b'kitchenGet the look with Resene Enamacryl tinted to Resene Kashmir BlueReseneKashmir BlueGet the look with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom tinted to Resene ParchmentResene ParchmentGranite bench: Kashmir White byElite KitchensDesign by Celia Visser AboveA new dining nook takes advantage of the sun throughDesign,gorgeous second-hand windows.www.celiavisser.co.nz Resenehelped choose the colours and co-ordinated the many people it takesHalf Craigieburnto produce any kitchen, let alone one like this. Previous designs had looked too contrived, but Celia understood what Ros was trying toCork tiles: painted in achieveandwasunfazedbyherstrengthofconviction.HusbandResene Half Napa and Gerald was a patient sounding board but basically left them to it.Resene Eighth Parchment by The laundry was relocated and a cute breakfast nook took its place,Cork Concepts, dressed with a preloved table and old church pews.www.corksupplies.co.nzWhile Ros was inspired by the highly individual work of internationalResene kitchen designer Johnny Grey, she sees her kitchen as having strongEighth Parchmentlocal influences and is inspired by the strong pioneering women who carved out the foundation of an egalitarian society. Style withoutPaua handles: Simon snobbery, as Ros puts it. Its also influenced by the South CanterburyEdmonds Design farmhouse of her childhood, where you leave your gumboots at theStencil angel: door and share wholesome food. Which is why Ross cupboard filledCut Collectivewith family china is so important to her. SaysRos:ItsPacifica,too. ThepauahandlesplacemeintheSouthern Hemisphere and remind me of the sound of the sea, beingReseneHigh Noonbarefoot in the sand, the smell of fish in the boat Contemporary influences also get a look in, in the form of a cheeky stencil above the bench by local street artists Cut Collective.that had history. Adid you know.Wherever she could Ros introduced elements circular slab of rimu set into the corner of the bench is recrafted fromthat Resene tinters are non VOC, highly pieces found inside the demolished walls of the old laundry. Its robustconcentrated automotive-grade tinters so you can get your favourite colours tinted into steel leg is set into a ring of concrete found on the property. TheResene decorative paints without adding original kitchen cabinets were actually dresser tops so three of theseunwanted VOCs? The tinters are very durable were recycled into the new kitchen.and are exclusive to Resene.The kitchen continues to evolve. And if Ros or Gerald get tired of the colours, because everything is hand-painted, they can just change it.wordsSharon Newey Resene Resene picturesFrances Oliver Blumine NapaResene Quarter Parchment'