Blake & Taylor Paint's special edition colour Elowen is the kind of green that softly blends into any interior.  And once it's in your home, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

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Elowen, the latest special edition from Blake & Taylor Chalk Furniture Paint, is unmistakably Australian in spirit — Elowen is a colour story waiting to unfold inside your home.

Elowen is what designers call a toned green — its saturation has been pulled back, allowing the warmth of the olive undertone and the cool whisper of sage to exist together in perfect equilibrium. It's the kind of colour that interior designers return to again and again — and the reason Blake & Taylor Paint made it a special edition you won't want to miss.

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Styling Elowen: Five Ways to Bring It Home

1. The Cottagecore Kitchen

If ever a colour was made for a kitchen dresser or a vintage hutch, it is Elowen. It's made for that vintage hutch or pantry cupboard. Pair it with open timber shelving in warm walnut and aged brass hardware. The result is a kitchen that feels less like a renovation and more like a slow accumulation of beautiful things — the kind of space that makes you want to put the kettle on.

Style tip: Pair Elowen with delicate floral wallpaper or block-printed botanical fabrics for a look that is as layered as it is liveable.

2. The Relaxed Living Room Accent

A single Elowen-painted console table, side table, or armchair — yes, Blake & Taylor Chalk Furniture Paint works beautifully on fabric — can anchor a living room. Place it against walls in a warm off-white or aged linen tone, and layer in textures: a rug, a chunky throw, a ceramic lamp with a linen shade. Add some distressing to detailed carving with Blake & Taylor Brown or Soft Black Wax to give Elowen more depth.

 

3. The Heritage Hallway

A hallway is often the most overlooked room in a home — yet it is the first impression every guest receives. An Elowen-painted hall stand transforms an entry entirely.  Let Elowen set the tone for everything that follows.

4. The Calm Bedroom Retreat

For the bedroom, consider an Elowen-painted bedside table or a set of matching bedsides in this soft green. Against a white or warm oat-toned wall, it introduces colour without disruption — the muted quality of Elowen ensures it reads as restful rather than stimulating. Style with natural linen bedding; it's thoughtful, considered, and entirely serene.

5. The Boho Earthy Living Room

If you're looking for something a little more boho then Elowen fits perfectly with its two other special edition companions: Folklore and Fox Den.

Folklore is a warm terracotta clay that strikes a beautiful balance between vintage character and modern warmth — grounded, sun-kissed, and deeply liveable. Fox Den goes deeper still: a rich, earthy rust inspired by the colours of autumn, with the kind of moody depth that makes a room feel genuinely grown-up. Together with Elowen's muted sage-olive, the three form one of the most compelling earthy palettes the Blake & Taylor Paint range has ever produced.

Style tip: Pair all three with aged brass or matte black hardware, rattan baskets, and jute or sisal textiles for the full earthy boho effect. 

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Complementary Colours: Building a Palette Around Elowen

One of Elowen's greatest strengths is its versatility as a palette partner. Because its tones are softened and complex rather than pure, it has an unusual ability to work with both warm and cool companion shades. The good news? Many of the colours it loves most are already in the Blake & Taylor Paint range.

Aged White — The Natural Backdrop

Aged White is the perfect pairing for Elowen in almost any room. Not a stark, cool white but a warm, lived-in shade that lets Elowen breathe without competing. Together they create a palette that feels as though it has been gathered slowly over time — unhurried and quietly beautiful. Think Elowen dresser with an Aged White interior.

French Linen — Layered Warmth

French Linen's soft greige tone — that beautiful in-between of grey and warm beige — creates an effortlessly layered palette alongside Elowen. These are the colours of a French farmhouse kitchen, a relaxed Provençal sitting room, a weekend home where everything has been chosen for comfort rather than trend. Use French Linen on larger pieces and Elowen as the accent, or flip the two entirely.

Ink Navy — Dramatic Contrast

For those who love a bolder, more confident palette, Ink Navy makes a striking accent to Elowen. A deep, rich navy alongside a muted sage-olive is a pairing with genuine design confidence — and it works particularly well in a home office or study where you want the room to feel both grounded and intelligent. Try an Elowen desk alongside Ink Navy painted chair.

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The Interiors It Loves

Elowen is not a colour that demands a particular style — it adapts. But there are some interiors where it truly comes into its own.

Cottagecore and country style spaces are perhaps its most natural home. The slightly earthy, botanical quality of Elowen speaks the same language as pressed flower prints, handmade ceramics, wicker furniture, and faded floral textiles.

Heritage and period homes — Queenslanders, federation cottages, Victorian terraces — find in Elowen a colour that honours their history without becoming precious. It sits beautifully alongside original timber floors, decorative cornices, and sash windows.

Slow living and Japandi-influenced spaces appreciate Elowen for what it is not: loud, trendy, or disposable. Its muted, considered quality aligns with the Japandi philosophy of purposeful restraint and natural materials.

Coastal interiors with a relaxed Australian edge — not the bright whites and blues of the Hamptons, but the more natural, dusty palette of the Australian coast — find in Elowen a colour that bridges the indoors and outdoors with ease.