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Dark and dramatic cool bedroom

Dark, dramatic and cool
A dark-toned feature wall contrasts with the prevailing pale tones and outside...

Sylish light filled family home

Elegant notes
Light-filled and modern, this home benefits from key Resene paint choices...

Waterfront House in Lyttelton

Colour makes this space
Athfield Architects’ design for Waterfront House in Lyttelton...

Classic bathroom

Classic with highlights
The renovation of this modest 1880s fisherman’s cottage...

Natural feel bathroom

Natural selection
A bathroom with verdant outlooks were starting points for the lively...

Evocotive tones

Evocative tones
Sudima Christchurch City hotel connects with the Canterbury environment...

Make it personal, with colour

Make it personal
Warm, cool, inviting, or atmospheric – a deft choice of colour...

Fresh perspective - office fitout

Fresh perspective
An accounting practice brings drama to the interiors and gives them life...

Dramatic colours

Vibrant faces
Finding delineation through dramatic paint colours...

Dramatic walls

Professional choice
Your walls have a dramatic impact on the look and feel of your interiors...

Elegant white

Elegant backdrop
Sometimes a subtle tone complements more high profile features...

Natural winner

Natural winner
A 2018 TIDA Homes New Zealand winner, this home features...

Artistic expression

Artistic expression
The Naumi Auckland Airport Hotel offers guests a private, niche environment...

Black beauty kitchen

Black beauty
Painting the entire kitchen in Resene Nero created a furniture-like appeal...

Natural complement

Natural complement
With generous sea views and the warmth of wood in the living areas...

1935 historic building facade

Heritage face shines
Connecting past and present, the fully restored heritage building...

Wallpaper with attitude

Refined accent
To find balance between a semi-industrial, New York loft look...

My own space

My own space
Evoking a sense of personal space can be as simple as choosing...

Aorangi Specialist Centre

Centre of attention
From its dramatic entry to art gallery-like atrium and dedicated interior spaces...

Media and Billiard Room

Warm and welcoming
communal media and billiard room in the upmarket Hereford Residences...

A suble approach

The subtle approach
A subtle palette of Resene colours creates a restful backdrop...

Luxury renovation

Touch of class
This luxury renovation celebrates the charm of the original architecture...

Focal Point

Focal point
The power of colour is reflected in this project where the dining room...

Elegant tones

Elegant tones
This high-end interior exudes refinement and Resene paint finishes...

Colour coded

Colour coded
The fit-out of the new offices for media company Fairfax colour-codes zoned...

A stand-out entry

Vibrant welcome
Lush tropical gardens surround this home, while a gleaming red door...

Purified form

Purified form
Understated tones from Resene put the sculptural wall planes...

Colour and life

Colour and life
This artist’s home by Aonui Architecture is bursting with colour...

Serene appeal

Serene appeal
This design by Templer Interiors has a refined, welcoming air...

Surface attraction

Surface attraction
This pavilion-style Landmark home has a warm, welcoming appeal...

Exotic palette

Exotic palette
Evocative furnishings, a giant mural and eye-catching surfaces...

Bright Lift Lobby

Architectural ally
Off-whites are a versatile backdrop for offices, allowing occupants...

Character strengths

Character strengths
This light-filled Landmark showhome gains interest from a feature wall...

Surface attraction

Surface attraction
he NZME fit-out makes the most of the dynamic architecture...

Surface attraction

Surface attraction
This spacious home has exteriors and interiors finished in crisp...

Picture this

Picture this
A simple mural brings this room to life, with purple hues from...

Perfect vision

Perfect vision
Warm and welcoming with a touch of industrial chic, Insight Eyecare's new...

Colours set off the interior

Colours set off interior
When it came to choosing the interior colour palette...

Inspiration from above

Inspiration from above
Colour and perceived space are two ways to achieve an eye-catching...

Calm haven

Calm haven
A calm haven with Resene colours specified to link the house...

Favourite corner

Favourite corner
Multi-functional spaces, stunning sea views and a palette of Resene neutrals...

Light fantastic

Light fantastic
Once gloomy and uninviting, this interior now exudes an airy...

Revitalised waterfront

Revitalised waterfront
A historic landmark on Sydney Harbour, the Waterview Wharf Workshops...

Sunny side up

Sunny side up
Splashes of bright yellow Resene Golden Dream add a whimsical touch...

In the limelight

In the limelight
Make it uplifting was the design brief for this rest home interior...

A bathroom with a slightly masculine character

In the mood
A funky bathroom that’s a little bit masculine and full of character...

Pacific styled bathroom

Taste of the tropics
The centrepiece of this Pacific-style bathroom is a shower box...

For a patisserie chef

For a patisserie chef
With a nod to tradition, this new kitchen teams beadboard cabinetry...

Escape to the office

Escape to the office
The new interior of the Lion offices features New Zealand-themed areas...

French flavour

French flavour
Colour plays a fundamental role in the design of this restaurant...

Colour story

Colour story
To enhance the visual drama of this new kitchen the designer...

In the mood

In the mood
To enhance the intimate, semi-industrial look of the new Spice Paragon...

Monochrome palette

Monochrome palette
A fresh, cool backdrop to black-stained timber – Resene Wan White...

Defining colour

Defining colour
Colour delineates and defines the spaces in this simple...

Winning scheme

Winning scheme
This lively interior won the Resene Total Colour Residential Interior Award ...

Ray of sunshine

Ray of sunshine
South Seas colours influenced the interior of the historic...

Sunny side up

Sunny side up
This new kitchen needed to be simple, sharp, bold and yellow...

Talking point

Talking point
Colour enlivens the interior of the sustainably designed Hybrid Homes...

Everybody's talking

Eveybody's talking
It started with a blank canvas, and finished with a lively colour palette...

Colour talk

Colour talk
This award-winning home interior features an innovative mix...

Bright accent

Bright accent
Colour can wield enormous power when used as an accent in a home interior...

Softly, softly

Softly, softly
In this living room with no windows, the soft tones of Resene Sandcastle...

Eden Village

Eden Village
A subtle tone-on-tone colour palette adds visual depth to the interiors...

WDEA Head Office, Victoria

Optimism abounds
The new premises housing the head office of...

Sacred Heart College Performing Arts Auditorium

Standing ovation
Multicoloured acoustic pleating, a colourful proscenium arch...

Eye catching

Eye catching
To create a dramatic backdrop for the cabinetry and yellow accessories...

Country ambiance

Country ambiance
Colour plays a significant role in the design of the house...

Award-winning colourway

Award-winning colourway
The eye-catching palette in this house has won a major...

Christchurch Transitional Cathedral

Full protection
It may be called the Transitional Cathedral, but the new building...

Art Deco bar

In the mood
The lighting, materials and dark walls in the Kitty Bar in Brisbane...

Art Deco bathroom

Pastel palette
The colourful panels on these bathroom walls reflect an appropriate Art Deco...

On the surface

On the surface
To keep this new house cool in summer, the exterior...

A traditional home at Elizabeth Bay

Look twice
This older home in Elizabeth Bay is enlivened with colours from Resene...

A colourful fireplace showroom

Slice of Godzone
Theatrical vignettes and abstract associations are behind the design...

Choosing bathroom paint

Which paint?
Bathrooms require special attention when it comes to painting walls...

A penthouse apartment

In the mood
A spectacular view of Brisbane’s Story Bridge inspired the palette...

Back to nature

Back to nature
Nestled in the bush, this Paekakariki family home features...

Locker doors are painted in Resene Blackboard Paint

Chalk it up
Staff at the new Microsoft Wellington offices can take ownership...

A Light, fresh and lively colour scheme

Light, fresh and lively
Light paint colours on both the exterior and interior of the Landmark Homes...

Inspiring colour trends for 2013

Inspiring colour
What’s hot for 2013? Resene says high-tech and traditional influences...

Hammondville Village Community Centre

Coffee break
To revitalise the Hammondville Village Community Centre...

Elim Campus

On campus
White walls create a calming backdrop for the colourful furnishings...

Colour packs a punch in this lively kitchen

With a taste of summer
Colour packs a punch in this lively kitchen, which features...

Jarrah and Pohutukawa red kitchen

Happy days
Inspired by campground kitchens and traditional army...

Black and white home exterior

Black and white
A monochromatic colour palette adds a touch of drama to this seaside house...

Blocks of colour in the Waipa Campus building

Colour blocking
While timber features throughout the Waipa Campus...

Inviting colour in new apartments

Inviting colour
To create a welcoming entry to this display apartment...

Lively colours in a refurbished dining room

Looks appetising
Lively colours help to stimulate conversation in this refurbished...

Camera ready kitchen

Camera ready
Bright colours whet the appetite in this new kitchen...

The Riverhead historic hotel

Nod to history
An historic landmark on the upper reaches of the Waitemata Harbour...

Bright kitchen

With a passion
Vibrant colour combinations in this kitchen reflect the owners’...

Vibrant Resene colours for a busy office hub

Hub of activity
A bustling office, home to several boutique businesses...

Totara Country Lodge was painted in eco-friendly paints from Resene

It's all green
This country lodge was painted in Resene eco-friendly paints...

Bold Resene colours, including Resene CoolColour Pitch Black

Statement dressing
To highlight the architectural features of this new house...

Colourful stairs with balustradings featuring Resene paints

Prime example
Colourful stairs zigzag up the glazed front of the Ernst & Young...

Landscape inspired palette of Resene colours

Palette of the landscape
Colours found in the natural landscape were chosen to create...

Lively colour highlights

Lively colour highlights
Mosaic tiles in these two bathrooms are enlivened by matching Resene colours...

A softly striped baby's room

Little boy blue
Fresh in soft blue and white stripes, this baby’s room was painted in...

Visual continuity of colours

Visual continuity
Visual continuity, between rooms and from outside to inside...

Kimi Ora School

Colour direction
Colour is used at the Kimi Ora school to enliven both the exterior and interior...

Timber cladding repainted in Resene Woodsman

Back to black
To highlight the woodgrain on this 20-year-old house...

Gold coloured painted splashback

Make it special
To enliven this kitchen, a Resene Metallics and Special Effects paint...

Modern holiday home

Lazy days
This new holiday home, winner of a Resene award...

Art on canvas

Art on canvas
The line between art and architecture is blurred in this project...

Crown Hotel

Colourful character
The Crown Hotel’s key features are enhanced by complementary Resene...

Brightly coloured walls - Les Mills gym

Highly charged
Brightly coloured walls define the key areas of the new Les Mills gym...

Green glass splashback

Country fare
Both the colour and the reflective nature of the glass splashback...

Colour story

Colour story
From green seas and white water to blue skies and golden sunsets...

Colour ideas for a beachside house

Of the land
The soft grey and orange tones of this beachside house...

Asian influence design and colour

Appetising palette
To create a lively colour scheme for this new Asian restaurant...

Wynyard Quarter

Wynyard Quarter
One of the great aspects of adaptive reuse is when original features...

Fresh palette - beach house

Fresh palette
Whether you are building a new holiday home or updating a traditional bach...

A warm neutral kitchen colour scheme

In the frame
Both the kitchen cabinets and the picturesque country views...

Toowoomba Regional Council offices

In the public eye
Bold colours and curved shapes bring a new dimension to this council office...

An award-winning relocatable house

Country colours
This award-winning relocatable house was painted in a range...

A splash of colour in a heritage building scheme

Splash of colour
The language of a new development within an existing heritage site...

Dress to impress

Dress to impress
The power to transform is just a brushstroke away...

Energy efficient home

Energy efficiency
An energy-efficient home has many spin-offs for homeowners...

Exotic bathroom design

With an oriental influence
Inspired by traditional Chinese lacquer boxes, the architect of this renovation...

Bold display apartment

Statement dressing
Display apartments were once defined by safe cream colour palettes...

Visual continuity with a monochromatic colour scheme

Visual continuity
Visual continuity is a prominent feature of this multi-storey house...

TSB The hub stadium

Good sport
Innovative architecture is a key feature of the TSB Hub sports centre...

Historic villa with restored panelling

Picture this
Built around the turn of the last century, this historic villa...

Quattro Maison Apartments in Wellington

Coat of many colours
Architects and designers are always looking to create a point of difference...

A seaside inspired colour palette

Seaside ambience
The seaside ambience of the home is reflected in the paint colours...

Different shades will change the look and feel of a room

Which shade?
Hot and spicy or cool and calm? Whether you want to be bold and daring...

Yellow and white office

Instant impression
First impressions, no matter what the context, do count...

Vacation home

On permanent vacation
An idyllic resort holiday is a sure way to shake off the winter blues...

Turquoise blue kitchen

Open to suggestion
Colours and patterns in this new kitchen can be changed...

Tauranga City Council customer service centre

Evocative imagery
Forget the drab council offices of old. City council premises today...

Inviting kitchen colour scheme

Warm, yet fresh
Mixing timber veneers with white tones creates a crisp...

Resene Metallics and Special Effects paint

All that glitters
It’s not just colour that can transform the office environment...

Elephant Estate Winery

In the frame
Framing a slice of the view creates a real sense of visual drama...

A sleek kitchen with vivid colour contrasts

Flash of brilliance
Injecting the wow factor into a kitchen can be as simple as adding...

NZ Voyager Maritime Museum

Hard and fast
In any museum environment, the focus is firmly on the displays...

Colour up front

Colour up front
Look at any before and after pictures and it's easy to see how a...

Pink powder room

Lasting looks
Walls in this powder room feature easy-clean Resene paint tinted to...

Exposed location

Exposed location
Given the exposed location and focus on a low maintenance...

Lighter neutrals anchor colour schemes

Anchoring neutrals
f you are one of the many people for whom plain white...

In harmony with its surroundings

In harmony
It isn’t just the material palette that ensures this house is in harmony...

Ironbank building

Watch this space
Durable, low-maintenance and ecologically sustainable materials...

Dark home exterior woodstain

Natural selection
Dark-coloured cladding looks right at home in a native bush setting...

A modern kitchen in warm neutrals in an old villa

Evocative colour palette
To enhance the traditional character of this new kitchen in a 1930s house...

Caramel-coloured backpainted glass doors

Bon appétit
Good enough to eat - this kitchen features caramel-coloured backpainted...

Vibrant accents

Making a splash
Pastel wall tones and vibrant accents typify this renovating paint scheme...

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