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New products and ideas for the home.

New products and ideas for the home.

New products and ideas for the home.

New products and ideas for the home.

New products and ideas for the home.

New products and ideas for the home

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New products and ideas for the home.

Wool for all weathers
An exquisite way to lift your interiors, high-quality wool blankets, throws and cushions are a lifetime investment and true treat. Exquisite Wool Blankets has the most diverse range of highquality woollen blankets using 100% New Zealand lambs wool. The company also has the largest size bedding blankets available here, with 14 vibrant and neutral colours ( Lime, Ochre and Tangerine). Proven to aid a better night’s sleep based solely on its molecular make up, wool keeps you cool when it is warm and warm when it is cool. Keen to highlight wool as an important natural resource for the country, Exquisite Wool Blankets also has throws and customised cushions. See www.exquisiteblankets.co.nz or call 021 186 2784.

Connect with colour
At Resene, our first love may be paint but our second has to be colour. Glorious colour. And to help open up the endless possibilities of colour for your home, we have created the new habitat plus book devoted to colour – from the most vibrant reds and yellows, to soothing neutrals and moody black. It’s packed with plenty of examples and advice and is ideal if you are struggling with colour choices. Get your copy free from Resene ColorShops and selected resellers or read a copy online.

It’s a match
Got a great digital swatch or photo of a colour you like but have no idea of the original colour? With the new online Resene ColourMatch, you can match it to a Resene colour as well as search to find similar colours, complementary colours and more. Simply type or copy in the URL of the image you wish to match or upload your image from your computer. Then click on the part of the image you’d like matched and the Resene ColourMatch programme will quickly find you a suggested Resene colour match. This new Resene ColourMatch service can be used free on the Resene website, no download necessary. Try it out.

Beat the bugs
Control crawling and flying insects with Bug Juice, new in store at Resene (NZ only). Bug Juice is a contact pesticide which is mixed with your Resene paint. It’s odourless, won’t harm pets or birds, and won’t affect the paint. The effect lasts for up to four years depending on where it is applied. Try Bug Juice on any painted surface especially window surrounds and sills, ceilings, skirting boards, exterior doors, on kitchen cupboards (inside and out), around plumbing entry points or anywhere insects can enter a home or where they gather. See www.resene.com/Bug-Juice.htm for more information.

Simple, not boring
Athena Bathrooms new Italianmade vitreous china basins by Valdama may be simple but they’re certainly not boring. The stylish basin is partially recessed into the vanity top, allowing a generous depth without sitting too high. Softly rounded corners and a gentle basin incline give an elegant finish. The basin comes in two styles for either basin or wall mounted tapware. Visit your local Chesters branch or www.athena.co.nz.

Tapping into savings
Easy on the eye, the wallet and the environment, the Paine Le Mans tap range has a new system developed to save water and energy. Unlike standard taps, the Paine Le Mans only draws cold water when the lever is in the central position, rather than a mix of hot and cold. The two-stage lever position also regulates water flow, reducing waste. The range is imported by Metrix and available only from Plumbing World. See www.plumbingworld.co.nz.

Natural comfort
Combining Scandinavian sensibility with an aesthetic inspired by the East Coast of America, this Soho sofa from Artwood is complemented by the Holmes trunks and
Danielle single seater. Using materials derived from nature, predominately rattan, wood and textiles, Artwood furniture is at home in any style of interior. Call Johnston
Imports on 0800 ARTWOOD or visit www.ji.net.nz.

Fancy free
Who doesn’t like something for free? Even more so if it means getting rid of unwanted VOCs (volatile organic compounds). Resene formulates and manufactures its own highly concentrated VOC-free tinters, so Resene colours can be tinted into decorative paint without changing the VOC levels of the paint itself. Resene has been moving its standard Resene Zylone Sheen product range to new VOC-free versions; the latest to be changed is Resene Zylone Sheen Pastel tone. Resene Zylone Sheen VOC Free looks and performs the same as the standard product. Available at Resene ColorShops and resellers.

Fine and floaty
The Resene Curtain Collection now includes a new range of voiles with varying textures such as Resene Harmony with a modern wide stripe and fine herringbone detail, Resene Pause with its sophisticated linen look and Resene Meander with its fine metallic stripes for luxury appeal. Available from Resene ColorShops and curtain specialists (NZ only). See www.resene.co.nz/curtains for details and stockists.

Virtual floors
Cavalier Bremworth has introduced a new 3D Floor Designer tool, making it easy to see how your carpet choice can look on a floor. Called The Studio Floor, the design tool provides a series of studio sets modelled on different rooms. Users can select their carpet, and change the Resene colour on the walls and key pieces of furniture to test different options. It is particularly useful for patterned or textured carpets when the effect of a repeating pattern can be difficult to visualise.

Quick, warm and healthy
A new showhome in Christchurch is setting the benchmark in warm healthy living. The High Performance House at the HIVE Home Innovation Village uses an innovative new building system, Warmframe™ and other sustainable technologies. The steel-framed house, designed by Salmond Architects, was built in a factory in just 10 weeks then brought on-site. The home is warm, healthy, energy and water efficient, with low running costs, good insulation, double-glazing and features Resene waterborne, low or no VOC and low odour paints. Colours used are Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream for the walls and Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream for ceilings and trims. Visit
www.warmframe.co.nz.

Bold and beautiful
Miss Lolo is a new collection of furniture by Auckland stylist Tamzyn Adding, who rescues mid-century design classics using bold contemporary fabrics. See her latest pieces at www.misslolo.co.nz.

Brekkie gets smart
Breville’s new Smart Kettle and Toast range offers you a customised breakfast with a number of specially designed features like LED display and multiple settings such as ‘A Bit More’ and ‘Keep Warm’. The range comes in three colours – Cranberry, Black Sesame and Sherbet – for an extra pop of colour on the kitchen benchtop. Available from appliance and homeware stores.

Most trusted... again
When Readers Digest announced its Most Trusted Brands survey results, Resene was proud to be named Most Trusted Paint again. Thanks for your ongoing feedback that helps us to continually improve. And remember we always welcome your feedback – simply email us at update@resene.co.nz or fill out the contact form.

Big ideas
A new locally produced book, Big Ideas for Small Gardens is filled with practical advice, tricks and techniques as well as inspirational photographs. By local writer Carol Bucknell and photographer Sally Tagg – the same team who covered our feature garden– it’s the ideal book for anyone with a small garden, whether those gardens are being used as places for dining, entertaining, bathing, exercising, playing games, or even working. The book includes a handy plant directory featuring more than 80 species specially selected for small spaces. Published by Penguin, RRP $45.

Fashion-forward fabrics
Fashionable new fabrics added to the Resene Curtain Collection include striking new prints and versatile colourways. A favourite is Resene Artiste, a strikingly dramatic on-trend large scale print based on a painted dandelion head. It comes in sophisticated and timeless colour combinations on a natural cotton linen base. Available in Flame, Stone and Naturalle. Resene Abstraction has a mid-century modern design influence, featuring bright pops of colour and large floating abstract shapes on a gorgeous natural linen blend cloth. Available in Nautilus, Blaze and Flame. Resene Decode is a fresh modern abstract print designed to add impact to any room. Available in Spring and Flame. Resene Garden Party features hemp as the magic ingredient in this trend-forward fabric – giving an earthy natural look. Large scale colourful leaves burst across the neutral background. Available in Stone, Flax, Nautilus and Flame. The collection is available from Resene ColorShops and curtain specialists nationwide (NZ only). See www.resene.co.nz/curtains for details and stockists.

Cooking with colour
The new award-winning Kenwood kMix collection comes in a range of striking colours such as Passion Pink, Outrageous Orange, Bold Blue, Coconut White and Raspberry Red – matched to Resene colours when they were launched. Meanwhile, the new ground-breaking Kenwood Cooking Chef adds induction heating technology under the bowl of its mixer for a system that mixes, stirs and cooks at the same time – making light work of tricky dishes such as choux pastry, creamy risottos and Italian meringues. See www.kenwood.co.nz.

Timber is trumps
Good locally made solid timber vanities are becoming increasingly rare these days, which is why the stylish and affordable Quantum vanity range from Plumbline is gaining attention. Available in a range of sizes and styles, including wall hung and floor standing, the vanities feature Italianmade vitreous china basins and soft close drawers/doors. Made from NZ grown pine, the vanities are finished with a marine-grade moisture resistant sealer to withstand the wet bathroom environment. Visit www.plumbline.co.nz.

Light up your colour
New Estuco wall lights from Lighting Plus have a paintable plaster finish so you can paint them to complement your walls. Simply apply Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer followed by Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen waterborne enamel. Or for a glossier finish use Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel or Resene Enamacryl gloss waterborne enamel. Available from Lighting Plus, see www.lightingplus.co.nz.

Size matters – guaranteed
Master Build Services has launched a new Kiwi 10 Year Guarantee specifically tailored to additions, alterations and small construction projects. Joining other 10 Year Guarantees available through Registered Master Builders members, the Kiwi gives extra peace of mind with up to $100,000 of cover for such things as Loss of Deposit, Remedial Works Cover, Defects in Materials, Workmanship and Structural, and Rot and Fungal Decay (conditions apply). Visit www.masterbuild.org.nz.

Going natural with oak
Oak is quickly becoming the world’s most-loved flooring choice. In response, Ecodure has introduced the European Oak Campagna flooring with an oiled finish inspired by the trend towards velvety matte oiled floors. The oil/wax hybrid finish enhances the natural timber grain and there are numerous oil colours available, from white to dark walnut. For a free sample visit www.oak-flooring.co.nz.

Waterborne protection
Resene Uracryl has been a popular product in the Resene Engineered Coatings range for many years, for its striking durable finish and colour range. Resene has now developed a new waterborne variant, Resene Uracryl 802, which has the durability and good looks of the solventborne version but with much lower VOCs. Available from Resene ColorShops and selected resellers.

It’s black, it’s white
Vision Wallcoverings has cast the net wider than ever to source the most up-to-date collection of black and white designs to ensure a pattern to suit your style. The Black and White III range includes this Audrey Hepburn design and is available through Resene ColorShops.

 
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