cosy up

From Habitat magazine - issue 18

Pull up a chair by the fire, treat yourself to a sleep-in or get down and play with the kids. It’s time to cuddle up at home.

Hippy glam

Get in touch with your flower power self with this enticing fireside scene. The walls are in Resene True Blue, the mantelpiece is Resene Half Breathless, the side table is Resene El Nino, the lamp base is Resene Zephyr and its shade is made from Bloomsbury House 25440 wallpaper, available through Resene ColorShops. The book is covered in Bloomsbury House 25448 wallpaper, also from Resene ColorShops. Frames are Resene Smashing and Resene Glamour Puss, the bottle is Resene Glamour Puss. Protect timber flooring with Resene Qristal ClearFloor.

Wingback Patchwork chair, from Interior Design Online (www.interiordesignonline.co.nz, 0800 436 654). Lamp base and shade by Eunice Taylor (www.eunicetaylor.co.nz, 09 828 0775). Furfab Seabreeze throw, and Baby vase, both from Allium (www.alliuminteriors.co.nz, 09 524 4242). Double sheepskin rug, from Gorgeous Creatures (www.gorgeouscreatures.co.nz, 09 522 1050).

Child's play

Bring a shot of citrus-coloured fun into your child’s play room. The walls are in Resene First Light, the floor is Resene Half Kumutoto, the wooden blocks are a mix of Resene Hive, Resene Southern Cross, Resene Holiday, Resene Spring Fever and Resene Limerick. The pullalong toys are by Ganda Toys, ph: 03 386 2633, and finished in various colours from the Resene KidzColour range.

Circular shagpile rug in Regal Red, Jellycat Dino Doppy soft toy, raffia basket, Pond St cushion, Toshi hat, and coat hanger tree, all from Allium (as above). Beatrice (owl) cushion, from Maymay Chung (www.maymaychung.com).

So to bed

There’s no better place to spend a stormy evening than in bed. The walls are Resene Quarter Evolution, and the headboard Resene White Thunder. The small Gourde lamp base is in Resene Half Baltic Sea and the shade made from Chacran 46021 wallpaper, available from Resene ColorShops. The sidetable is painted Resene Sebedee.

Bedlinen from Urban Collection in Orange & Neutral, from Thread Design (www.threaddesign.co.nz, 09 360 1361); small white vase, from Republic Home (www.republichome.com, 09 361 1137); Lamp by Eunice Taylor (www.eunicetaylor.co.nz, 09 828 0775); Rob ‘Believe In’ mug, from Allium (www.alliuminteriors.co.nz, 09 524 4242).

styling: Claudia Zobuk
pictures: Mark Heaslip and Tony Brownjohn

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