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April 4, 2008 - PRLog -- Neutral, low-key schemes with the occasional splash of brilliant highlighting colour were a noticeable trend in this year's Dulux Colour Awards, together with an unprecedented interest in environmentally friendly projects.

Overall, judges noticed a marked increase in interiors adopting more subdued combinations, with whites being used as supporting colours for neutral colour schemes as well as backdrop colours to accentuate flashes of brightness.

Feature colours tended to be applied with a `fun new quirkiness' that judges found particularly refreshing, but they counselled against the occasional tendency to overpower with colour.

Interestingly, the use of feature colours was a clear preference to overall 'whole-room' colours, with an abundance of red, orange and green in particular.

Another trend was the application of colour to enhance internal features, accentuate or showcase shape, highlight architectural uniqueness or to tattoo a space with individual personality.

The overall winner was the Carr Design Group with their submission, Deacon Law Tenancy in Sydney, being awarded the coveted Grand Prix as well as the prize for the most outstanding Environmentally Friendly project, a category making its inaugural debut into this year's programme.

The prize for best Residential Interior went to Matt Gibson a + d for 'Albert Park residence', while the Residential Exterior top honours went to McBride Charles Ryan for 'Klein Bottle House'.

As part of their prize pool, all winners will now be exhibited at designEX.

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