Close Give Feedback
Resene Paints - home page
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on Instagram Follow us on YouTube

winner goes whimsical


From Habitat magazine - issue 10

The standard of entries to our laundry competition was overwhelming but we managed to pick our winning entries.

Laundry redesigns
Before photos – Left: 1st prize Right: 2nd prize

It’s often the neglected room of the house – the laundry. A place where you go purely to do chores, a place hidden round the back of the house, in the garage or in a cupboard.

Which is why in our last issue (Summer 08) Resene and Electrolux decided it was time to turn the spotlight on laundries and challenge you to redesign your own. We offered the successful participants three prizes including the latest washing machine and dryers from Electrolux, as well as room-lots of paint from Resene.

You responded with overwhelming creativity and professionalism, which made the judging difficult. There were large families who were in desperate need, couples whose laundries were also the cattery, and even a poor woman who had to balance between the bumper bar of the truck and a stool in order to reach the dryer.

But choose we did, and photographs of the renovated laundries will be published in the next issue of Habitat – view as ebook.

Our lucky first prize winner is Alice Domett Doyle of Wellington, whose whimsical eco-friendly solution used black, white Resene Merino) and metallic silver paint (Resene Silver Aluminium). Once completed, the walls are to be adorned with stencils of clothes hanging on a line, and the front of the tub will have Resene Blackboard Paint to keep the kids amused or to bear this week’s poem. Flax kits will hang from the walls for pegs and gardening items that need transporting.

Carter Holt Harvey Products has also chipped in with some free Bestwood Melamine in Mist Grey for our winner.

The second prize winner is Amanda Hereaka, also of Wellington, whose colourful solution is inspired by the Art Deco origins of the house and the artworks of Piet Mondrian. She will use blocks of colour such as Resene Soapstone and Resene Fast Lane, perhaps joined by Resene Pattens Blue, Resene Blue Night and Resene Moon Glow, depending on the surfaces and size available.

Third prize goes to Peter Ensor of Auckland, whose cupboard-style laundry is next to the kitchen and will get a fresh coat of Resene Chill Out and Resene Half Spanish White. His exhaustive research of appliances and paint found that Resene and Electrolux matched his family’s needs for environmental awareness, noise control and energy efficiency.

Top tip

Resene produces a paint specially for damp areas like laundries. Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom combines anti-bacterial silver protection and MoulDefender mould inhibitor, perfect for minimising unwanted nasties in kitchens, bathrooms and laundries.


Search habitat magazine stories

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.

If you have an idea, project or story that you think would suit habitat, we’d love to hear from you. Please drop us an email with your details and include photos if submitting a project.

Sign up for a DIY card and Save! Australia | New Zealand

Return to Habitat 10

 

Order online now:
Testpots | Paints | Primers and Sealers | Stains | Clears | Accessories

Get inspired Get inspired ! Subscribe      Get saving Get saving ! Apply for a DIY card

Resene Paints Ltd

Can't find what you're looking for? Ask us!

Resene Paints Ltd   – www.resene.com

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on Instagram Follow us on YouTube
Videos on how to paint and stain your house
 

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.

What's new | Specifiers | Painters | DIYers | Artists | Kids | Sitemap | Home | TOP ⇧