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Horse & Trap

Steeped in history and now coated in a colour scheme with timeless appeal, the Horse & Trap will last many seasons of changing weather and changing trends.

Well positioned in Mt Eden, just a five minute detour from the motorway, the Horse & Trap has made a name for itself as an entertainment venue, both for walk in diners and drinkers through to extensive birthday, wedding or conference events.

Services have been developed to cater to customer needs, including innovative menu options where food and beer are matched for the ultimate in taste experiences. Leading the way in this form of menu design, the current owner felt it was time to makeover the building to better fit with its clientele and their tastes and reflect the quality the Horse & Trap has to offer.

A neutral palette was selected for the exterior to provide a modern colour scheme that would be sympathetic to the original building style. Resene Lumbersider waterborne satin tinted to Resene Double Stonewall (stone) adorns the main body and plaster fencing, complemented by Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Bokara Grey (charcoal black) on architectural detailing, the feature entranceway and window shutters. The window sashes and surrounds are picked out in Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel tinted to Resene White Rock (green cream) to add new tonal dimension to the palette. The neutral hues are topped with the roof finished in Resene Ironsand (brown grey) and the finishing touches of exterior planters are decorated with Resene Maxwell Smart (warm black).

Inside the upper floor function room is finished in Resene Backcountry (buff ochre) on walls, Resene Raffia (biscuit beige) on ceilings and Resene Coffee Bean (dark brown) on features. Resene Backcountry continues through to the restaurant area and bar area and is joined by striking Resene Maxwell Smart on doors, complemented by a statement wall of Resene Wallpaper Linen Retro 47139 in the restaurant and Resene Maxwell Smart in the bar topped with Resene Double Spanish White (beige neutral) on the ceiling.

The building the Horse & Trap currently occupies was erected in 1914 as a store for W & G Winstone carriers and coal merchants for the grand sum of £1400. A collection of buildings, including horse stables, dotted the site that reached through to Mt Eden Road. In the late 1930s Tasti Products crystallised fruit manufacturers took over the site and remained there for a further four decades. In the early 1990s the building was converted to its current use as the Horse & Trap bar and restaurant.

Steeped in history and now coated in a colour scheme with timeless appeal, the Horse & Trap will last many seasons of changing weather and changing trends.

www.horseandtrap.co.nz
Owner: Warren Stewart
Painting contractor: Richard Biec and Luke Cline, Programmed Maintenance Services
Resene: Angela Fell, Auckland Colour Services Representative; Gareth Welch, Project Services Manager
From the Resene News – issue 3/2008