Spring fever

From Resene and Your Home and Garden

Finalist 4 - Small Room Awards Competition

A Milton hallway evokes daffodils and pine trees.

A hallway is a much-used, often neglected space when it comes to care and colour. For Alice Blake, it was a wonderful chance to brighten up her Milton family home, with bursts of green and yellow using Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen.

“Looking out our hallway window we see mostly green paddocks and pine trees so we chose Resene Dell to complement the landscape,” says Alice. The leafy, cool shade livens up the narrow hallway and hides the bustle of day-to-day life. “Living on a farm with a busy family and big dog, this wall can get a bit scuffed. Not only does the green capture people’s attention but should take away from the scuffs below.”

The art that hangs along the hallway – a vibrant showcase of flora and fauna – is painted by Alice herself using a variety of Resene testpots. She loves to constantly switch up the paintings as the mood strikes.

For her six-year-old son’s bedroom door, Alice picked the zingy bright yellow of Resene Turbo for a surprisingly sentimental reason. “He is a vibrant, happy kid who loves colour but has hay fever so can’t pick the spring daffodils he loves. This way he is welcomed in with warmth and happiness,” explains Alice.

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