From habitat highlights - issue 43, bright ideas
Add function to your home with these clever, good-looking projects that we’ve elevated with timeless Resene finishes.
Cap catcher – Bottle opener stain colour washed in Resene Colorwood Bask and wall in Resene Log Cabin.
Pop the top in style! This clever wooden bottle opener is stain colour washed in Resene Colorwood Bask to show off the beautiful grain, and it even catches the caps as you go. Mount it onto an interior or exterior wall and you’ve got a handy, good-looking party trick that’s always ready for action.
top tip If you’re planning to use your cap holder outdoors, use Resene Waterborne Woodsman wood stain or the Resene Woodsman Wash range instead of Resene Colorwood, to help give your cap holder extra protection against the weather.
› View a step-by-step guide on how to make this bottle opener.
Create a functional and fab first impression with a streamlined entranceway walldrobe – the perfect place to store coats, bags and shoes. Recent Pinterest reports show that wardrobes like this are gaining popularity, especially in smaller homes, baches and cabins. The trick is to keep it tidy and tonal. We’ve stain colour washed ours in Resene Colorwood Breathe Easy to bring out the beauty of the panelled timber, but painting the wall-drobe the same colour as your wall can also help it blend seamlessly into your room.
› See the Resene We Speak Beach collection for more beachwashed options.
› View a step-by-step guide on how to make this entranceway wardrobe.
You're welcome – Wall-drobe stain colour washed in Resene Colorwood Breathe Easy, wall in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen in Resene Quarter Biscotti and floor stained in Resene Colorwood Bleached Riverstone.
Towel tower – Towel holder painted in Resene Waterborne Super Gloss Blackest Black, wall in Resene Quarter Lemon Grass, mirror frame in Resene Quarter Blanc, toothbrush holder in Resene Lemon Grass and cotton bud holder in Resene Quarter Rice Cake.
Add a splash of style to your bathroom with this sleek towel holder. The MVP is new Resene Super Gloss hybrid waterborne-alkyd paint, which has a high-gloss, mirror-like shine that elevates even the simplest surface. Mounted to the wall, this towel tower is a practical yet polished bathroom addition.
› View a step-by-step guide on how to make this towel holder.
Towel tower – Towel holder painted in Resene Waterborne Super Gloss Blackest Black, wall in Resene Quarter Lemon Grass, mirror frame in Resene Quarter Blanc, toothbrush holder in Resene Lemon Grass and cotton bud holder in Resene Quarter Rice Cake.
top tips:
Got a melamine, laminate or tiled surface in your wet room that is in need of an upgrade? Save money and time by bringing it back to life with Resene primer and paint.
Before painting bathroom or kitchen melamine or laminate surfaces use Resene Laminate and Melamine Primer. For tiled surfaces, use Resene Waterborne Sureseal to help the topcoats stick.
Give small items a home with this clever screw-top jar shelf, which is ideal for herbs, screws or crafty bits and bobs. Simply glue jar lids to the underside of a swing-style shelf (or any shelf for that matter) for a practical and efficient storage system. We finished ours in Resene Colorwood Whitewash and Resene Aquaclear clear varnish.
› For a step-by-step guide on how to make this screw-top jar shelf.
top tip Get creative on walls and furniture with Resene FX Chalkboard Paint. Create a colourful chalkboard to write messages on, or for a classic blackboard use Resene FX Blackboard Paint.
Colours mentioned in this article
Colours marked as "buy in-store" may not yet be available in our online ColorShop, however, the testpots can be purchased at your local Resene ColorShop or reseller.
Products mentioned in this article
Projects: Sarah Beedell, Ivan Moses
Stylist: Megan Harrison-Turner
Images: Bryce Carleton
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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.
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