First finalist

From the Resene/Your Home and Garden Colour Home Awards Competition - 2015/2016 finalist

Colour Story: wild thing

Lower Hutt mum Zoe Bartlett knew her dark colour scheme with hints of aqua would be a winner after seeing a Where the Wild Things Are-style kid’s room in a magazine. Once she’d decided on Resene Ebony Clay for her son Lachie’s feature wall, the rest of the room fell into place. Resene Barely There decorates the remaining three walls and Zoe painted Lachie’s lamp, side table and cloud shelf in Resene Optimist; the deer antlers and triangle shelf are coated in Resene Aqua to match the triangles on the wall. “Since it’s a nursery and quite small, I didn’t think it was right to have all four walls in Resene Ebony Clay. Even then, I had family saying ‘you can’t use such a dark colour in a baby’s room’. I said ‘Trust me!’.”

Boys bedroom
Bedroom details
Bedroom decorations

Resene tips & tricks:

Painting geometric shapes onto walls is a handy way to add colour with just a few Resene testpots and your imagination. You can create your own stencil; use low-tack masking tape or try good old potato printing.
Ceilings, floors, doors and furniture are ideal spaces to add geometric colour.
Always stand well back to check your work before adding more shapes and colours.