b'featuretop tipMost Resene testpots are made with Resene Lumbersider waterborne low sheen paint, which is robust enough for making murals inside or out without the need for additional sealing. However, if your outdoor mural features bright colours, its smart to specify a topcoat in Resene Clearcoat UVS to give your colours extra protection from harsh UV light. Or if the restaurant is in a graffiti-prone area, finish the mural in Resene Uracryl GraffitiShield to provide protection against graffiti.details like curved benchtops, arched doorways and smoothed wall edges are also a great touch.The great thing about wall murals is that theyre an affordable waytomakeanimpactthankstotheirlowmaterialcostin comparison with similarly splashy features. All you need is a few pots of Resene paint to transform a wall. Theyre also tailormade and, thus, completely customisable with virtually endless style, shape, design and colour options. Plus, painted murals dont need to be permanent. Its much easier and economical to paint a new mural over an old one when the restaurant needs an update or changes hands than it is to remove and reinstall pricy finishes.ReseneShow them the way above: Resene Pirate Gold was chosen for the front counter Pirate GoldWhilerestaurants,cafesandbarsareusuallyrelativelysmallof Bird on a Wires new location in Aucklands Commercial Bayspaces,applyingtheprinciplesoflargespaceslikewayfinding(www.birdonawire.co.nz) to create repetition with the brands offers solutions for managing traffic flow, and communicatingsignature colour. Chicken wire screens framed in Resene Colorwood to customers the part they play in that. Guiding lines and colourGrey Green behind the banquettes are just one of many clever details coding are some of the easiest principles to infuse into your design.that tie in with the overarching theme. Design by Adrian Nancekivell Strategies like painted floor or wall markers may be incorporatedDesign, build by Datum Projects, www.datumprojects.co.nz. to ensure customers leave adequate physical distance betweenImages by Michelle Lau and Ben Groen. one another, especially when theyre waiting to be seated, payright: La Petite Fourchette in Aucklands Britomart Precincttheir bill or pickup takeaway items, and help direct circulation and(www.lapetitefourchette.co.nz) invites customers to linger with its traffic flow to and from the entry and exit. cocooning paint colours. Walls in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Zeus, counter front and behind counter cabinetry in Ifguidelinesneedonlybetemporary,theycanbeeasilyResene Enamacryl gloss waterborne enamel tinted to Resene Nero, painted over or repainted if the layout changes or the businessbanquette seating in Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel switches hands. But with a bit of creativity and forward-thinking,tinted to Resene Half Stack and ceiling in Resene Nero. Design by you can work wayfinding wonders by making them an inherentMAUD, www.maud.nz, painting by New and Old. Image by Jessica part of your design. Painted patterns on walls and floors thatGernat, www.jessicachloe.com.Artist Justine McAllister created this 55m long mural to characterise Stomping Groundprovide strong-yet-subtle guidance can become a hero element Brewing Cos (www.stompingground.beer) pop-up bar at the Cant Do Tomorrow festivalReseneReseneResene in Melbourne. Her concept was to create a dark room flooded with neon lighting thatof the overall look when planned from the start. Chairs and tablesIllusion Half Stack Checkmatehad the theme of a Bacchanalian feast. Walls in Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resenecan also be painted in chosen Resene hues to designate specificReseneReseneResene ColorwoodCheckmate and Resene Illusion. dining zones. Zeus Nero Grey Green68 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 69'