b'feature houseD avidBruceknewshortlyaftermeetinghiswife-to-be that life was never going to be any shade of beige. Her bedroom at the time featured wooden floors that shed painted dark red. A poster on the wall carried the message: You are different, and shed painted footprints across the floor leading halfway up the wall to the poster.The Lian Bruce of today has retained that fearless approach to colour, as evidenced in the home she shares with David, their border collie Max, and visiting daughters. Home, in the coastal town of Papamoa near Tauranga, is a white house with terracotta roof that does little to hint at the cornucopia of colour inside.Whiletherearenopaintedfootprints,therearesumptuouseye-catchers such as a rich-red, velvet chaise lounge imported from Lians homeland, the Netherlands as well as bold paint, decals and wallpaper.Feature walls add zing to rooms which are otherwise painted in Resene Alabaster. Doors are predominantly painted in the grey Resene Cloud. A wall in the living room, for example, is painted in Resene Clockwork Orange; the internal double doors leading from the entranceway into the open-plan living area are Resene Wasabi green, as is the kitchen splashback nearby. Adding to the diversity is a deep purple-coloured (Resene Tarot) wall dividing the bed from the walk-in wardrobe in the main bedroom. LeftResene Wasabi doors open into the light and airy kitchen and dining space.BelowQuirky light fittings and accessories decorate the living room with its Resene Clockwork Orange feature wall. ReseneCloudReseneWasabiResene ReseneClockwork Orange Tarot'