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Resene colour choices booklet
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Choosing a precise paint colour from small printed samples has always been difficult. The colour looks okay but what will it look like once the entire room is painted? Subtle differences that may seem unimportant on colour charts are glaringly obvious once the colour is painted onto a wall. Many people who are confident and assured about most aspects of their lives lose all confidence when trying to mix and match colours.

This book aims to help you understand paint colour and how to use it by not only showing examples but also delving into the science of colour. Paint isn't just about the effect of the colour it’s tinted to, but also about the technology of the paint itself - its gloss level, its composition, and added technologies that overcome particular problems.

The more knowledge you have about colour and its influence on your living environment, the better placed you will be to choose colours that will be right for you. Colours generally work best when related to their surroundings, with the final result of a successful colour scheme being one of harmony, visual order and a feeling of continuity.

While you might draw inspiration and ideas from others, you should always follow your own instincts. Your home, your colours!

Happy decorating!

Search habitat plus articles

Confidence with colour

Confidence with colour

Avoid paint paralysis with our handy 8-step colour guide... more

Understanding colour

Understanding colour

Light, stimulating the retina of the eye, is what creates our perception of colour... more

Using colour

Using colour

A room by room guide to selecting colour... more

Colour by compass

Colour by compass

Why does the same colour look so different in different rooms of your home?... more

See the light

See the light

From natural to artificial, from bulb to fluorescent, how do different kinds of light affect the way we perceive colour?... more

Colour contrast

Colour contrast

Use of contrast colours can help people use and navigate a space... more

Colour personality

Colour personality

Science has long recognised that colour affects our behaviour and the way we feel.... more

Common mistakes

Common mistakes

Choosing paint colours can be tricky sometimes. Here’s a list of common colour mistakes... and our advice to help you... more

Colour technology

Colour technology

Keeping colour cooler. Ever thought a house or building would look great painted in a sleek, dark colour – then had to shelve plans for fear of the heat damaging the substrate or the building getting unbearably hot in summer?... more

Cover look

Cover look

Upper wall and small vase in Resene Quarter Surrender, lower wall in Resene Hypnotic, table in Resene Half Carefree, short candlestick and tall vase in Resene Sublime and tall candlestick in Resene Quarter Stack.

Contributing photographers: Bryce Carleton, Wendy Fenwick, Mark Heaslip, Melanie Jenkins, Paul McCredie, Juliet Nicolas, Frances Oliver, Maxine Shea, Sally Tagg, Tim Whittaker.

Contributing stylists: Gem Adams, Kate Alexander, Amber Armitage, Greer Clayton, Megan Harrison-Turner, Claudia Kozub, Lisa Morton, Vanessa Nouwens, Emily Somerville- Ryan, Leigh Stockton, LeeAnn Yare.

Designers: Annabel Berry, Anna Cuthbert, David Wraight Cottages, Daniel Marshall, John Mills, Jules Moore, Sara Noble, Trinity Design, Debra Yearsley.

Further information...

You can find a huge range of colour tools online on this website. With services from colour chart and testpot ordering to a Resene colour swatch library, decorating inspiration gallery, palette generator, project guides and lots of great hints and tips on selecting colour, you’ll find everything you need to design your next colour scheme.

Resene colour experts are also available to give free advice online or you can book a Resene colour consult in-store or online.

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Want to get your own free copy of future issues of habitat magazine?

Printed copies of habitat highlights are available from late March 2024 at Resene ColorShops and resellers, while stocks last. You can view back issues of habitat magazine online.

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habitat plus are not mailed directly. They are available free from Resene ColorShops and resellers while stocks last and available for viewing online.

 
 

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Colours shown on this website are a representation only. Please refer to the actual paint or product sample. Resene colour charts, testpots and samples are available for ordering online.   See measurements/conversions for more details on how electronic colour values are achieved.

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