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Grand winner 2007/2008 - Abby and Jason Luke
Jason Luke could be forgiven for looking a bit worried when his wife Abby goes off to work. After all, she went to work one day a few years ago and came back with a house! When the couple returned to New Zealand in 2005 after a few years in London, they settled back into life in Tauranga. Abby, a florist, was making a delivery one day when she caught sight of a 1900s-era villa with a 'for sale for removal' sign on it. "I rang the owner immediately and Jason and I had a look," says Abby. "It had been split into two flats... more |
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February 2008 winner
- Catherine Crowley and Matthew Poland
Faced with the prospect of doing up a student flat, many people
would bolt for the hills. But not so Catherine Crowley and partner
Matthew Poland. "We were just so glad to find something in
our price range," says Catherine. Recognising that the Wellington
house had good bones, they set to work transforming it from student
digs ("we still find bottle tops when digging the garden!")
to family haven. First order of business was to choose colours
for the interior, and the couple settled on Resene Buttery White
for most of the internal walls... more |
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January
2008 winner - Peter Maddick
When you design and build a home all by yourself, spending three
years on the project, you want it done right. When architectural
designer Peter Maddick started building his home a few years ago,
he wanted to try out different construction materials and methods,
treating his home like a bach where "you feel freer to experiment,"
he says. And experiment Peter has. All of the inside wall panels
are MDF or plywood, painted in the garden in Resene colours, then
put in place... more |
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December
2007 winner - Michelle and Warren Nolan
After selling their beloved family home, Warren and Michelle Nolan
couldn't imagine finding anything that would come close to replacing
it. But when the couple came across an ex-rental in "appalling
condition", their DIY skills kicked in, and they began its
transformation. The first port of call was Resene for a can of Resene
Pohutukawa, a rich red that the family painted onto a section of
fence outside their living area. "We didn't want to see brown
when we looked out the window," says Michelle... more |
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November
2007 winner – Davina Harper
To the uninitiated, a neutral colour scheme might seem like the
easy option. But Davina Harper knows how complex the reality can
be. When it came to painting the interior of her 1920s cottage she
wanted to keep it simple, but she knew the varying amount of light
in each room would have a big impact on the neutral colours she
chose... more |
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October
2007 winner - Jo Blakey
When the Blakey family moved into their 1950s home in Mairangi Bay,
Auckland, it was in a reasonable state, comfortable and structurally
sound, but needed some touching up. Jo Blakey decided that the old
living room - a light, sunny space with beautiful wooden floors,
would be ideal for a playroom... more |
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Grand
winner 2006/2007- Amber Hamilton
A neglected villa in Christchurch inspired this award-winning colour
scheme. Its owners, Amber and John Hamilton, bought it with the
intention of creating a stylish character home. They've achieved
this and more, with clever use of colours and decorative features
in keeping with the style of the home... more |
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February
2007 winner - Amber Hamilton
Freelance designer Amber Hamilton of Christchurch knows a colour
cue when she spots one, and in the case of her glamorous kitchen
it was a luscious length of drapery that took care of all the colourful
decision-making. Its "antique" cream background and rich
rose tones inspired the dramatic Resene Fahrenheit colour... more |
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January
2007 winner - Lynn Dill-Russell
Lynn Dill-Russell loves colour and she has painted the rooms in
her replica villa in a range of colours. When it came to painting
her country-style kitchen, she chose Resene Bermuda Grey for the
walls and Resene Parchment for the cabinetry and trims... more |
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December
2006 winner - Emma and Peter Murray
Eleven-month-old Finn Murray knows an award-winning paint job when
he sees one. Even as a little baby he'd reach out and touch the
lustrous orange stripes that are part of the circus theme his parents
Emma and Peter designed to add charm to his nursery. On the advice
of staff at their local Resene ColorShop... more |
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November
2006 winner - Tessa Gabites and Carl Taylor
Thinking outside the square has won Tessa Gabites and Carl Taylor
this month’s Resene Colour Home competition. They’ve also
wowed their friends and family with the innovative design they applied
to the master bedroom in their Christchurch home. Keen to go beyond
the typical feature wall, Tessa devised a box theme... more |
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October
2006 winner - Sarah Gatjens
Inspired by the characters in the children's movie Madagascar, Sarah
Gatjens created this colourful nursery when she was pregnant with
her daughter Jessie, now seven months. Sarah took the spare bedroom
in her rural Marlborough home (which she and husband Mark bought
three years ago) and transformed it into a vibrant nursery... more |
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September
2006 winner - Sue Welford
If a house was a book, Sue Welford's would be a bestseller. Every
page would be full of warmth and colour, and memories of her former
home in Britain. Sue, author of the Charlie Scroggins and Just George
kids' series, had never heard of the rock schist until she began
telling admirers the name of her hallway paint... more |
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Grand
winner 2005 - Helen Wake
Helen Wake began painting with bold colour when she and her husband
Dave bought this relocated villa in its Warkworth setting 18 months
ago. And she hasn't stopped since! Helen loved its high stud, the
story of its previous location next to the cathedral in Parnell,
Auckland and its rural location for their three boys, but she hated
its all-cream interior décor." But I knew I just needed
to paint." Her first project was the library that is painted
in Resene Donkey Brown... more |
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November
2005 winner - Lorraine and Warren Spiers
Lorraine and Warren Spiers of Whangarei Heads looked at all the
colour options when painting their new home - all the colours that
is, except, the neutrals. "I don't like beige - what's the
point?" says Lorraine. Instead they've chosen a vibrant palette
with Resene Blue Stone for their weatherboards, Resene Violent Violet
for the window frames... more |
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October
2005 winner - Jenny Love
Once a lacklustre playroom that Jenny and Don Love's daughters -
aged 10 and 13 - had grown out of, this dramatic rumpus room is
now a drawcard for family friends of all ages. Jenny's inspiration
for a retro look for this previously overlooked room in their 1960s
home in Auckland came from two red hand-shaped 'OK' chairs from
The Warehouse. Her paint choices flowed effortlessly from there,
materialising in the pure tones of Resene Bright Red along two walls,
soothing cream Resene Pearl Lusta to link the room to the adjoining
rooms, and dark, defining Resene Nero for the door architraves...
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September
2005 winner - Angela and Steve Chase
The renowned Nelson homestead known as Sparrow House is now an even
more eye-catching talking point for locals and tourists thanks to
the exterior colour palette that Angela and Steve Chase have chosen
with heritage styling in mind. Angela's inspiration initially came
from the traditional dark green, yellows and reds from the Resene
Heritage paint chart that has been relaunched this year, but she
decided - with input from local Resene staff - to go with softer
tones from other Resene palettes for a fresh twist... more |
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August
2005 winner - Ann Gray
A healthy dose of imagination and practical advice from the staff
at the Resene ColorShop in Masterton helped Ann Gray put together
this eye-catching paint treatment for the kitchen of her coastal
Wairarapa holiday home. Ann and Noel Gray built their home out of
concrete for its thermal mass qualities and its appropriateness
to the raw beauty of its location near Cape Palliser, but Ann wanted
to enliven the plywood kitchen to bring colour to the neutral interiors.
Rather than going with the popular blonded plywood treatment, she
chose Resene Pigeon Post from the Resene Waterborne Colorwood stain
chart... more |
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July
2005 winner - Helen Wake
Unsure of the best colour for her dining room, Helen Wake solved
the problem with strategic aplomb - by painting the adjoining hallway
first. As soon as she'd finished the hallway in Resene Hillary,
she knew that the first red colour she'd spotted - Resene Dynamite
- would be perfect. "I wanted the rooms to relate and I just knew
that the red would work". Her husband Dave was horrified when he
saw her rolling on the first swathes of colour... more |
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June
2005 winner - Julie and Mac Robson
Julie didn't need a dose of bravery to go with her bold paint choice
of Resene Vermont. "I just picked it out and loved it straight away."
Her Designers Guild stripes and furnishing fabrics and throws were
all sourced from Allium, Auckland, just as quickly. Says Julie,
"I'm not scared of colour. I love a lot of colour. It's uplifting."...
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Grand
winner 2004 - Jenny and Martin Caughley
With just one bedroom left to work their colour magic on, Jenny
and Martin Caughley have achieved what they set out to do when they
redecorated their 1920s converted bach located in the Eastbourne
hills, near Wellington. The creative couple has used paint to add
panache and ambiance. In its bush setting, their once-faded brown
house now sports an exterior scheme that is a special blend of Resene
Red Oxide from the Resene Hi-Glo colour chart, with Resene Half
Spanish White on the window frames and Resene Deep Teal on the sills
and architraves. Inside, they have repeated colours... more |
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November
2004 winner - Jane Molloy-Wolt
Jane Molloy-Wolt of Christchurch gets her colour fix from the dramatic
'retro' canvas art in her sitting room and in the cushions she cut
from sheets of felt. She has set all these beautiful craft works
against a neutral backdrop of black leather furniture and walls
painted in Resene s base colour white. She allowed herself a splurge
of rich colour in the fireplace feature wall in Resene Oil. "It
picks up the lovely iridescent tones that you get when you see a
drop of oil in a puddle of rain"... more |
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October
2004 winner - LeeAnn Jecentho
Says Aucklander LeeAnn Jecentho, "I love red as an accent colour,
rather than as a wall of red. I wanted to use the colour with earthy
tones to create a stylish look in these two rooms that have been
opened up to create one really functional space in our bungalow."
To balance the red kitchen accessories, LeeAnn enlivened the dining
room with artwork using Resene Makara, Resene Livid Brown and Resene
Red Berry, with Resene Akaroa as the base colour... more |
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September
2004 winner - Charlotte Meehan
Limited to colouring up accessories in her rented all-white home,
Charlotte Meehan of Pukekohe drew earthy inspiration from a tapa
cloth she and partner Simon Wilcox had been given. Her creative
solutions came from a palette that comprises Resene Makara for her
bedroom furniture, Resene Oilskin for the wall clock and Resene
Nero for the tapa frame. These colours add a stylish accent to the
white walls... more |
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August
2004 winner - Jenny and Martin Caughley Passionate about the
colour red, Martin and Jenny decided to "go all out" with rich colour,
choosing Resene Shiraz for the walls and refurbished clawfoot bath
of their family bathroom. Their first renovation task, though, was
to install the skylight that brightened this room in their 20s bach-style
house immensely. When the lights are dimmed, the bathroom takes
on a moody, romantic ambience... more |
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July 2004
winner - Tia Warbrick
Tia and her eight-year-old daughter Rian played around with many
Resene testpots and different dècor looks before painting
up a vision that has transformed Rian's sunny bedroom in the family's
Lower Hutt villa. Tia's inspiration for the soft, feminine colours
came from a pretty table arrangement at a recent wedding and together,
mother and daughter worked through Rian's initial ideas of having
either stripes or a green feature wall. In the end, they happily
agreed on pale pink walls in Resene Tutu, keeping the soft Resene
Hint of Green for Rian's furniture... more |
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June
2004 winner - Adele and Mitch Hammond
There were no surprises when Adele and Mitch Hammond of Timaru chose
rich, bold colours for their bungalow home - they'd used adventurous
colours in their previous, new homes. When they bought their circa
20s character house 18 months ago, Adele knew she would choose strong
tones for this first renovation project. For their new cedar tongue
and groove front door, they chose Resene Monarch... more |
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Grand
winner 2003 - John Botica
John's world is in technicolor - he has used the brightest Resene
shades and vibrant Spanish tiles to turn his outdoor area into a
visual fantasy. Every surface, from the fence to the brick barbecue
and the concrete water tank, has been adorned with his favourite
theme - the art of the South American Indians. These include the
Incan man on the fence, the Incan woman on the barbecue and the
toucan parrot and Incan warrior on the exterior of the house...
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November 2003 winner
- John Botica
Inspired by the late artist Hundertwasser, who used colour to transform
buildings, John Botica used his boundary fence to showcase his love
of bold hues and mosaic art. He began with blues, using Resene Tory
Blue, Resene Governor Bay, Resene Vortex, Resene Butterfly Bush
and Resene Pelorous, adding the greens Resene Japanese Laurel, Resene
Eucalyptus and Resene Sea Green... more |
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October 2003 winner
- Jeanette Culton-Mayor
Jeanette Culton-Mayor had wisely chosen the duvet cover before the
feature wall colour for three-year-old Stella's bedroom. The bed
sports an EziBuy double duvet, while a matching single duvet was
split down the seams to create curtains. Then, when Jeanette discovered
the bright turquoise tones of Resene Scooter, she knew she had the
look for a feminine bedroom that wouldn't date as Stella grew...
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September 2003 winner
- Judith Watson and Andy Wotton
The subtle lilac tones in the existing carpet and new curtains inspired
Judith's choice of Resene Salt Box for the feature wall behind the
70s fireplace that she and Andy had rebuilt during challenging alterations
to their living room. With two walls painted in Resene Salt Box
and two in Resene Sisal, the couple chose Resene Tapa to add visual
oomph... more |
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August 2003 winner
- Jeannie Steer
Jeannie Steer disliked the insipid peachy cabinetry in her kitchen
so much that within a week of moving into her townhouse she'd completely
repainted it. She took inspiration for the Resene Waikawa Grey from
the dark grey grout in the terracotta-tiled floor and the bluish
tones in the grain of the rustic timber breakfast bar top. "The
old colour was just ghastly but at least the cupboards were wood
and they could easily be repainted," she says... more |
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July 2003 winner
- Sue McGuinness
Keen to get her exterior colour scheme right, Sue McGuinness used
Resene testpots to paint several enlarged photocopies of snapshots
she'd taken. Sue used Resene Splash on the weatherboards, Resene
Rhino on the architraves and fretwork, Resene Tussock on the front
bargeboard and the window frames and Resene Putty on the verandah
posts and floor... more |
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June 2003 winner
- Jules Pate
To Jules Pate's dismay, mould began appearing on the papered walls
just months after she moved into her home, but she decided to do
more than just fix the underlying problem. Jules decided her room
deserved a sophisticated colour scheme that would complement her
existing red curtains and blue carpet. For her feature wall she
chose Resene Metallic Digital Blue and brushed it on in a cross-hatched
motion to add texture... more |
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Grand winner 2002
- Julia and Wayne Keightley
Julia and Wayne chose a few strong colours for each room, to complement
the timber and antiques already in their home. "We're pretty
much blue people," says Julia Keightley, "but every time
we'd finish a room and go to start on the next one, we'd find ourselves
saying 'We can't paint this room blue as well!'" So out would
come the Resene fandecks, and a few minutes later the Keightley's
would have their new alternative... more
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November 2002 winner
- Rebecca Johnson
Resene s EzyPaint system and a Resene colour consultant helped Rebecca
Johnson choose the Resene Chatelle and Resene Wasabi that has transformed
the bedroom of her Lower Hutt home. Rebecca has always loved a purple
and green combination and she had collected accessories in these
colours before she began work on turning the previously unlined,
stand-alone garage space of her 40s home into this fresh and tranquil
room... more |
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October 2002 winner
- Jeanette Troon
The Resene colours Resene Royal Heath and the lighter Resene Classic
Rose gave Jeanette Troon of Wellington just the right combination
of pinks for this magical transformation to the bedroom of her seven-year-old
daughter Freya Milner. The large villa bedroom has previously been
painted a bland 'cream on cream'. Jeannette opted for the popular
raspberry shade on the feature wall and the duvet cover helped provide
a tonal balance of blues and purples... more |
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September 2002 winner
- Dot and Michael Haslam
Five colours, plus black and white, made up the Resene palette from
which muralist Glen Hutchins created this native backdrop to Dot
and Michael Haslam's courtyard in Mt Roskill, Auckland. Glen, who
has several murals to his credit, says he always chooses Resene
paints for their pure rich colour and durability. Briefed to create
a waterfall on the 5m x 3.5m high concrete block wall, Glen chose
Resene Bush... more |
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August 2002 winner -
Chris Whitaker
The rich tones of Resene Hawaiian Tan and Resene Deep Koamaru inspired
Chris Whitaker's new-look laundry in her home near Otaki Beach.
The two colours delivered the perfect antidote to the previously
dull pastel-coloured laundry and inspired the mosaic tiled floor...
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July 2002 winner -
Ros and Maurice Limmer
Undeterred by friends who thought a dark living room would be gloomy,
Ros Limmer trusted her instincts and ordered Resene Aubergine for
the walls of this space, then stood back to enjoy all the compliments.
Not content to stop at the walls, Ros chose Resene Luxor Gold for
the doors and painted two cabinets in half-strength Resene Putty
for contrast... more |
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June 2002 winner -
Julia and Wayne Keightley
Julia and Wayne Keightley's shared tastes in the smart use of colour
helped them put together this simple scheme for the bedroom of their
Feilding home that they have been renovating over the past three
years. They let their eyes do the walking by scanning the Resene
palettes for just the right inky blue feature wall colour to go
with the neutral main walls in Resene Sisal. They chose Resene Black
Rock... more |
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May 2002 winner - Sarah
and Michael Marks
A green feature wall in Resene Lima that adds oomph to a crisp black
and white scheme was Sarah Marks' colourful solution to the original
pink bathroom in her family's home. When Sarah and Michael Marks
bought the ex-State house three years ago they ripped up the mouldy
white shagpile carpet in the bathroom, replacing it temporarily
with a vinyl floor, until they were ready to redecorate... more |
