b'my favourite coloursReseneOnepotohappy daysHappy, fun colours are stylist LeeAnn Yares current picks,set against a classic comboof black and white. Tell us about your work. I work as a freelance magazineResenestylistandwriterforleadingWild ThingmagazinesbothlocallyandReseneCode Redinternationally,andwasresident designer on the TV2 series Trading Houses.IampassionateaboutWhat is your favourite colour Is there a colour you would never designandlovetomixinteriorand why? use in your own home?elements, showcasing everything fromDifficult question! I love black and white, asBeige. When we moved in to our house, the recogniseddesignerpiecestovintageits a combination that is timeless and can beentire place was beige, which I have been andsecond-handfinds.Ialsoworkasanadapted to work in any style. changing room by room using a combination international airline pilot so I love to travel andof paint and wallpaper. There are so many keep up to date with interior trends both hereI also love bold colour. Teal blue, yellow, hotalternatives, I often go for a shade of white and overseas.pinkandorangearesomeofmycurrentor a grey-based neutral. How would you describe yourfavourites. personal style? What is your favourite decoratingWhat are your three favourite I am mostly recognised for my style on acolour or combination of colourscolours from Resenes new The budget mantra. My specialty is challengingand why? Range 2011/12, and why?the norm by creating designer style at lessResene Code Red though I think its actually I love the use of black in interiors, highlightedmore pink than red. Friends have just painted thanmostdesignerpricetags.Myownby white, particularly on walls, along with home reflects this, and is a place of constanttheir front door in this colour, and its seriously pops of really bold colour.hot!change, as I fall in love with new things and just have to have them. Its a mix of modern,Have those choices changedResene Onepoto, because it has a summery mid-century and vintage finds.during the years? If so, whatslightlyretrovibethatremindsmeofthe I dont always have the budget I would like,influenced that? good old Kiwi bach. but by moving things around and re-styling,Absolutely. The longer I have worked as aReseneWildThing.Yellowisreallybigin or by simply changing a wall colour, or makingstylist the bolder I have become with choices,interiors right now. Its a happy colour that a feature wall of wallpaper it can be quiteand the more my preference for individuallooks great teamed up with white, and makes simple and affordable to get a fresh look.style has grown.even a dark room feel lighter and cheerful. 98'