Is an insipid purple really the colour of 2022?

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, It was disconcerting to see the global colour authority Pantone name Very Peri, an insipid shade of bluish-purple, the colour of 2022. Talk about damning the year before it’s even begun. Purple is one of those colours that you either love - like teenagers love BTS and TikTok - or loathe - the way Boomers feel about those two. There are no half measures. It’s that way with decor too: add a splash of purple and if you’re not careful it’ll take over the room. I have to give Pantone credit for even trying to pin down something as subjective and personal as colour, however. There must be hours of nail-biting, cross-referencing and debate before they hoist their colour sail for the coming year. What if no one rallies to it? What if it’s just hanging there, fluttering in the wind as trendsetters drift off towards other, more satisfying hues? They needn’t worry too much, as even the most reviled colours picked by Pantone will have their moment - we mocked 2021’s garish sunflower yellow and concrete grey choices, but concrete was everywhere in decor, and Instagram was packed with sunflower yellow front doors and upcycled vintage furniture. Perhaps I’m premature in picking on pernicious purple? Perhaps this prince of colours will rise to the top next year? Who can say? Have a lovely weekend! [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Kylie Klein Nixon [padding] Homed Reporter [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] A very peri Christmas [spacer] Global colour authority Pantone has name Very Peri, a bluish-purple, the colour of 2022. Fresh and future facing? or a 90s throwback - you decide. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] High life in Hawke's Bay [spacer] Buying a 67 room mansion, sight unseen, these Aucklanders say they “took a leap of faith,” with their new Hawke's Bay home. That’s something of an understatement. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [spacer][placeholder]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Clarke's moving role [spacer] “I think this is why this TV show works. The points of drama are not forced – they all happened," says Moving Houses presenter Clarke Gayford. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] The skinny on good design [spacer] It’s lovely to look at, award-winning and architecturally designed. It also sits on a tiny 7.5 metre wide plot. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [advertisement]( [spacer] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [Advertisement]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Mansion finds new master [spacer] Grant Dalton’s sprawling Remuera home has sold for more than $19 million. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Keeping Christmas covid free [spacer] You may know who’s bringing the turkey this year, but do you know how to keep your family gathering safe from Covid? [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] Discover more at [spacer] [stuff logo] [spacer] [www.stuff.co.nz/homed](#) [padding] [spacer][footer bar] [padding] [spacer] You are receiving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed Newsletter [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]