WORDS Jo Buitenbach
Banish the greys and beiges, because this season is all about turning your home into a kaleidoscope of crazy colour.
Dopamine dressing is all the rage right now. For those of you who missed the memo, this trend involves bedecking yourself in bright, colourful threads to boost your mood. It’s no surprise that it’s also spawned a happy offshoot in the interiors world with dopamine decor – otherwise known as festooning your home in a rainbow of vivid hues. Monochromatic naysayers take note: there is some science behind the idea. Dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is aptly nicknamed the “feel-good hormone”, increases when the brain is surrounded by certain colours, which is turn gives you an injection of much-needed joy. So surround yourself with your favourite marigolds, magentas and periwinkles, and let bright colours act as a bulletproof vest against the dreariness that life throws your way.
Bedroom Eyes (2022; two sizes) by Olivié Keck
from R2 450 | latitudes.online
Gilded wallpaper
R595/m2 | carasaven.com
Pebble cushion cover in Brazil
from R590 | skinnylaminx.com
Pillar candles by HAY
from R1 001 each | cremadesign.co.za
Large planter in Drippin’ Yellow & Blue
R550 | humblejungle.co.za
Pantone vase in Yellow 012
R989 | kear.co.za
Pantone Pride espresso cup gift set
R2 185 | kear.co.za
Sam Son chair by Magis
from R19 597 | cremadesign.co.za
Cigarette high-gloss side table in Cachous and Candyapple
R5 199 | tonicdesign.co.za
Rumpus holdall tote
R2 500 | missibaba.com
Frida wallpaper
R595/m2 | carasaven.com
Flaming Gos wallpaper
R595/m2 | carasaven.com
Small egg sculpture by Danelle Heenop/dh.playprojects
R500 | brunch-shop.co.za
Tube planter in Salmon, Cobalt Blue and Baby Blue
R6 900 | cameroncollective.co.za
Polder sofa by Vitra
from R159 403 | cremadesign.co.za
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