When Caroline and her family bought their 1980s home it had white exterior walls with dark brown wooden battens, decking and roof, in a ‘Sussex Cottage’ style. They painted the exterior in Resene Iko Iko and the roof in Resene Twizel.
They have had a very limited budget and have been gradually updating the dated features in creative ways, such as covering the panelled front door with a photograph on a printed vinyl screen.
Caroline decided to create a frieze to integrate the deck on the first floor with the ground floor and entry, using a leaf motif stencil, small paintbrush, ruler and a step ladder, and choosing colours from the front door screen – Resene Hint Of Grey, Resene Espresso, Resene Twizel, Resene Mellow Yellow, Resene Grass Hopper, Resene Onahau, Resene Enigma, Resene Ebb and Resene In the Mauve.
Exterior | Roof, frieze | Frieze | Frieze |
Resene Iko Iko |
Resene Twizel |
Resene Hint Of Grey |
Resene Espresso |
Frieze | Frieze | Frieze | Frieze |
Resene Mellow Yellow |
Resene Grass Hopper |
Resene Onahau |
Resene Enigma |
Frieze | Frieze | ||
Resene Ebb |
Resene In the Mauve |
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