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multicoloured dreamcoat
For its 20th birthday, Resene’s Multi-Finish range has been revamped to
include a rainbow of more than 1000
shades, showcased in a collection of
56 palettes. It’s available in the popular
Resene drawdowns, self-adhesives and
testpots, while electronic colours can
be found online in the Resene swatch
library, Resene EzyPaint virtual painting
software and the Resene AutoCAD
colour books. View the new collection
in store at your Resene ColorShop.
for bach
or bedroom
Brand new, the 10-piece Meluka
range from Apartmento is crafted
with your first home, bach, or
children’s bedrooms in mind. Add
it to that eclectic beach furniture
mix – it fits so easily into your
summer lifestyle. See the range at
www.apartmento.co.nz, or call 09 309 7646
or 04 473 5581.
carpet combo
Planning to re-carpet but not sure what
colours will work with your selection?
Carpet One has simplified putting
your room colour scheme together by
providing Resene complementary colour
suggestions to work with their carpet
ranges, so now you can be sure your
new carpet and freshly painted walls
will complement each other. Visit our online swatch library for
the current Carpet One complementary
colours list. For more information on
Carpet One visit www.carpetone.co.nz or call 0800 CARPET.
for control
Throw out your old remotes! The Control4 system is a simple solution that links all
your electronic items to a control box, and runs them from one simple remote or
an on-screen menu on your TV. Kidnap the remote, and the power of your home
entertainment network, lighting, heating, home security and even your sprinkler
system is yours! Check out www.control4.co.nz.
cool wood
Fancy a black exterior wood stain on
the house, but don’t want your timber
suffering from sunburn? Try Resene
Waterborne Woodsman CoolColours™,
available in 10 colours. Like pigmented
CoolColours, Resene Waterborne
Woodsman CoolColours retain their
normal visible shade, but reflect
heat from the surface, improving the
longevity of both timber and stain.
They also minimise the build up of
heat in the building, bringing down
your airconditioning and cooling costs.
Contact your Resene representative or
Resene ColorShop for more information.
job made easy
Rockcote Systems has gone that step
further in making its products easier
to use, with the introduction of a new
Technical Details CD Rom. Its succinct
summing up of Rockcote’s plastering
solutions specs is designed to make sure
specifiers have accurate information
on hand, along with easily formatted
details for council compliance and site
instruction data. Call 0800 50 70 40 for a
copy or visit reseneconstruction.co.nz.
no boloni, this!
Brand new to the New Zealand
market are custom-designed Italian designed
Boloni kitchens.
Get a taste of their style at the
Christchurch Home Ideas Centre,
37 Mandeville St, Riccarton.
no..B
A funky, denim-culture bed recently
won Best in the Bedroom at this
year’s Furniture Fashion Show, and
took out the show’s Supreme Award
from the Furniture Association of
New Zealand (FANZ) for its originality
and simplicity. It’s made from tawa,
and includes accessories such as
minibars that slot into the bed frame,
and places to store phones, keys and
magazines. Call 0800 337 446 or visit
www.designmobel.co.nz.
beyond the pale
Tired of pale shades? Check out
the new range of fabrics from
Madder & Rouge. See 100% cotton
fabrics, milled in France, in strong
colours like chartreuse, grape
and sky blue stripes – very funky!
Call Auckland 09 522 1062 or visit
www.madderandrouge.co.nz.
on cue
The decorating cues for 2007 can be seen in the new Resene
The Range collection, The Range 2007. It’s a fresh choice of
classic and contemporary colours and metallics, teamed with the
next new thing in wallpapers. Look for an optimistic palette of
warm, clear hues, expanding into traditional cools and neutrals,
joined by exciting new ways of combining shades. We’re talking
self-assurance, confidence, and quirky, personalised colour
combinations.
endless exercise
Swim forever with Endless Pools – just set the current to
the speed that suits, from zero to hero, and start your
workout. Opt for the easily installed full package or fit the
Fastlane system to your existing pool. And voilà – Olympic length
exercise in your courtyard or basement. Visit
www.theswimclinic.co.nz or www.endlesspools.com for
more information.
bigger and brighter
Look out for LaHood Window
Furnishings’ new showroom, offices
and warehouse at 104 Mt Eden Rd,
Auckland. Talk light and shade, the need
for privacy, and the right combination
of colours and fabulous fabrics for your
home. Then sit back and watch the
professionals do all the hard work! To
find out more, phone 09 638 8463 or
visit www.lahood.co.nz.
small, but
perfectly formed
Choose from more than 30 of the world’s
top designer chairs at Auckland’s World
Deluxe… in miniature. Manufactured and
distributed by the Vitra Design Museum
in Germany, each chair is a perfect, handmade
1:6 version of the original. Even
every screw and bolt is a perfect 1/6th
reproduction. Visit www.worldbrand.co.nz or call 09 366 1555.
smooth mover
Just available from Winstone
Wallboards is new GIB Ultraline®
with PearlcoatTM coated paper for
the smoothest paint finish yet.
For more information phone
0800 442 4663 or visit www.gib.co.nz.
wet wise
Because your bathroom, laundry or
kitchen may sometimes need a bit of
extra help in the mould and bacteria
departments, Resene SpaceCote Low
Sheen is now available in a special
Kitchen & Bathroom variant. Resene
SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen &
Bathroom combines the benefits
of low sheen waterborne enamels
with added anti-bacterial silver
protection and the mould defence of
MoulDefender. Environmental Choice
approved, it’s a sensible choice for
your bathroom, kitchen and laundry
projects. Available exclusively from
Resene ColorShops.
painting the
town greener
Resene’s PaintWise paint and paint
packaging recovery programme,
the first of its kind, is spreading
its wings. Following over six years
of development, the scheme was
launched in Auckland, Waikato and
the Bay of Plenty,
providing 10 designated PaintWise
Collection centres. In mid-July 2006,
the service extended to include five
additional Resene ColorShops in
Auckland and one in Hamilton. It has
since become available to most South
Island residents with the assistance of
local South Island councils.
A PaintWise mobile truck service visits
every PaintWise store to process your
unwanted paint and paint packaging.
Good-quality left-over Resene paint is
provided free to community groups;
waterborne paint is used for other
applications, such as covering graffiti;
solventborne paint goes through a
solvent recovery program; and metal
packaging is recycled.
It’s managed by the Resene
Foundation, a non-profit body that
facilitates the PaintWise programme.
Its activities are supplemented by
contributions from Resene, a PaintWise
levy of 15c per litre on retail paint
purchases and a small charge on non-
Resene cans and paint returned, and
on trade returns.
Community groups can apply for
donations of paint from the Resene
PaintWise programme online, or
complete and return the Community
Paint Registration Form available
from Resene ColorShops.
flat white
Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen waterborne enamel (known
formerly as Resene Zylone SpaceCote) is your premium
interior paint finish for everything from dry and wet
broadwall areas to trim and joinery. Its wider family includes
Resene Enamacryl (gloss), Resene Lustacryl (semi-gloss) and
Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen (low sheen). However, there’s
a gap in the line-up for a flat waterborne enamel. Enter the
new Resene SpaceCote Flat.
Ideal for ceilings in open plan areas that extend through to
roofed outdoor living, Resene SpaceCote Flat is available in
1L and 4L, in Resene’s many white and off-white shades.
Visit www.resene.co.nz or www.resene.com.au or your nearest
Resene ColorShop for more information.
trés belle
The elegant new Axor Montreaux bathroomware collection is
inspired by the cosmopolitan joie de vivre of the turn of the 20th
century’s belle époque era. With its classical forms and traditional
fittings, it is reminiscent of the hey-day of the European spa
towns. See the suite at www.hydrotech.co.nz.
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