Palm paradise

From Resene and Your Home and Garden

Finalist 5 - Small Room Awards Competition

A hidden library nook becomes a leafy refuge.

Purchased during 2020, Lisa Foote spent several months last year extensively renovating her “special gem” of a Christchurch home.

“Our goal was to lighten and brighten our once dark home and to include some unexpected pops and surprises,” she says. Her library, which was once a bathroom, is a lovely hidden room accessed from cavity sliders off the lounge.

To highlight this unexpected element, Lisa chose a feature wall of Resene Wallpaper Collection 36630-1 to decorate the bar area. Behind glass floating shelves, the leafy pattern blooms with colour and personality, offering a rich reward for anyone who happens upon the concealed room. To complement the wallpaper, Lisa used Resene Half Merino throughout, which also helps to lighten her ’80s-style home and provides a calming effect on the library’s shelves and nooks.

The library is now the perfect place to get cosy with a good book, or a glass of whisky, and get lost in a fantastical tropical world.

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