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Q Lounge

When pizza and pool are on the menu, Queenstown residents can be found frequenting the new Q Lounge in Shotover Street, downtown Queenstown.

In a departure from commonly seen feature walls, tilt panel and paperfaced plasterboard walls and concrete columns are adorned with an attractive paint effects finish consisting of a Resene Lusty (deep red) basecoat followed by colourwashes of Resene Pohutukawa (spicy red), Resene Dark Rum (brown oxide), Resene Aubergine (eggplant burgundy), Resene Vesuvius (rust orange) and a selection of yellows. The combination of these hues lends a suede like effect to the walls, distinctively different to a wallpapered or solid paint finish. The cosy atmosphere is topped off by a ceiling of Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Woodburn (deep brown stain). The depth of the ceiling finish perceptually lowers the height of the room enhancing the welcoming feel of the space.

The restaurant and back room touch on the more traditional with solid colour finishes of Resene Moroccan Spice (brown spiced orange), Resene Root Beer (copper brown) and Resene Dark Rum offset against Resene Pohutukawa in the back room.

The complex paint effects finish is made all the more remarkable by its applicator Andrea Valentin, a novice painter who created the effect singlehanded as her first ever foray into decorating with paint. A perfect illustration that even seemingly simple products can be transformed into a unique finish with a little imagination and energy.

Architect: Maurice Orr Architecture
Building Contractor: Edge Construction
Owners: Russell & Ian Hamilton
Paint Effects: Andrea Valentin
Resene: Annette Gin, Queenstown Trade Sales Representative
From the Resene News – issue 1/2005

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