take a testpot

• Resene testpots
• Clipboard
• Ruler
• Washi masking tape
• Pencil
• Paintbrush
• Pegs

How to:

With a pencil and a ruler, divide the board into four even square sections leaving a strip at the top and through the middle for your title words. Mask off the sections using washi masking tape and paint each section in two coats of your favourite Resene colours. We’ve used Resene Deep Sea, Resene Groovy, Resene Limerick, Resene Centre Stage, Resene Butterfly and Resene Moody Blue. While the clipboard is drying, paint both sides of at least 10 wooden pegs with two coats of co-ordinating Resene colours. We’ve used Resene Half Limerick, Resene Spring Rain, Resene Feijoa, Resene Deep Sea, Resene Groovy, Resene Hopbush, Resene Ballerina, Resene Moody Blue, Resene Butterfly and Resene Centre Stage. When thoroughly dry, with a fine paintbrush, label the top strip with ‘Daily’, the middle strip with ‘Weekly’, the two left-hand squares with ‘To Do’ and the two right-hand squares with ‘Done’. Mark each peg with a different chore (both sides) and clip them to the side of the ‘Daily’ or ‘Weekly’ ‘To Do’ boxes. When the chores are complete, the pegs can be clipped onto the ‘Done’ boxes.

• Resene testpots
• Resene Aquaclear
• Pine slab W90mm x D10mm x L1200mm or offcuts
• Washi tape
• Handsaw
• Paintbrush
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Sandpaper

How to:

Measure down a W90mm x D10mm x L1200mm length of pine at 90mm intervals and rule a line across at each point. Cut each line using a handsaw. Smooth off all the edges with sandpaper and wipe off sanding dust. Mask out diagonal or straight stripes on each square with Resene washi tape. Paint the exposed wood with two coats of Resene Half Black White, Resene Double Foundry (black) or Resene Japanese Laurel (green). When the paint is completely dry, peel off the tape and coat with Resene Aquaclear waterborne urethane varnish.

• Resene testpots
• Recycled wood board
• Washi masking tape
• Resene Aquaclear
• Paintbrush

How to:

Tape around the entire edge of your board with washi masking tape. Next, paint the front of the board with two coats of Resene Poured Milk. When thoroughly dry, tape stripes across the front of the board with masking tape, horizontally from left to right. Leave a tape-width space between each strip. Paint two coats of Resene Grey Chateau over the exposed pieces of horizontal board. Once dry, peel off the tape to reveal a grey and white striped board. Now tape the washi masking tape the same way as before but vertically this time, from top to bottom. Paint two coats of Resene Tuna over the exposed pieces of vertical board. Once dry, leaving the tape in place, tape another set of stripes, horizontally again from left to right with the same spacing as before. Paint two coats of Resene Double Foundry over the remaining pieces of exposed board. When dry, peel off all the tape and seal with two coats of Resene Aquaclear waterborne urethane varnish.

did you know?
Most Resene testpots contain Resene Lumbersider Low Sheen exterior and interior paint, so they're easy to wash up in water and Eco Choice approved.

projects: Emily Somerville-Ryan
images: Bryce Carleton

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