Writer and blogger Jen Bishop recently made over her bedroom, painting it in Resene Black White and adding layers for warmth, texture, colour and interest. She chose navy and gold as accents; great for creating a grown-up unisex sanctuary. 

pictures Image courtesy of west elm, by Jacqui Turk. 

After searching through wallpaper samples, Kirsty Lewis decided to paint a pattern on her bedroom wall instead. Using Resene Quarter Periglacial Blue over Resene Black White, and a stencil sourced online, she now has a striking feature wall. Says Kirsty: “I love the colour, and it’s cheaper than wallpaper.”

An eclectic mix of furniture and accessories is beautifully offset by greige walls – Resene Quarter Napa. Check the Resene Whites & Neutrals collection for many more grey/beige mixes. 

Pretty pastels have always had a retro vibe, so when Rosy Patterson was updating her bach kitchen, she couldn’t go past Resene Escape for the cabinets. She teamed it with a Walltrends III wallpaper (2692-18) from Resene, Resene Rakaia for the cabinet frames, and Resene Alabaster for architraves and skirting.

If painting the walls in a full-on metallic isn’t your thing, use a metallic to upcycle some accessories and furniture. Here, Resene Copper Fire has been used on the louvred panel, and swirled around inside the glass vase for a cool ‘dipped’ effect. The wall is Resene Renaissance and the pallet table is Resene Blackout. Check out the Resene Metallics and Special Effects collection.

Once the owners of this house found Resene Thorndon Cream, they knew they had cracked their colour scheme. The walls are Resene Double Thorndon Cream with trims in Resene Half Thorndon Cream and upper walls and ceiling in Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream. The picture rail is Resene Triple Thorndon Cream. See the full house here.

pictures The Official Photographers. Designed by LAD Architecture.