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habitat plus – paint effects

Welcome – A freshly painted wall looks beautiful but what if you’re after something just a little different. Or you’d like to upcycle some furniture and a straight paint finish might look a little plain.

Habitat plus 07 - paint effects
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Paint effects allow you the freedom to capture a mood, create an ambience and transform the mundane into something special. Some techniques also have the practical benefit of disguising less-than-perfect surfaces. In fact, imperfections in the surface can add to the overall impact of the effect.

This booklet contains a taste of the paint effects techniques commonly used, from French wash to crackle, woodgrain to marbling. There are a wide variety of other paint effects techniques that you can use to achieve highly professional results.

When creating a paint effect, the key thing to remember is that there are no hard and fast rules about what you should do. Spend time getting the effect right by trialling different colours and application techniques until you are happy with the finished look. Then use your trial area as a reference board for the whole project. Wall sockets, skirting boards and door frames should be masked off so that the effect may be continued right to the edge.

Mix and match techniques, colours, textures and surfaces. The only limit is your imagination.

Happy decorating!
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The right products

The right products

Get to know the Resene FX product range, plus tips to get started... more

Washes and texture

Washes and texture

Learn to use Resene FX Paint Effects medium... more

Well aged

Well aged

Antiquing and chalk paint techniques. Our quick tricks to age furniture and antiques with Resene products... more

Pattern work

Pattern work

Creative ideas with stencilling, marbling, découpage and sponge printing... more

Easy roller effects

Easy roller effects

Two tone ideas and rolling effects This simple two-tone wall is created by using a paint roller for a casual take on the traditional dado effect... more

Chalk it up

Chalk it up

Turn walls, toy boxes and other surfaces into writable surfaces and magnetic noticeboards... more

Simple masked effects

Simple masked effects

Master the art of masking, creating geometric shapes and pleasing plaids... more

Blocks and stripes

Blocks and stripes

Colour-blocking techniques, geometric patterns and learn the art of perfect stripes... more

Embrace your curves

Embrace your curves

Get a wriggle on with some curvaceous room designs... more

Get creative

Get creative

Embrace your artistic side with murals and glow-in-the-dark walls... more

Cover look

Cover look

Contributing stylists: Gem Adams, Amber Armitage, Nikki Astwood, Greer Clayton, Megan Harrison-Turner, Sarah Herring, Laura Lynn Johnston, Sarah Lods, Claudia Kozub, Vanessa Nouwens, Janet Scard, Leigh Stockton, Melle Van Sambeek, LeeAnn Yare.

Contributing photographers: Bryce Carleton, Nicola Edmonds, Wendy Fenwick, Mark Heaslip, Melanie Jenkins, Renee Lawrence, Emma MacDonald, Larnie Nicolson, Frances Oliver, The Picture Garden, Joseph Zou

Back wall in Resene Egg Sour. Mural painted in Resene Paper Doll, Resene Coral Tree, Resene Avant Garde and Resene Nero. Floor in Resene Colorwood Dark Ebony. Pendant painted in Resene Avant Garde.

Current edition: PDF | Ebook.  Archive - 2017 edition: PDF | Ebook

updated August 2021
habitat plus - paint effects


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