b'Resene Altitudecolour cues for 2008A heady blend of colour options inspired by fashion, nature, the economy and the world come together in the 2008 palette. The fact that we are living longer is also challenging and changing the rules that used to mean we behaved a certain way at a certain age. For example,Continuing the trend from 2007, shades are staying it is not uncommon today for 70-year-olds to run marathons or remain incurrent for longer, a stark contrast to the short sharp the workforce, while many of our teenagers have no qualms about joiningcolour bursts earlier in the decade. Seasonless colours a bowling club. How does this affect our colour choices? Well, for one, it isare sought after as a way to carry forward fashion, not expected of people to wear muted colours or have their homes painted inrefreshed by cut, texture, pattern and placement rather pastels once they reach a certain age and stage.thanachangeinshade.Forecastingisincreasingly balancingfreshnewbrightswithasenseofthe Finally, Judy-Lea reiterates that because it is driven by so many factors, interiortraditional, bringing the two together to provide vintage colour doesnt change abruptly from season to season like fashion trends.hues freshened by new fashion bolds. I like to think of it as a colour evolution that happens gradually, she explains.Surrounding us daily, nature always strongly in uences Interior colour is also very subjective, so its important not to get too hungthe palette, providing inspiration from earth, sky and sea. up on a trendrather go with something that youre happy with. Paint is theColours are becoming increasingly genderless and more easiest thing to have fun with. If you dont like the colour youve painted yourelegant than previous years, with the shocking brights dining room wall, well, just change it. Never be afraid to experiment! becoming more saturated. A host of warm earth tones is joined by rich burgundies and browns, honey yellows and citrus greens, all lightly cooled with contemporised bluesandgreens.Thepurplefamilycontinuesto strengthen as pinks wane, while the yellow family and orange-edged yellow follow a similar uptrend. Red is back, buoyed by Asiatic origins and inspired by the warmth of wood. Expect to see the colours of sunset reinvented as relaxing interior backdrops.Murky blacks provide a background for other neutrals. Plain white is waning in favour of warming mid-tones, while off-whites, rich browns and metallic greys anchor the neutral palette, joined by the soft tones of chalky pastels for broad appeal. Metallics and pearlescents become subtle, compared to their dazzling predecessors. The warm, shimmery tones of gold expand to sun-warmed pewter complemented, by drenched sepia.Tealwillwaneasyouthfulblue-greensgrowin popularity. At the same time, ever-attractive blue will cement its position with dramatic bolder and moodier shades through to inky and smoky tones.The Range 2008 is available from Resene ColorShops nationwide. For your nearest ColorShop in Australia, call 1800 738 383 or visit www.resene.com.au or in New Zealand call 0800 RESENE or visit www.resene.co.nz.| 61'