Through the summer months we saw some interesting trends and popularity. The majority of Top 10 colours remain fairly constant with the ‘Titchmarsh effect’ accounting for the popularity of 1 litre tubs of Wood Stain & Protector Lilac plus 5 litre tubs of Warm Grey, Gun Metal Grey and American Barn Red jumping in the top 10 being used as feature colours in garden designs on ITV1’s hugely popular “Love Your Garden” series.

From September to November more of the traditional wooden tones have entered the top 10 for both Wood Stain & Protector and Royal Exterior. There’s a return from other popular seasonal colours such as Spruce, Willow and Snow plus a surprise entry of Violet in to the top 10 for Wood Stain & Protector 1 litre tubs. Must be an accent design fad going on with a warm, vibrant, festive purple at its centre!