Home exteriors decorating inspiration gallery

The growing renovation
A renovated home exterior that blends in with nature...

Colour to smile about
A light pink bungalow exterior with green accents...

From unliveable to Airbnb
A renovated cottage exterior painted in fresh white...

Two times the charm
A modern country home with a timber exterior...

Welcome in!
This 1920's colourful cuban style villa exterior...

Embracing the dark
This studio exterior makes use of dark hues and...

New meets old
A 1920's bungalow exterior with vintage features...

At home in the garden
A restored home exterior is painted in fresh white...

Colourful memory
A Turkish inspired home exterior colour scheme...

For the love of the 50s
A 1950's style home renovation includes an exterior upgrade...

Black meets white
A classic crisp white home exterior with a bright red door...

Colour with compliments
A classic white home exterior with a large bay window...

Two times the charm
A modern country home with a timber exterior...

Colour with compliments
A classic white home exterior with a large bay window...

The growing renovation
A renovated deck and home exterior made use of timber and...

Decorating bug
A neutral home exterior painted in Resene Half Arrowtown...

The White House
Living close to the beach Kathy wanted their home to have a beachy feel...

Fresh eyes
The colours just pop with the green garden and it is such a cool space....

Mid-century mood
As Auckland escapees and lovers of mid-century design, a 1965...

On the wish list
Nic and her husband had an old school that got shifted onto their farm...

Finding the perfect colours
Karen collected a number of the habitat by Resene books to help...

Ticking off the to do list
Something classic enhancing the Californian bungalow style...

On a colour journey
Nadine and John’s 1905 villa has evolved over time...

Pretty in pink
When Patricia bought her home two years ago it was a boring...

Character in colour
This villa has been carefully repainted by the Goodall family...

Helping hand
The Freeman family bought this crib with the intention of spending...

Trio of bold
Three primary colours were selected to contrast with the cedar...

Making it her own
Jane decided to make it her very own by repainting it...

At home with art
The theme for the house was that it was to be an art gallery and studio...

Happy hour haven
They wanted to create a Mediterranean feel in their home...

Red wins out
Expectant visitors to go to the house with the red door...

Daredevil inspired
Emily and Jon painted their house after a major renovation...

On a colour journey
Nadine and John’s 1905 villa has evolved over time...

The good life
Escaping Auckland for the good life in sunny Nelson...

Retirement renovation
Retiring 18 months ago, they have spent most of that time renovating...

Bright spot
This1950s brick house needed a lot of love and care...

Wrapped in colour
The body of this weatherboard home stands out in Resene Tarawera...

An unexpected colour journey
The outside is in neutral tones with weatherboards in...

Freedom of choice
Downlights showcase this impressive deep royal blue into the night...

Cute cottage colour
The exterior of the home is painted in Resene Pale Rose...

Shades of grey
Creating a home that is both functional and stylish...

Inspired by spring
The facade is colourful and cheerful, inspired by daffodils...

For the love of blue
The Hickson family wanted to brighten up the space...

Spring in your step
For the past year Nicola’s husband has been working on painting...

Colours bring the cohesion
The Hazelhurst family are addicted home renovators...

Freedom of choice
Resene St Tropaz put the love and life back in and has awoken...

Wrapped in colour
The main body of this home stands out in Resene Tarawera...

Capturing the calm
Resene contributes the capping tone to the renovation of this villa...

Spring in your step
or the past year Nicola’s husband has been working on painting...

Inspired by Paddington
Nicola loves her villa, but it was definitely due a new exterior paint job...

An unexpected colour journey
As a new bed and breakfast it needed new colours inside and out...

Personality plus
The design was kept very much with a bach lifestyle in mind...

In need of TLC
Reinvigorating a tired 1970s cedar and concrete block home...

Home of art
Exterior balcony, garage and back gallery are painted in Resene Blackjack...

A door-able in colour
Neutral colours allow landscaped garden to really stand out...

Colour brings character
Keeping heritage features... a soft palette with a relaxed vintage...

Alterations, additions and paint
Transforming the whole look with paint, alterations and additions...

Monochromatic home transformation
An exterior home transformation...

Black meets white
This paint doesn’t hold onto the heat the same way a standard colour...

Tackling it one piece at a time
Using a colour scheme that is fresh, yet subtle..

Overdue for a makeover
This home built in 1959 had a complete exterior makeover...

Colour from the basement up
The entire house inside and out has a focus on gentle colours...

Colour makes this home
A striking first impression.. with a pop of colour...

Bursts of colour
Using Resene colours extensively, particularly as highlights...

Beach house in the city
Exterior colours that complement the stone wall that had been built...

Rewinding back to go forward
Restoring weatherboards under old brickalite cladding...

A touch of colour
Highlighting the look of the silver corrugated steel...

Unified from inside out
Using a unified colour scheme for both the interior and exterior...

A dream home
A clean look with LINEA® painted in Resene Blackjack...

Best of the blues
Maintaining the house’s historic look while making it fresh and bright...

Home becomes an artwork
Inspired to use her home as a canvas for artwork...

Standing the test of time
Keeping in character with the colour schemes used in the 1930s...

Boho Beauty
Giving a lovely little cottage a vibrant exterior facelift...

Picturing a picket fence
An old villa in Resene Bone White completed with a picket fence...

What lies beneath
Repainting weatherboards found under old faux brick cladding...

Dressing a cottage in neutral shades
A light and clean exterior look...

A home around a door
They carved their story into a 90-year-old church door...

The start of many challenges
Lifting the paintwork and giving it a 70s Scandinavian feel (plus some fun)...

Ask an expert
Using Ask a Resene Colour Expert service to get some colour ideas...

Place of rainbows
From a plain, practical farmhouse to a fun, colourful holiday...

Cottage comeback
Resene Half Stack and trims in Resene Bokara Grey...

From colourful to calm
Resene Pavlova with black stained retainer wall planters and eaves...

Resene Terrain
Resene Terrain with a family of blues on this home exterior...

At home with colour
Exterior weatherboards painted in Resene Quarter Ship Grey...

Art Deco twist
A theme of 'Modern Art Deco with a South Pacific Twist'...

Major makeover
Resene Concrete and Resene Stack for the window surrounds...

Kiwi house
Resene Clouded Blue walls and Resene Alabaster trims...

Relaxing retreat
Resene Quarter Ironsand painted Shadowclad®...

Picture perfect
Resene Half Black White, Resene Keppel and Resene Rhino...

Total makeover
Resene Quarter Grey Friars, Resene Black White...

Complete refresh
Resene Triple Thorndon Cream and Resene Ironsand...

Matching the joinery
Resene Bokara Grey was an excellent match for the bronze windows...

Orange front door
Resene Triple Ash with Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream trims...

Sleepout
Resene Gravel and the door in Resene Wasabi...

French provincial
Resene Biscotti, Resene Leather and Resene White...

Redecorated villa
Resene Triple Black White walls and Resene Red Berry door...

Black meets blue
Resene CoolColour™ Black over deep blue Resene Surfs Up...

Revamped exterior
She painted the bay window shingles in multiple colours...

Bright clean refreshing
Resene Silver Chalice walls and Resene Ship Grey basement...

Colours from nature
Resene Pohutukawa on a stucco home exterior...

Shed of the year
Ideas for your Shed from the NZ Gardener Shed of the Year...

Bright ideas for outdoors
from Simply You Living
Whatever project you’re tackling...

Spring clean ideas with Australian Woman’s Weekly (2014)
Think of paint as your best friend...

Popular exterior looks using Resene EzyPaint virtual painting software
Inspiration for exteriors...

Further perfecting Puni
The house is well lived in. Next stop came the creation of the great outdoors...

You light up my lifestyle
Blending a love of the old with the benefits of the new...

Barn storming
Meet the perfect way to ‘kit out’ your kitset and let the creative juices flow...

Black barn home
A haven of beauty, culture and couth comes to life...

Urban Rural Experience
A new home south of Auckland blends city chic with rural rustic...

Changes of attitude
A hankering for a new adventure prompted a professional...

Paradise Puni Perfection
Behind a bright red door is a living environment with a ‘wow’ factor...

Barn sweet home
Barns were once practical farm buildings for livestock...

Bathing in botanicals
In idyllic Matakana, a business is soaking up the success of...

It's only natural
Keeping the creative juices flowing for artisan ventures...