By the time this issue of HouseFinder is distributed, January 2026 will be behind us. And if you need inspiration for the year, I’m sure Plascon’s colourful medley of paints will provide loads of ideas.

Contained within their theme Handmade, four sub-themes are outlined – each with its own unique palette. When I look at these palettes, I can’t help but see Namibia, our land of contrasts, in each one.

Have you ever stood on the yellow savannas of a Southern farm with the clear blue sky above you and a pan full of yellow waving grass in front of you? That’s butter + sky. That’s optimism and joy!

Just look at the variety of blues at any of our beaches, or take a closer look at a seaweed… Yes, even the colours of soil and mud in the North are typical of the theme land + sea. Although the focus of fashion + candy is the nightlife of a city, it is also the excitement of escape: I recognise the rich colours of our sunsets in the blues, pinks and spicy reds of this colour palette.

Orchard + blooms reminds me of the wee fruit market down our street in Windhoek, the date palms of the South with their deep greens and oranges, and the promise of a ripe, freshly picked prickly pear. Colours rooted in circles of growth and renewal... May your year be equally exciting!

Teen die tyd wat hierdie HouseFinder versprei word, is Januarie 2026 al iets van die verlede. En as jy inspirasie benodig vir die jaar, is ek seker daarvan dat Plascon se kleurvolle mengelmoes van verwe vir hope idees sal sorg.

Vervat in hul tema Handmade, is daar vier subtemas uiteengesit – elk met sy eie unieke palet. Wanneer ek na hierdie palette kyk, kan ek nie anders as om Namibië, ons land van kontraste, in elkeen te sien nie.

Het jy al op die geel savannas van ’n Suideplaas gestaan met die helder blou lug oop bo jou en ’n pan vol geel wuiwende gras voor jou - dis butter + sky. Dis optimisme en vreugde!

Kyk net na die kleurspel van bloue by enigeen van ons strande, of beskou ’n seewier van naderby… Ja, selfs die kleure van grond en modder in die Noorde – tipies land + sea. Al is die fokus van fashion + candy die naglewe van ’n stad, is dit ook die opwinding van ontsnapping: ek eien die ryke kleure van ons sonsondergange in die blou, pienk en pittige rooi van hierdie kleurpalet.

Orchard + blooms neem my wyd – na die vrugtemarkie onder in ons straat in Windhoek, die groen-oranje dadelbome van die Suide en die belofte van ’n ryp, varsgeplukte turksvy. Kleure – gewortel in sirkels van groei en vernuwing. Mag jou jaar só opwindend wees!

MATTHEW 9:29

“According to your faith let it be done unto you.”
(The Bible – NIV.)

Gerty