If you prefer paint over paper, take your cue from this subtle ombre wall, created using a colourwash technique with Resene Half Raven, Resene Grey Chateau, Resene Double Concrete and Resene Half Concrete. We love its dreamy effect.

We're seeing a lot of florals in this year's wallpaper trends. Go modern by picking floral wallpaper with a moody background to it, like this wallpaper (code gp5900) available from Resene ColorShops. Colour match the furniture for a polished look, such as Resene Blumine on the dresser.

Paint or wallpaper? For this look, you could go either way. Get the look with black and white wallpaper (code 377133), available from Resene ColorShops. Or, paint the walls in a deep black, such as Resene All Black, and create a similar pattern of stripes in a complementary Resene white.

Mason handcrafted wallpaper from Resene gives you the choice of mixing up the pattern and the Resene paint colours you want, made to order. This is one of the Mason designs in the new collection, featuring poppies painted in Resene Gold Dust metallic and Resene Nero. See more from the collection here.

There's so much to love about a dramatic block of colour in the home, and this is where paint is a perfect fit. Resene Zinzan coats the feature wall in this living room, with a duskier Resene Biscay (bottom) and Resene Half Dusted Blue (top) in the hall behind. The floor is painted in Resene Chalk Dust.

Go big or go home? If that's your attitude to interior decorating, you'll love the hyper-real Komar Into Illusions collection, available from Resene ColorShops. Once again playing on the popular trend of florals, you'll feel like you're right in the garden with this pretty wallpaper (code 8-736).