Autumn stripe living: RESENE
After two decades of grey reigning supreme as the preferred neutral for most, warmer tones are finally beginning to make a comeback.
Previously seen as the pique of modernity, many are coming to realise that cool greys aren’t always particularly comforting hues – especially when used in large quantities.
Earthy clay browns, especially those with rosy undertones, have been having a major moment in areas of the home where people like to relax, such as bedrooms, living rooms and dining rooms.
With any neutral based colour scheme, the key is to build balance and interest through contrast. There are plenty of different approaches for doing this, but if the concept is new to you, start with picking a mid-range tone. Most colours fall into this category, so the only guideline is to pick one that’s neither too light nor too dark. Find a Resene swatch that appeals to you, and look to the colours located in the middle three rows. Then, you’ll want to identify a lighter hue and a darker one than your first colour to add highlights and low lights to your design
Rather than painting the walls one colour and the floor another, this living room has been given a ‘tideline’ treatment. You can get the look by first painting two coats of your lighter hue on the upper portion of the wall. To conserve paint you don’t need to take the colour all the way to the floor – but be sure that you ‘feather’ the bottom edge of your Resene paint by laying off the roller when you reach the bottom third of your wall, and lightly roll over the bottom edge a few times to blend and soften it. Then, using measuring tape, a level and a pencil, mark a faint line at a uniform height across all the walls of your space.
Next, apply wide, high quality painter’s masking tape along the top of your pencil line before adding the first coat of your second colour to the lower section of your wall. Allow the first coat to dry before applying the second, and then allow the second to dry to the touch before removing your masking.
PAINT COLOURS
Floor and lower wall in Resene Canterbury Clay, top part of wall in Resene Spanish White, batten stripe in Resene Brown Sugar, coffee table Large in Resene Putty, side table in Resene Rusty Nail, tall vase with large handles in Resene Wood Bark, round ball object in Resene Brown Sugar, short shapely vase in Resene Wood Bark.
ACCESSORIES
Harvest Bunch artwork by Kirsten Katz, chairs from Freedom, bowl from Citta.
Get inspired at your local Resene ColorShop, www.resene.co.nz/colorshops.
