Lick, the color-centric home décor brand, has launched its 2026 Color Edit, Return to Play — a palette designed to celebrate self-expression and embrace color without boundaries.

Drawing inspiration from “color before the rules,” this year’s edit encourages us to design our homes like no one is watching. It’s a cultural shift away from decorating to impress, and toward embracing shades that make us feel grounded, joyful, and unapologetically ourselves.

The collection features eight expertly curated colors, including nostalgic primary hues — the first shades we encounter as children and the foundation of all color theory — reimagined with a refined, grown-up twist. Balanced with rejuvenating greens and warming neutrals, the edit is less about fleeting trends and more about timeless emotional resonance.

Tash Bradley, Lick’s Director of Interior Design and author of Master the Art of Color, describes the edit as “a chance to rediscover the joy of play through color. Primary colors are the simplest building blocks of creativity, and reconnecting with them feels both nostalgic and exciting. The real magic lies in how color makes you feel.”

From bold statements to muted, grounding palettes, Return to Play champions individuality and instinctive design choices. It follows Lick’s collaborations with Soho House, M.A.C Cosmetics, and Heinz, continuing the brand’s mission to bring influences from art, music, food, and fashion directly into the home.

The Lick 2026 Color Edit is available now at lick.com, B&Q’s diy.com, and in 170 B&Q stores nationwide, across three interior finishes — Supreme Ultra Flat Matt, Matt, and Eggshell — with prices starting from £39.