Habitat plus - going vertical
In a land of mostly horizontal weatherboard houses, those finished with vertical boards have a sharp designer look.
Favoured by architects of late, the sleek lines of vertical timber weatherboards are a complement to contemporary profiles like flat and monopitched roofs, and layered boxy shapes. Vertical weatherboards also give a more casual air, a look well-suited to holiday homes, and either rural or coastal environments.
Did you know: That the Resene stains range comes in many wonderful earthy tones which all allow the beauty of the timber grain to show through? See the Resene Exterior Woodcare chart available from Resene ColorShops and resellers.
1.The bold mono-pitch forms of this holiday home are connected by a covered breezeway while the exterior materials were sourced to withstand a harsh coastal environment. In a scheme reminiscent of rolling beach dunes, covered in marram grass and toi toi, the soft gum-tree brown tones of
Resene Limed Gum give the home a restful persona. The garage door and fence are finished in the dusty green-edged neutral of
Resene Overland. The aluminium joinery and trims in all of these schemes are in
Resene Thunder. A simple post-and-rail fence and native plants anchor the house to its surroundings.
2. Here, the vertical cedar boards are protected and enhanced with Resene Woodsman exterior stain tinted to
Resene Heartwood, the colour of the golden red-brown earth and pasture after a long hot summer. The garage door is in the intense stormy tone of
Resene Thunder to match the joinery.
3. Taking a more masculine approach, the weatherboards in this scheme are finished in the shadowy brown-edged charcoal stain of
Resene Treehouse. Dark stains such as these have been hugely popular in recent years for casual contemporary architecture. For the garage door and fence,
Resene Groundbreaker is a warm oilskin brown, protective and practical.
4. Most stains for exterior use look best in a palette of natural colours. At the edge of this philosophy, the verdant green of
Resene Rangitoto gives us the cool shadowy depths of a native bush-clad hillside. Partnering it on the garage door is the windblown and weathered foliate beige of
Resene Toi Toi.
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