b'pattern play3. Remove the tape carefully when the paint is almost (but not top tip entirely)dry.FinishthewholepaintedfloorinResenePainting a pattern on aLeft: Try usingConcrete Wax to protect it. floor is a cost-effectivecontrasting neutral or way to change a roommuted pastel coloursStripe it luckydesign without theif a classic black andStripes are the most straightforward pattern to incorporate and long-term commitmentwhite checkerboard iscan be achieved easily with paint. For clean lines, its best to mask of tiles. Resene Walk-ontoo bold for yourthe edgesusing the width of the tape as the width of your is a satin general-purposeroom. Floor and flooring and paving paintpendant light instripe is a helpful trick. Hand-drawn stripes are easy to achieve yet that gives maximumResene Eighth Jossbest kept to small furniture or a section of a wall. Using pencil durability and anand Resene Doeskin,guidelines gives your brush something to follow when going abrasion-resistant finish.wall in Resene Eighthfreehand. Stripes are a great team player, and work well with Finish with ReseneJoss, dining chairs inmanyotherpatterns,saysMegan.Stripescanalsocreate Concrete Wax. Resene Quarterstructure and calm among busy patterns, which can be nice as a Doeskin, checkerboardresting place for the eye while still retaining interest, she says.vase in Resene Black and Resene WhiteOther patterns to try are trellis, basket weave or woven Linen and bowl inrattan on a large scale. These patterns are especially effective Resene Tobaccowhen paired with floral and leafy botanical prints.Brown. Dining table from Nood, artworkClaws for thoughtfrom Simply Creative. Some patterns are just hard to make work togetherand often Resenethatstodowiththescaleofthedesignsthemselves.For White Linen example, Megan says animal prints usually dont work with Resenegingham or plaids. Animal prints can be tricky, so can plaids. ItsPaint stencils are an easy way Eighth Joss best to sit with swatches for a couple of days before committing. Reseneto achieve a repeat design on Wafer floors or walls. Many stencils are Take it slow and follow your instincts available online or make your own Resene Quarter Doeskin Start small and layer patterns piece by piecewallpaper a wall,with card and a craft knife. Paint Reseneadd some patterned cushions to a block-colour couch, thenyour base colour and allow to dry Doeskin paint an item of furniture in a playful design. Most importantly,before blotting the top colours Resenehave fun and follow your guta little trial and error as you gogently using a sponge or semi-dry Tobacco Brown brush onto your stencil. Make sure is often the key to pattern success. theres not too much paint on the Resenebrush or sponge to avoid paint Scoria projects Kate Alexander, Megan Harrison-Turner, Vanessa Nouwens bleeding beneath the stencil.Resenewords Kate Alexander For more stencil ideas visitKombi images Bryce Carleton www.habitatbyresene.com/stencil.Resene Rice Cake For example, vertical stripes will optically elongate aan effortless way to add variationtry a textured coating shape. In contrast, horizontal lines will add width, whichsuch as Resene Sandtex Mediterranean effect or ReseneKates pattern workshopis helpful if you are trying to lower the visual height of aFX Paint Effects to add a subtle layer to the room. In this pattern-on-pattern room, I created an English country home aesthetic. I started with a room. Spreading your pattern use around the space,botanical printResene Wallpaper Collection 37520-2for the main wall. Its delicate design Resenegives an overall softness, making it a perfect pattern for a high stud or large room. The bold Duck Egg Blue while balancing with areas of flat colour, will createCheck the trendvibrancy and dynamism. Contrast and balance will helpCheckerboard patterns may not be new, but they are verysimplicity of block colourResene Tangaroa with battens in Resene St Kildaon the lower wall provides breathing space between the upper wall and floor pattern and avoids pattern clash. your wallpapers shine agrees Resene Senior Architecturalnow. Used in iconic European architecture such as theTo create the floor pattern, I painted the base in Resene Rice Cake with a stencil design in ReseneRepresentative,RebeccaLong.ContrastbotanicalPalaces of Versailles and Venaria in France and Italy andResene FX Paint Effects medium mixed with Resene Tangaroa. The Resene FX Paint Effects Sorrento wallpapers with geometrics, faux brick with faux steelBritains Westminster Abbey, the checkerboard is making amedium was applied through a stencil using a flat artists brush to create a glazed tile look. and spots with stripes. Link the contrasting patternsresurgence in interiors and on the fashion runways. TheOnce I had the three main surfaces balanced, I added more layers. The hand-painted stripes through colour, sheen or texture to create cohesiveness. checkerboard is a simple pattern, but it is also quite boldof the headboard (Resene Stromboli painted with pinstripes in Resene St Kilda) work well Resenein its design. The key to layering checks within one roombecause the two colours are close in tone and almost appear as one colour and are therefore, less busy. Their imperfect strokes temper the straightness of the adjacent wall panels. The Haven Pick n mix is to mix the scale and spread its use around the room,lampshade is painted in Resene Sorrento with broad stripes in Resene St Kilda, which Room size is another factor to consider when decidingsays Vanessa. accentuate its shape and enable it to stand out against its background. The legs and frame on patternsgenerally, the larger the space, the biggerYoucanalsosoftencheckerboardpatternsby(painted in Resene Duck Egg Blue) of the bedside table mimic the geometric shapes of the Resenetheprintitcanhandle.Thesamerulesapplywhenchoosing a check that combines two colours close in hue.floor motif. I added a final pattern layer with textural spots using a throw. St Kilda applying a pattern to an object or furniture. Limit theA dusty pink like Resene Wafer and sage green like ReseneVases, pots and accessories in Resene Sorrento, Resene Stromboli, Resene Tangaroa, number of designs at playno more than five or six,Haven will appear quieter than black and white. ToResene Duck Egg Blue and Resene St Kilda. Drinking glass from Freedom, candle and ideallyand remember to break up the pattern withcreate a checkerboard design on a wall or floor: candleholder from Floralcentric, zigzag cushion from Collect Living, artwork by Grace Popplewell from Endemic World, velvet cushion from H&M Home, duvet, pillowcase, throw Reseneareas of flat colour. Mimic the pattern shapes in the1.Give the area two coats of the lightest colour.Useand other cushions from Adairs.Tangaroa shape of your furniture and architectureor vice versa.Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen on interior walls and For example, if you have a cross-feature on the leg of aResene Walk-on flooring and paving paint on floors. Left: Background from Resene Wallpaper Collection 37520-2, Resene A4 drawdown paint table or a curve on a headboard, repeating those shapes2. Mask up a grid using a set square and painters maskingswatches in (from bottom to top) Resene Rice Cake, Resene Tangaroa, Resene Duck Egg Blue, Resenein your chosen patterns will help them share the roomtape to create even squares and use a roller to paint theResene Stromboli and Resene Kombi. Vases painted in Resene St Kilda with stripes in Resene Black with ease. Texture also counts as a pattern and can bedarker shade in the exposed gaps. Tangaroa and Resene Stromboli. Other vases and ornaments in Resene Duck Egg Blue, Resene Scoria and Resene Stromboli.Resene Stromboli40 41'