Resene Villa White Resene Double Alabaster Resene Black White Resene Sea Fog Resene Quarter Ash Resene Half Spanish White Alabaster, chalk, ivory, cream… which is which? There are so many wonderful Resene whites to choose from. All whites are not created equal… and that’s particularly true with paint colour. When you’re decorating, you’ll discover a wealth of ‘whites’, with varying touches of yellow, green, brown or grey to turn them into a huge cast of interesting shades. In fact, Resene has hundreds of ‘whites’ in its colour collections. There are many reasons for choosing white for your walls. White is a timeless colour that allows you to change out your furniture and accessories to ring in the fashion changes. White is an elegant colour, and gives a sense of refinement. It’s a relaxing colour, which can help reduce visual busy-ness. Do check your motivation though. Is white right for you or are you choosing it because you don’t want to make a mistake with a stronger colour? Paint is inexpensive compared to other decorating options and it’s easy to change. So if you do fancy a bolder colour, then go for it, Far left: Resene Double Alabaster in a project designed by hungerford+edmunds architects. and simply change it when you tire of it. Choosing to paint a room in white sounds easy and safe, but you can put just as much time and energy into choosing the right white, than you would with a bolder colour. The best place to start is with the Resene Whites & Neutrals collection, which is home to a host of whites as well as darker neutral colours – greys, beiges and blacks. The Resene Whites & Neutrals collection is made up of 28 palette cards, with 12 individual colours on each card, often organised into colour ‘families’ or varying strengths of the one colour. Some of the colours have up to six strength variations, which comes in hugely handy when you are building a tonal colour scheme. White and neutral paint colours are so popular that they dominate the Resene top 20 paint colour list each year. The classics are still going strong, like Resene Spanish White and Resene Pearl Lusta. With their yellow base, these colours have the ability to lift a room and warm it visually. | 3