Taking a month to complete, Kelly’s backyard fence uses an array of vibrant colours, including blues in Resene Indian Ink, Resene Coast, Resene King Tide, Resene Bismark, Resene Green Meets Blue, Resene Submerge, Resene Liberty, Resene Bewitched, Resene Avalanche, Resene Torea Bay, Resene Jasper, Resene Wishing Well, and Resene Dali. Green hues included Resene She’ll be Right, Resene Mother Nature, Resene Kaitoke Green, Resene Away We Go, and Resene Yowza.

Resene Bismark adds a warm and peaceful recessed feature wall in the living room. You can achieve a similar look by pairing your Resene Bismark feature wall with adjacent walls in a linen beige, such as Resene Albescent White. Finish off the look with crisp Resene Alabaster for the ceiling and trim.

Bright and cheery, Kelly’s kitchen got a sunny update with a bold yellow feature wall in Resene Wild Thing.

One of Kelly’s top priorities in her home is establishing a connection with nature. She did this in the master bedroom by creating a muted green feature wall in Resene Ravine that perfectly complements her paintings of natural landscapes. Resene Ravine really pops when paired with walls painted in Resene Quarter Foggy Grey and the ceiling and trim in Resene Black White.

Kelly chose another feature wall in the master bedroom, this time in Resene Daredevil to complement the chest of drawers made by her talented father, who is a retired carpenter.

Kelly’s home was painted entirely in neutrals when she moved in, but she quickly jazzed up her home with feature colours such as Resene Daredevil in the hall leading into the master bedroom.

The library is a serene retreat, painted in Resene Escape and featuring Kelly’s collection of ‘Our Places’ paintings.

Resene Escape is the perfect backdrop for Kelly’s art collection as the muted colour lets the artwork colours shine.

Kelly used creative colours for a creative space and painted her studio feature wall in a bright Resene Paris Daisy. This creates the ultimate contrast with the secondary feature wall in deep, moody Resene Aviator. With such strong personalities, both Resene Paris Daisy and Resene Aviator work best when paired with neutral adjacent walls and ceilings, such as a fresh Resene Black White.

Greys, oranges and yellows used on the fence include Resene Mischka, Resene Baltic Sea, Resene Trojan, Resene Jailbreak, and Resene Influential which pops against orange annuals such poppies and marigolds. The colourful fence adds vibrancy to the garden while fruit trees such as lilly pilly, lemon scented myrtle and tropical plants such as hibiscus and frangipani get established.

Kelly made sure her coloured stripes created a cohesive fence by consulting Resene colour fandecks and talking to staff at her local Resene Colorshop. Her front fence is painted in Resene Lemon Grass, Resene Miso, Resene Coast, Resene Such Fun, and Resene Rice Cake.

The fence on the northern side of Kelly’s property received a more traditional beachy finish. It is painted in Resene Atlas, Resene Cobalt, Resene Champagne, Resene Peru Tan, and Resene Baltic Sea.

Kelly enjoys the way her ginger cats Vinnie and Sir Ed contrast against the colourful fence on the southern side of her property. Due to the southern side of the house receiving less light, the fence is painted in lighter colours including Resene Escape, Resene Onahau, Resene Unwind, Resene Miso, Resene Koru, Resene Quarter Baltic Sea, Resene Into the Blue, and Resene Midnight Express.

Homeowner Kelly, pictured here in front of her colourful fence, wears many hats. She juggles work for a construction company with colour consultancy jobs and her own art practice.