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Our 3 favourite exteriors of 2018
After looking back at some of the most inspiring exteriors we’ve seen over the past year, and now that summer is in full swing – ... more
Cushla and Richard’s mid-century home beautifully blends ...
With a seven-year-old boy and six-year-old twins, life for Cushla and Richard Waites is as busy as you’d imagine, but they still took on the ... more
Sheryl and Kevin’s bright and eclectic Tudor ...
After their kids left home, Sheryl and Kevin Mace were ready to downsize and looking for a change. When they stumbled upon this early 90s ... more
Our favourite homes from 2018
Each week on the blog, we feature a home that’s put Resene colours to work in ways that inspire and delight. While we love each ... more
West Coast: Sun, Sea, Sand
Resene Chorus Lineis a bright, happy yellow, full of energy and movement.
Resene Chorus Line
Resene Porteris a deepest gravel and slate charcoal, softer edged than a true black.
Resene Porter
Resene King Tideis a true blue, deepened with muted indigo and very easy on the eye.
Resene King Tide
Make an outdoor storage trunk for all those bits and pieces
Paint this handy trunk the same colour as your exterior ... more
Easy-going interiors: How decorating a bach differs from everyday home design
Whether by the beach, lake or mountain, the modest bach ... more
Sheer curtains have come a long way from the plain ... more
Keep your herb garden close at hand and free-up some ... more
Nights are looking bright right now in Taranaki
From now until 3 February, nights in Pukekura Park in ... more
Tim and Angela renovate from woodsy to ...
Many of us dream of living the bach holiday lifestyle all year round, but few of us have the opportunity to actually do so. Tim ... more
On trend: Colours to improve your mood
There is nothing quite like opening the front door of your home and feeling your whole mood lift. It’s the sure sign of a house ... more
Shed makeover houses new rural lifestyle
A rural Waikato shed has been transformed into a stylish country home thanks to the vision of its owners. Having owned the land for several ... more
A den for everyone
This beautiful serene space has been created to be an inviting and comfortable escape that’s refreshingly gender neutral. Just a quick change of the focus ... more
Colour your stocking this Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve been looking for imaginative ideas for colourful gifts that are locally made using Resene paint. Here are a ... more
Krissy and Stefan find their extraordinary balance
Homeowners Krissy and Stefan faced a very familiar story when it came to renovating their 1920s bungalow in the character-filled suburb of Westmere, Auckland. The ... more
Colour your bathroom bigger
Small bathrooms can be a tricky design challenge – and probably one of the most common. The good news is colour choice can make a ... more
Rod and Heather’s captivating Cape Cod cottage
With its cape-cod style architecture and fresh blue Resene French Pass exterior, Heather and Rod Claycomb’s Sand Dollar Cottage in Matarangi is a real head-turner. more
On trend: Peach to pomegranate
Shades of pink and wine are always among current design trends, but there is a whole spectrum of shades within those two colours that allow ... more
Helen and Ian’s bold coastal garden
There was no staying neutral for Helen and Ian Ivess when they made over their home exterior and garden. Instead of the common restrained palette ... more
Harriet’s dreamy scheme for a rebuilt farm ...
Charged with decorating a Waikato country cottage, designer Harriet Di Maio opted for a palette of soft heritage colours, reminiscent of those found in English ... more
On trend: The return of red
Red, with all its associations of passion, power and personality, is a colour we come back to again and again in our preferred design trends. ... more
Rebecca and Sean swap 70s beige for ...
When Sean and Rebecca set about making over their solid 1970s brick home it was an all-beige blank canvas from top to toe, both inside ... more
Lara and Isaac’s artful and magical makeover
The day after Lara Bui and Isaac Weston bought their 1970s home in Matua, Bay of Plenty, in 2010 they launched into a renovation with ... more
On trend: go natural
While there are plenty of trends about at the moment that focus on bold saturated colours or edgy deep shades, there’s another contrasting trend toward ... more
Sustainable home lets the colours flow
Using a colour consultant helped the owners of this new build in Kapiti decorate their home in a way that reflects its wetland surroundings, which ... more
