b'au Whilenaturehaslongbeenacommon inspirationfordcor,woodlandtoneslike natural mushroomgreys,suchasReseneNapa,and fern-inspired shades, such as Resene New Leaf, are among the most popular hues. Flora and fauna motifs are wildly popular too, which has led todays on-trend natural looks to split into two main sub-categories: those built from tonal palettes with natural textures layered on, and those with graphic botanical patterns. To get the best of both worlds, start with a palettebuiltfromwarmandneutralResene colours.Itseasytoincorporateabitof Resene jungleflavourthroughtropicalplantsand Soothesomething out of the menagerie to add some interestbutstillkeepthespacefromfeeling completely untamed.Resene Thetrendinhand-paintedwallmuralsfollowsa Rice Cake relaxed, freehand style including small painted features that meander over corners or other architectural details with sections of colour, doodled lines and curves that break the transition between walls, floor and ceiling. Gone are the days when the whole wall needed to be filled for the work to be finished. All you need is a small collection of Resene testpots and a little imagination.Left: Organic shapes and colours know no boundsnot even the edges of walls. These walls are painted Resene Rice Cake with freeform shapes painted in Resene Soothe and Resene Haystack with outlined Trend: minimalist muralsshapes in Resene Noir.See page 30Resene ReseneHaystack Noir2|'