b'editorialwelcomeOkay,sowevejumpedonthebandwagonthisissueandare celebrating vintage style. Our two feature houses, on pages 18 and 38, are wonderlands of rich detailing, quirky touches, pre-loved treasures and delicious paint colours. They have been created by people who are absolutely passionate about what they do, about their surroundings, and it shows. Its a style thats so in sympathy with paint in all its forms, from translucent washes to thick coats of creamy white. One of the houses uses a vibrant green, Resene Camarone. I love it, but then Ive always used green in my own interiors. My living rooms have been various shades of green over the years. It hasnt exactly been very fashionable, to paint all of your living room walls in a stronger colour in recent years. White has been the look of the moment, perhaps with a kitchen splashback or fabrics in pop-out colour. Ive been more off-trend than on-trend so I was happy to hear that clean-looking green, and more of it, is on the return and that two of this years winners in the Total Resene Colour Awards used greensee page 28. Whatevercolourpushesyourbuttons,youllfindsomethingin Resenes recently launched fashion range of paint colours. Many of them appear in this issue of habitat, especially in our Testpots feature on page 6.Sharon Newey editorReseneReseneHalf Escape Morepork Inspiration can come from anywhere, so if you want to make someemail newsletter Habitat of the Week. Sign up for it free online changes around your home but dont know where to begin, startat www.habitatoftheweek.co.nz. We not only take a sneak peak collectingpicturesfrommagazinesandwebsitesofdecoratinginto peoples homes, but keep you up to date with current ideas projects you do and dont like. Once you have gathered enoughand colour directions that you can use as inspiration for your own youll start to see a definite trend in your tastes and you can use thisprojects. Happy decorating!to help choose your colours and materials. The Resene TeamTo make it easier for you Resene has started a Pinterest page, www.pinterest.com/Resene,tobringtogetheracollectionof decorating projects and ideas in one handy location that you canP.S. Thanks to those who took part in the Readers Digest Most pin onto your own Pinterest page. And to help you find moreTrusted Brands survey and named us the Most Trusted Paint Brand. inspiration, as well as habitat magazine, you can get a regular fix ofThanks also for your ongoing feedback, which helps us to keep creative interiors and great paint colours and ideas with our weeklyimproving our products, colours and services.3'