Resene Small Room Awards... but big in impact

Have you done something bold or interesting with paint or wallpaper in a small room in your house? It could be an office, nursery, laundry or powder room – the only criteria is it's small in space but big in impact.

We'd love to see your efforts. Send us some images of your chosen room and be in to win $1000 in our Small Room Awards.

View the Resene Small Room Awards flyer for more information
YH&G + Resene

What we're looking for:

Fearless use of colour and/or pattern
Exciting use of wallpaper
Imaginative decoration and finishing.

Entries are closed.

Email photos and a 200-word description of your space to yhg@aremedia.co.nz with your last name and 'Resene Small Room' in the subject line. Please include your name, home address, email address, daytime phone number, the names of the Resene colours used, and details of when your space was painted and/or wallpapered. Please credit anyone who assisted you in choosing your colours.

The five finalists will each appear in Your Home and Garden. Every finalist will receive a $250 Resene ColorShop voucher and a feature in the magazine, with the winner taking out the Resene Small Room Awards and $1000 cash, plus a story on the winning home will feature in the February 2024 issue.

Small Room Awards winners

Grand winner, 2023
Lisa Foote; A magical surprise - Some fantastical fun with tropical wallpaper. Something straight out of Harry Potter...

Finalist 5, 2023
Lisa Foote; Palm paradise - A hidden library nook becomes a leafy refuge. An extensive home renovation...

Finalist 4, 2023
Alice Blake; Spring fever - A Milton hallway evokes daffodils and pine trees with bursts of yellow and green...

Finalist 3, 2023
Adrienne Morgan; Island time - A hexagonal home office gets the tropical treatment...

Finalist 2, 2023
Jeana Freeman; Flora & fauna - A Nelson nursery uses paint and native trees to welcome a new member...

Finalist 1, 2023
Maureen Baird; Bold birdsong - A moody powder room gets a facelift thanks to whimsical wallpaper...

Grand Winner, 2022
Andrea Kurth – The winner of the Resene Small Room Awards harnesses the great outdoors through a love of colour...

Finalist 5, 2022
Alysia Simkin; Sweet dreams – a honey-toned mural adds the perfect note of sweetness to a small space...

Finalist 4, 2022
Jen Boyce; Take a seat - A blank canvas hallway is given the cosy makeover treatment...

Finalist 3, 2022
Andrea Kurth; Mural magic - A white laundry wall is transformed with playful motifs from nature...

Finalist 2, 2022
Laura Bunea; Castles in the sky - A dollhouse inspired a starry, whimsical makeover for this sweet space...

Finalist 1, 2022
Selese and Michae Rowe; Proud as a peacock - transforming a bathroom & laundry...

Small Room Awards competition
from Resene and Your Home and Garden magazine

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