bach and beyond

From Habitat magazine - issue 21

Sea air, and sand between your toes… bliss.

The salt sea air in your hair, sand between your toes and a hot pink Resene Smitten bench to relax on. Life couldn't be better. It's all set against an easy-to-achieve ombre wall, where colour graduates from light to dark – Resene Solitude, Resene Breathless, Resene Frozen and Resene Blue Moon. Alongside the seat, pots are painted in Resene Freefall (small) and Resene Skydiver (large) while the deck is in Resene Limed Ash stain. Add some tussock grasses, a beachy blanket and a hurricane lamp and you're ready to relax at the beach.

Easy ombre

This is a super-easy way to create an ombre (graduated tonal colour) wall. Simply paint a series of planks or weatherboards in dark to light shades of the same colour using a decreasing number of boards – five for the darkest, then four for the next colour and so on.

Want to get your own free copy of future issues of habitat magazine?

Printed copies of habitat highlights are available from late March 2024 at Resene ColorShops and resellers, while stocks last. You can view back issues of habitat magazine online.

• Specifiers:

  • Earn CPD points reading this magazine – If you're a specifier, earn ADNZ or NZRAB CPD points by reading habitat magazine. Once you've read an issue request your CPD points via the CPD portal for ADNZ (for NZ architectural designers) or NZRAB (for NZ architects).  Join our specifier and trade database...

If you have an idea, project or story that you think would suit habitat, we’d love to hear from you. Please drop us an email with your details and include photos if submitting a project.

Sign up for a DIY card and Save! Australia | New Zealand