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Paint it Green: Hue knew your home could look this good?
05 Jun 2025
Once the colour of avocado bathrooms and shag carpet, green has well and truly shed its retro skin. Now it’s one of the most versatile shades in home design –…
Dressed to impress: Exterior colour done right
02 Oct 2024
When it comes to creating the perfect first impression, the exterior of your home speaks volumes. Whether you’re looking to evoke modern sophistication, vintage charm or classic appeal, the right…
Craftcore: A new trend in home decor for the DIY enthusiast
13 Jun 2023
In an era of mass production and digital innovations, where technology reigns supreme, a remarkable trend has quietly emerged, breathing new life into the world of craftsmanship. Craftcore is a…
Hamptons meets the countryside: A winning combination for this converted barn house
10 May 2023
Amalia and Matt bought a barn shed in 2014 with a vision to transform it into a modern Hamptons style barn house. Using bold greys like Resene Ironsand and gentle…
Make your garden pop with these colourful ideas
02 Mar 2023
‘Leaf’ it to us to give you some wonderful tips and inspiration to take your garden to the next level. All you need are some Resene paints in your favourite…
A coastal home with a creative neutral palette is renovated on time and under budget
19 Dec 2022
There’s a pocket on the eastern-most coast of Auckland where the weather is a law unto itself. Rain can be pummelling the farmland two kilometres away, while these coastal residents…
Spring into action: Get your outdoor areas ready for summer
05 Oct 2022
Dust off your DIY and maintenance skills, it’s that time of year when we all race outside to enjoy some warmer weather and realise there’s some work to do to…
Creative family’s eclectic home nestled in the Karangahake Gorge
09 Jun 2022
After living off-grid on their land in the Karangahake Gorge for five years, Roshan and Metuisela felt it was time for something new. With busy working lives and their children…
Friluftsliv: The Scandi interior trend taking the world by storm
26 May 2022
Friluftsliv is a Norwegian philosophy making a big impact in interiors– even if most people don’t know how to say it. Pronounced ‘free-loofts-liv’, the phrase loosely translates to ‘free air…
A California bungalow damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes, is now sitting pretty in Japandi-style soft neutrals
05 May 2022
Liesbeth and Ewout’s Californian bungalow built in 1934 once sat four kilometres down the road from its current location. The couple, originally from the Netherlands, bought the home when they…
Two colourful SheSheds decorated with Resene
30 Mar 2022
Small cabin solutions with SheShed
Beachy keen
When Lea decided to create a garden studio which could also double as a sleepout for her teenage daughter, she pulled out all the stops…
An enchanting cottage garden with a cute-as-a-button Shepherd's Hut
03 Mar 2022
A cottage garden is a peculiar choice for a perfectionist. Puriri Lane Garden in Drury is like something from a fairy tale, with delicate blooms such as cosmos, nigella and…
Eight Resene dark greens and how to use them
16 Dec 2021
Green is a colour that can evoke powerful emotion, it’s a dominant colour in nature associated with renewal and life and so represents harmony, balance and peace. And who doesn’t…
What a transformation: This charming 159-year-old Victorian cottage gets a peaceful modern makeover
18 Nov 2021
Tindalls Cottage in Berry was once the home of the town’s first mayor, James Wilson. But while it started its life in 1862 as the pride of the small village…
Derelict to delightful: Resene Double Foundry and Marley Stratus give this bungalow timeless style
28 Oct 2021
This 1920s bungalow has had an adventurous life. With its handsome Resene Double Foundry exterior colour and matching Marley Stratus Design Series® spouting and downpipes in Grey Friars®, on first appearance…
5 tried and tested whites and neutrals - that make your space come together
23 Sep 2021
While we’re obsessed with Resene’s bold range of vibrant colours and daring hues, it’s often their carefully considered range of whites and neutrals that inspire homeowners when it comes to…
How to create the perfect colourful hobby room or shed for your home
09 Sep 2021
Spending more time at home has allowed us to get more creative, take up new hobbies and rediscover old ones. With the changing landscape of working – and with working…
A former sailmaker’s shed becomes a colourful home to a creative family of five
29 Jul 2021
When Bec and Zac bought a Mapua art gallery called the Tin Shed in 2013 they kept the building’s creative spirit alive as they converted it into their colourful family…
Keep calm and paint it Duck Egg Blue: Six chic updates
14 Apr 2021
There’s no need to feel blue when it comes to repainting your home. Marie Antoinette didn’t when she covered her private boudoir in Versailles with the colour duck egg blue.…
Exterior inspiration: Patio perfection in a 1930s bungalow
16 Dec 2020
Old world charm and colourful contemporary character meet at Rachel and Steven’s 1930s Auckland bungalow, which they share with their two children, Elias and Ivy. While open plan living may…
Going coastal: How to create the laid-back beachy bach look using blues and whites
17 Dec 2020
There’s nothing like getting away from it all to shed the stresses of everyday life. A change of scene with a vacation at a bach, crib or holiday house creates…
Transform your garage into a space you actually want to be in
15 Jul 2020
For most of us, if we’re lucky enough to have one, a garage starts off as a place to park our cars, bikes and lawn mower, but generally ends up…
Three spectacular garden sheds that do more than just store tools
24 Jun 2020
For most, a shed is a basic garden structure where we might keep our lawnmower, potting mix or general outdoor bits and bobs. But, for these three creatives, a shed…
A very glamorous boat house
17 Mar 2011
When the owners of this waterfront home told architect Jack McKinney that they wanted a house like a boat shed, it was a good thing that he had worked with…
Be a man, get a cave
03 Jun 2014
Warning: this article will reinforce gender stereotypes. It has to. It’s about man caves.
The man cave has been around for centuries providing men with a hub in which they can…
Create this rustic potting shed
05 Feb 2015
Create this country-style potting shed setting using dreamy grey blue tones, accented with some lively greens.
These lovely old barn-style doors are our backdrop. They’ve been given a coat of Resene…
Steve and Lynn’s slice of country in suburbia
09 Jun 2016
Getting the feel and feature of a rural lifestyle property with only a typical-sized suburban plot to play with – that was the challenge facing designer Steve Birkhead of Integrating…
Designers reveal their dream spaces
13 Oct 2016
Last week, the winners of the NZ Interior Design Awards were announced, in a competition asking designers to create a room around the theme 'My Dream Space'.
Using paint by Resene and their…
Louise gives her garden the magic touch
16 Nov 2017
When landscape designer Louise Dunning purchased this North Auckland home, the well-established yet tired garden that came with it was a welcome challenge.
Louise, who owns landscaping design business Noble Fox, put her green fingers to work, transforming…
Amber brings her happy place home
26 Apr 2018
Many of us have a ‘happy place’ – a particular spot, town or location that makes us feel good. Your happy place might be a particular type, like a bush…
Natalie and Dan’s modern, monochromatic Waikato build
16 Aug 2018
Natalie and Dan Isaac may have had to live in a sleepout for a year while waiting on their house to be built, but the resulting home, a modern beauty…
Shed makeover houses new rural lifestyle
13 Dec 2018
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 years, while they lived in…
A space of her own
09 Jan 2020
Gone are the days of women putting up with being told that dens, garages, basements and sheds are “just for boys”.
Enter the ‘she shed’ – a space for women to…
