’re drawn to brighter tones or softer shades, each subtle pop adds character in a way that feels relaxed, confident and completely your own.
From doors to skirting, to cleverly zoned spaces and subtle pops of colour. Explore brighter shades without committing to a full redecoration. Scroll down to discover different ways colour can transform your home.
Create your dream colour palette, mixed to order and in any finish you like, at the Dulux Colour Mixing Desk in selected stores, or try our online Wickes online Colour Mixing tool today.
How to transform your home
Pops of brilliance
Small, almost hidden flashes of Mellow Flow in unexpected spaces inject instant personality.
Start with the subtle design details you have already - the inside of a cupboard, a bookcase or the stairwell, where a touch of colour feels like a gentle surprise.
When you’re ready to build your own pops of brilliance, get your dream colour palette mixed to order and in any finish you like, at the Dulux Colour Mixing Desk in selected stores, or try our online Wickes online Colour Mixing tool today.
Accent doors and skirting
From doors to skirting, Mellow Flow accents in unexpected places without committing to a full redecoration.
A glimpse of contrast as you move between rooms creates a gentle sense of connection, linking one space to the next. Painting a door edge or the door itself introduces a subtle, uplifting highlight, while skirting boards offer a simple way to frame a room.
To bring these accents to life on your woodwork, get your dream colour palette mixed to order in Dulux Satinwood, at the Dulux Colour Mixing Desk in selected stores, or try our online Wickes online Colour Mixing tool today.
Colour zoning
Using colours like Mellow Flow and earthy neutrals to visually divide your space creates impact without overwhelming.
Let one colour take the lead, with a contrasting shade adding just enough definition to feel intentional. It adds a quiet sense of rhythm to the room, helping the space feel considered and effortlessly pulled together.
To achieve this look on your walls, get your dream colour palette mixed to order and in any finish you like, at the Dulux Colour Mixing Desk in selected stores, or try our online Wickes online Colour Mixing tool today.
Find your Rhythm with the Dulux 2026 Colours of the Year
Discover the Dulux Rhythm of Blues™, a trio of versatile, harmonious blues, offering endless possibilities to play with mood and energy to change the pace of your home.
Inspired by the rhythms of modern life, each blue captures a distinct mood - from calm reflection, to warm connection or bold, carefree fun, giving you the freedom to choose your own tempo. Combine one or more Rhythm of Blues™ shade with complementary colours from our selection of three supporting colour palettes to create a rhythm that works for your home.
Discover these harmonious combinations, mixed to order in a variety of finishes, at the Dulux colour mixing desk in selected stores, or via the Wickes handy online colour mixing tool.
Meet the Blues
Slow Swing™ - a deep, velvety blue, bringing familiarity, reassurance and cosiness to any space.
Discover Slow Swing™ at the Dulux colour mixing desk in selected stores, or via the Wickes handy online colour mixing tool.
Free Groove™ - a vibrant, energising blue with a playful, creative edge, inspiring optimism in abundance.
Discover Free Groove™ at the Dulux colour mixing desk in selected stores, or via the Wickes handy online colour mixing tool.
Mellow Flow™ - a soft, light blue that brings a sense of rejuvenating clarity, calm and breathing space.
Discover Mellow Flow™ at the Dulux colour mixing desk in selected stores, or via the Wickes handy online colour mixing tool.
Transform your space with Dulux Easycare
Refresh your home with our Dulux Easycare trending colours. From the warm sophistication of Knotted Twine to the serene Coastal Grey, the delicate touch of Pressed Petal, or the refreshing Village Maze – these on-trend shades are perfect for creating your dream space.
But these aren't just beautiful colours – they're built to last. Dulux Easycare features innovative stain repellent technology and is twenty times tougher than standard matt paint, making it perfect for busy households. Its wipe-clean finish means your walls stay looking fresh, no matter what life throws at them.
Ready to embrace this season's boldest trends? Try colour drenching, create a striking colour zone, or make a statement with a painted ceiling. With Dulux Easycare's exceptional durability, your style statement will stay fresh and flawless for years to come. Scroll down to find out how to get these on trend looks.
Colour zoning
Get the look
Colour zoning is where you use a painted block of colour to create a defined area in a room. It can simply help you to draw extra attention to your favourite things or do something specific like create a dining, study or relaxing space. It’s a brilliant thing to do in an open plan living room and makes it much more interesting and personal to be in. Think about the way you want to feel or what you want to do in your zone and choose colours that enhance it. Use greens for relaxed spaces in which you gather with friends and family, blues for spaces of creativity and study and warm pinks, yellows and reds for spaces where you want to create a cosy welcoming atmosphere.
Top tips
- Take the colour up onto the ceiling to make the zone even more interesting, intimate and enclosed. Perfect for over a dining table or bed
- Mark out the zone with coloured children’s chalk, then use a spirit level and decorator's low tack masking tape to create neat straight lines on your colour blocks
Painted ceiling
Get the look
The ceiling is the fifth wall in a room and adding colour to it is a game changer when it comes to decorating. It creates a completely different atmosphere in a room and changes it from being a simple box into a design statement. If you combine the colour on the ceiling with a classic pale neutral on the walls, it frees up the walls for you to display lots of different styles or artwork and accessories, plus it makes all rooms appear wider and more spacious.
Top tips
Take the colour on the ceiling down onto the walls. If you have a picture rail, use this as your guide, but if you haven’t got one, use low tack decorator;s masking tape to create one. Up to a 25cm band is ideal, but make it shallower in smaller rooms and deeper in bigger ones
For smaller spaces, use pale tones of colour on the ceiling and combine with whites and off whites. For larger rooms, try mid-toned colours and team with pale neutrals
Colour drenching
Get the look
Colour drenching a room is when you paint all the surfaces, including the walls ceiling and woodwork, in the same colour. It creates an elegant seamless look that also makes life so much easier when it comes to decorating, because the lines between each element of the room don’t have to be perfect, but the results make you look like you are a pro. Most people think that colour drenching is all about using dark colours, but the best results can be achieved with pale and mid tone colours like Coastal Grey and Knotted Twine. They give you a fully immersive wrap-around look without making a room appear smaller and hemmed in.
Top tips
Start your decorating with the ceiling colour and work down towards the skirting boards. Use Dulux Easycare matt emulsion for the walls and ceiling, and a Dulux quick drying gloss, satinwood or eggshell for the woodwork and skirting boards
Use a good quality roller handle and sleeve on a roller pole to make the job quicker and easier, and a good quality synthetic 2” brush for the cutting in and woodwork
Living spaces
Walls & Ceilings
Tried and tested, Dulux Walls & Ceilings formula remains one of the best selling emulsions in the UK. The thick, creamy consistency is easily applied to your surfaces and will stand the test of time.
Easycare Washable & Tough
Ideal for high traffic areas and kids bedrooms, this paint is long lasting and durable. Unique stain repellent technology repels liquid, making grime, spills and stains easier to wash away.
How much paint will I need for my project?
Roller tester
Enough to cover a small patch of wall to help choose a colour
2.5L
Enough to cover all walls in a 2m x 2m room
5L
Enough to cover all walls in a 4m x 4m room
Kitchen and bathroom paints
From bold daring colours to subtle palettes, whatever colour you decide for your bathroom and kitchen, Dulux has a formulation to keep your shade looking its best for longer. Grease-, moisture- and stain-resistant paints give you the peace of mind you need, in some of the messiest rooms in the home.
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Easycare kitchen paint
Dulux Easycare kitchen paint has a greaseproof formula that resists everyday cooking spills and stains. And its tough, washable formula will keep your chosen colour at its best for longer.
Easycare bathroom paint
Dulux Easycare Bathroom paint is an exceptionally tough moisture- and steam-resistant paint. Its mould-resistant formulation protects the paint against mould for five years, keeping your bathroom looking great for longer.
Woodwork
Whether you want a clean classic finish using white, or make a statement with a colour, refreshing your woodwork adds the finishing touch to any room.
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Quick dry
Dulux Quick Dry paint is self-undercoating, wipeable, non-yellowing and suitable for interior and exterior wood and metal surfaces. Available in gloss, satincoat and eggshell finishes.
Once
Dulux Once is a self-undercoating specially formulated to give the perfect finish to interior wood or metal surfaces in just one coat. Available in gloss and satincoat finishes.
Weathershield
For use on all exterior surfaces, Dulux Weathershield paint guarantees total weather protection and beautiful results. Its dirt-resistant formula keeps paint looking fresher for longer. Weathershield paint provides a barrier to rain in just thirty minutes from application.
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