Daylight dances

The Piggott family purchased a property overlooking the Whangarei Harbour and surrounding bush clad hills complete with a small one bedroom cottage. Two years later, work started to construct a new home. Architectural plans were drawn up to incorporate three modules including a gallery to join each. The plans included restoration of the original cottage incorporating it into the final design.

Colours were selected with the assistance of a design consultant, with Resene Napa for the doors, Resene Half Napa for the walls and ceilings and Resene Double Napa for the skirting boards and windowsills. The tone on tone effect is very restful, blending the Kwila timber floors, Sisal Oatmeal woollen carpets, silver pearl aluminium joinery and a kitchen fitted out with Iridian stainless steel appliance and grey/black granite benchtops. Entrance doors are a feature finished in Resene Wine Berry.

Doors	House walls and fence	Skirting boards and windowsills	Entrance doors
Resene Napa	Resene Half Napa	Resene Double Napa	Resene Wine Berry

The abundance of windows and myriad of angles across the walls and ceilings changes the depths and shades of the colours as the daylight waxes and wanes.

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