Chestnut century

The Bennett family knew their plans were a big ask from the start. They wanted their brand new house to look 100 years old and thanks to a wonderful builder, Resene paints and lots of patience they achieved exactly what they wanted.

After a year of collecting century old sash windows, kauri doors and rimu floorboards from local salvage yards, building commenced. Six months later they moved in and the painting began in earnest. Painting and decorating has always been a DIY job for them so they decided to apply the same can do attitude to this project.

The scale of the project was daunting but they took it one step at a time. Resene Sonyx 101 tinted to Resene Solitaire was used for the exterior walls combined with Resene Avocado for a traditional look on the window joinery. The scheme looks restful yet fresh against the rural backdrop of their lifestyle block. The Resene Heritage colour chart was just what they needed to help choose the right red, finally agreeing on Resene Nelson Red as the contrasting colour of the doors.

Inside, the kitchen is painted in Resene Karen Walker Robins Egg Blue and the sitting room in Resene Hot Chile.

The master bedroom combines Resene Light Beige, Resene Wazzup and Resene San Juan, their son's bedroom features Resene Canterbury Clay and Resene Rose of Sharon, while Resene Atlantis and Resene Daisy Bush provide the perfect backdrop for their daughter's room.

Exterior	Window joinery	Doors	Kitchen
Resene Solitaire	Resene Avocado	Resene Nelson Red	Resene Robins Egg Blue
Son's bedroom		Daughter's bedroom
Resene Canterbury Clay	Resene Rose of Sharon	Resene Atlantis	Resene Daisy Bush
Sitting room	Master bedroom
Resene Hot Chile	Resene Light Beige	Resene Wazzup	Resene San Juan

More rooms are on the agenda so the paint charts are in for a workout!

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