b'This year, Tanya observed a marked return to saturated colour in international ranges, but she doesnt expect local buyers to follow suit just yet.Traditionally, New Zealanders always loved saturated colour, but at the moment were enjoying our taupes and beiges, and you can see that with popular paint collections like the Resene The Range Whites & Neutrals. Anticipating the change in demand and when it will happenand coming up with new designs that will appeal to buyersis a real challenge, but thats part of the fun.Tanyas daily creative outpouring does have its drawbacks. By the time I get home, Ive pretty much exhausted my artistic energies, so my own house gets less attention than it might.Describing her Waiheke Island home as a real bach, Tanya says the location, combined with the rough-edged planking and her collection of old furniture, all add to the holiday home feel of the house. I did have plans to do something about the planking, but now I love that relaxed feel, she says. I decorate my home in other ways, like with the quirky objects I collect. I have a big Mexican skeleton, with a carved wooden head and leather ribs. Hes been a bit damaged in his travels but theres something about him.Tanya also has a few of her own paintings on the wall, but as her own harshest critic, not many make the cut.Ive given most of my paintings away or sold them. You tend to paint with a quest to do the perfect painting and, with that as my goal, theres really only a few I feel I could live with.A newly built weatherboard studio at the back of the house was meant to help Tanyas pursuit for the perfect painting, but work commitments mean it may have to wait a bit longer. After initially focusing on Maurice Kain, this year Codi Design is opening its design skills to the rest of the market. Were not a huge team, but weve got talented artists and we have a range of skills across textile and graphic design and marketing, says Tanya. No matter how sophisticated the technology gets, the key is still great artistic talent. If you cant draw and you cant use colour, the computer wontll in the gaps.Codi Design offers textile design services, graphic design and branding, colour forecasting, colour consultancy, and commissioned art piecesall of which should give Tanya plenty of scope to indulge her love of painting and colour. To contact Tanya, visit the Codi Design website at www.codidesign.com. Get the rustic home look with woodstains from the Resene Woodsman colour range. Pick up a copy of the Resene Woodsman colour chart from any Resene ColorShop or order online.| 83'