b'small and colourfulResene Blanched PinkLeft: The interior of the Pohutukawa Double Bridge tiny house is painted using Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Half White Pointer, which contrasts perfectly with Resene Swamp on the cabinetry and stairs and Resene Wallpaper Collection 47404. Below: The Weathertex cladding is painted in Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Gunmetal. The deep hue makes the greenery of the vertical garden wall pop. Inside, the walls are kept light and bright with Resene Half White Pointer.small space opticsWild and free Dont feel limited by your colour choices in small Finn built and designed the 7.2-metre long x 2.54-metre wide x 4.2 metreThe tiny-house phenomenon has taken off. What started as a fringe housingspaces. Heres how to think outside the (white) box.high home himself. Most of the interior timber he milled himself, includingmovement in the early 2000s has become a mainstream affordable-housingLight fantastic: Pale colours with a high LRV (light some that was first milled many years ago by his great-great-grandfather in theoption for first-time homeowners or those who want to downsize. When itreflectance value) will reflect light rather than Riwaka Valley near Motueka. started, the aesthetic was about the small white box with minimalist Scandi- absorb it and brighten up a room with dark corners. Every joint, design detail and feature has a story, and the space appealsstyle interiors but the movement has evolved to be more expressive, in tune withHowever, dont feel limited to white. Pale, fresh to my inner childkind of a mix of a backcountry hut, tree house and athe freedoms a tiny-house lifestyle can bring.colours such as yellow, pink, green, blue and lilac can real house. be used in the same way as a neutral to create a In the past he has rented it out on Airbnb so those interested in the freedomOneofthebigdriversforgoingtinyisthefreedomthislifestylesimilar effect. Try Resene Escape, Resene Ghost, of tiny house living can try it out for size.creates,saysRebeccaMcLean,managingdirectorofTinyHouseBuildersResene Solitude, Resene Vanilla Ice and Resene Has he ever felt the space is too small? (www.tinyhousebuilders.co.nz). Freedom from the big mortgage or the rent trap,Moonbeam. If the room is particularly bright, try from the big house and the housework, from the stuff that we all accumulateweathered or dirty colours with a touch of grey Not yet! It is spacious for one and cosy with two. Its easy to keep clean andover time, which needs to be reassessed when downsizing and going tiny.such as Resene Half Duck Egg Blue or Resene Ravine.tidy. Taking a leaf from tidying expert Marie Kondo helpspossess what you Dark arts: Dark colours absorb light and have It also creates a connection with nature as you tend to live more outdoors, need, and each thing has a place. making use of deck extensions, pergolas and landscaping. cocooning qualities, but they can also play on your perception of depth, making a wall feel further For their latest show home, the Pohutukawa Double Bridge, Tiny Houseaway. Studies reveal that humans perceive brightly Sunny side up coloured items to be closer and larger, and objects The brief for interior designer Peta Tearle (www.petatearle.com) to renovateBuilders chose Resene Gunmetal, an intense charcoal grey/blue. Inside, Rebecca increased the contrast with Resene Half White Pointer on the walls and deeppainted in darker colours to be further away and Sue and Pauls Christchurch apartment was simplethe colour choices hadgreen Resene Swamp on the cabinetry and stairs. Other natural touches aresmaller. Interior designers refer to this concept as to be anything but boring. The couple, who live on a vineyard in Canterburyintroduced via a feature wall with Resene Wallpaper Collection 47404.bright colours advancing and dark colours and use the apartment as a piedterre, have a vibrant artwork collectionFor those wanting to use colour in a small space, Rebecca says: Use enoughreceding. Try painting a small living room in and interesting furniture. The existing beige walls wouldnt do the trick. ThisResene Indian Ink, Resene Nocturnal, Resene Merlot apartment is tiny and often when people want a place to look bigger, theycolour to create a feeling and mood in the space and give it character.or Resene Midnight Moss.Above top: Resene Blanched Pink adds softness to the Height advantage: Vertical stripes can draw the eye paint it white or neutralall that does is make it look like a little white box, bedroom, teamed with a bedside table painted inwords Sarah Kolver, Emma Rawson up and add height to a room, while horizontal Resene Half Grey Olive. says Peta. images Boundless Vision, Finn Drummond, Sarah Rowlands, Virginia Woolf stripes will help a space feel wider. To make your Above right: Interior designer Peta Tearle turned onSues brief to me was that she wanted the new scheme to make you smileceilings look higher, paint them a lighter shade than when you opened the front door.ReseneReseneReseneyour walls.Try a quarter strength of your wall the sun in Sue and Pauls Christchurch apartment withPeta decided to paint all the apartments ceilings in varying bright colours,Black White Quarter Black White Eighth Thorndon Cream colour, such as Resene Black White on walls and semi-gloss Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene SunkissedReseneReseneReseneResene Quarter Black White on your ceiling.See on the left wall, ceiling and a border on the right wall.which also wrapped down the walls. In the open-plan living area and kitchen, theHalf White Pointer Solitude Escape the Resene Whites & Neutrals collection for strength It is paired with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted toceiling embodies total joy, with sunny yellow Resene Sunkissed, contrastedReseneReseneReseneoptions of popular Resene neutrals. Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream.with Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream on the opposite wall. Vanilla Ice Half Duck Egg Blue GhostMake a feature of it: A painted or wallpaperedAbove: Its a happy accident that the Krystie WadeWhen youve got a small spacea trick you can do to widen the space isReseneReseneResene Colorwood feature wall can elongate a room as it gives your artwork on the living room wall painted in Reseneto use two different colours, that stops the eye squeezing those walls together. Moonbeam Sunkissed Natural eye something to focus on.Sunkissed also features soft pinks like Resene BlanchedThe rest of the apartment is just as colourful, with Resene Blanched Pink inReseneReseneResene Gloss is boss: Play with levels of sheen to createPink and bright greens such as Resene Fruit Saladthe bedroom and Resene Fruit Salad in the bathroom, with a door accented inHalf Grey Olive Fruit Salad Japanese Laurel depth. Features painted in semi-gloss paints such as appearing elsewhere in the apartment. Resene Japanese Laurel.ReseneReseneReseneResene Lustacryl will reflect more light than lower Ravine Midnight Moss Swamp sheen finishes. Try easy-to-clean gloss Resene ReseneThe clients love how at night the colour glows. Sue calls it her little jewelReseneReseneReseneEnamacryl on doors, architraves and panelling Merlot box and an artistic adventure. Nocturnal Gunmetal Indian Ink below a dado line. 68 69'