Juicy orange and fresh spring green are a great colour combination, used here by Amanda Neill of Designworx. The Resene Ayers Rock orange seen here is actually a blackboard using Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen while the green is Resene Kombi. The walls are in Resene Quarter Akaroa and the ceiling and trims are Resene Alabaster. 

Says Amanda of the kitchen: “The house sits in amongst farmland with a lot of green around it. We wanted to bring this into the house with a youthful energy which lime-based greens (Resene Kombi) do, and then overlay that with a pop of the orange (Resene Ayers Rock). Orange stimulates conversation and adds energy.”

Here’s a kitchen that would make you smile each and every day. Designed by Susan Templer, the bright red Resene Vibe walls were chosen to match a favourite painting while the cabinets are in Resene Black White.

To complement the kitchen designed by Susan Templer, the dining furniture was upcycled with paint. The table and chairs were painted in Resene Black White, with other chairs in Resene Cloudy and Resene Blackjack. The red wall is in Resene Vibe while the others are Resene Black White. 

This old Lockwood home has been superbly updated by designer Tracy Murphy of Vekart Kitchens, using Resene Quarter Merino on the timber walls and ceilings, against which Resene Lima shines out from the island bench and around the window.                  

Another view of Tracy’s kitchen, showing how the Resene Lima back-painted glass is carried around onto the side wall.

This one is a bit different but uses the same principles of adding an accent colour to the inside of a couple of glass-fronted cabinets with orange Resene Flashback. Designed by Maggie Gardner, it has Resene Avalanche cabinets to give a colourful twist to an otherwise traditional look.

This kitchen is on display at Kitchens by Design.