b'feature houseA mber and John Hamiltons Christchurch home has a youthful glow. The 114-year-old double-bay villa is resplendentwiththistle-detailedcornicesand blooming ceiling roses, a timeless quality not lost on the couple.ThehomehashadonlyfourownerssinceitsReseneoriginal build in 1907, including the Hamiltons, who boughtBaltic Seait in 2000. Theres something about the building that makes its owners kick up their feet for a decade or three, whether inside by the fire or outside in the poolside cabana.Not that this renovation power couple does a lot of restingJohn is a Registered Master Builder and Amber is an interior designer and won a Resene Total Colour ResidentialInteriorColourMaestroAwardfortheirResenePohutukawahome. Between them, they have built, renovated and styled more than 100 homes in the past 20 years. But from the moment they saw the handmade For Sale sign on its lawn, they knew there was something special about this villa, which they have gone on to lovingly restore with Resene paint.We just fell in love with the house; it had a reallyReseneQuarter happy vibe. The previous owners had lived there for 30Craigieburnyears and had raised four boys in the home, and funnily, after buying this house, I went on to have three boys myself, says Amber.Theres something about this house thats very special, and we love coming home to our character house.When Amber and John moved in, the home had been well cared for. Its original plasterwork was still intact, but it was tired, featuring 1970s wallpaper and carpet. Yet, with colour enthusiasts and proud maximalists Amber and John as the bandmasters, this grand old villa quickly had its dancing shoes on again. They replaced the 70s vibe with a sumptuous Resene colour scheme, including Resene DoubleCanterburyClay,ReseneBalticSea,ReseneDouble Parchment, Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream, Resene Pohutukawa and Resene Quarter Craigieburn. Amber gave the 3.5-metre ceilings in the kitchen the royal treatmentwith Resene Cafe Royale, her favourite colour in the home.My colour choices were all chosen because they have a lovely, rich depth of pigment to them. Even the lighter Resene Double Parchment on the master bedroom walls has that depth of base without being too dark. Its like having soft natural linen on the walls.Opposite and top right: The walls of the master bedroom in Amber and John Hamiltons home are Resene Double Parchment and the ceiling is Resene Baltic Seathese colours accentuate the ornate cornices and ceiling rose which is painted in Resene Quarter Parchment. Amber also used a chandelier and headboard from French Country Collections, bedlinen from Bianca Lorenne and black and white velvet cushions from St Barts in Australia to create a comfortable, yet glam space.Right: Amber and Johns son Marcus has a bedroom decorated with the same colours as the master bedroom except in reverse with walls in Resene Baltic Sea, ceiling in Resene Double Parchment and ceiling rose and cornices in Resene Quarter Parchment. The cornices in this room have a thistle design and were recreated from moulds in the hallway. The deer antler chandelier is from Halo and the wool plaid drapes are from Unique Textiles.ReseneResene Quarter Thorndon Cream Double Canterbury ClayReseneResene Quarter Parchment Cafe RoyaleResene Double Parchment53'