feature house Resene Half Dutch White Resene Havoc Resene Black Resene Black White Resene Azure Resene Smalt Blue Resene Bismark Y ou’d expect a modestly sized new house to have modest new interiors. Well, that’s not the case with Kaye Coyne and Dwight Whitney’s home on the hills south of Auckland. Open up the door and you’re treated to a rich sensory experience of colour and character. And it’s not just any colour. The vivid blue, rich red, bright yellow and emerald green have very special significance to the couple. Having spent some time in Japan, they have a tradition of calling their properties Tengoku, the Japanese word for ‘heaven’. Says Dwight: “We love the word as it has power and also connects with the special affinity we hold for Japan. This is the first time we’ve created a Tengoku home from scratch. We dipped into the Japanese colour palette for special Far left: The Resene Azure entrance foyer sets the scene of the colour pops that appear throughout the house. Above left: A flash of Resene Havoc is a cheery addition in one corner of the living room. The rest of the walls are Resene Half Dutch White. Above: The living room contains the couple’s down-sized belongings – a lifetime’s collection of art and accessories. The walls are Resene Half Dutch White. Left: Kaye saw Resene Smalt Blue in an earlier issue of habitat magazine and loved it, so used the colour as a feature wall in the main bedroom. It’s off an older Resene chart; try Resene Bismark as another option. The couple used a spare second-hand door as a bedhead, and aged it with Resene FX Crackle effect painted over a basecoat of Resene Black then topcoated with Resene Black White. 47