b'colourful peopledrab to fabResene Sakura Resene Double Pavlova Resene Half Taupe Grey Resene Gold Dust Resene Deep Space Resene Masala Some of us just paint our walls. Greer Clayton usesWith her training in colour matching and themasover-sizedcanvasesforherincreasinglymixingpaints,Greeroftenmanipulatesthe intricatestencilledandfree-handartworks.Orshepaints to get the desired colourI gravitate takes to a table with a herringbone pattern and a coattowards more muted tones. of whitewash, or adds polka dots to a childs desk orShemaycreateasimplepatternwith gives some plant pots a textured ombre effect. If it canmasking tape, use off-the-shelf stencils, or seek be turned from plain to fabulous, Greer will be there.outcustom-madestencils.Greerhasfound In between times, she paints canvases and exhibits atherself in demand for private commissions as various city galleries. Says Greer: I have always lovedwellasformagazinephotoshoots.She working with paint and colour, and discovering thestencilled a cabinet for the last issue of habitat unique looks you can achieve. and features in a stencilling how-to video on With a Bachelor of Fine Arts, she lived and workedwww.habitatbyresene.com/habitattv. For more in London and Sydney before returning home with herof Greers work, see www.greerclayton.com.husband and two children. Her own Auckland home is used as an ever-changing canvas for her work. Lately,Right top: A bedside table in Resene Spritzer shehasturnedhertalentstohersistershome,with a stencil in Resene Alabaster. completing the stunning wall, above.Right: This amazing woodgrain effect is Usingacushionasinspiration,shestartedwithone of Greers latest creations and uses irregular width stripes arranged symmetrically on thebackgrounds, from bottom, of Resene Resene Alabaster wall, using Resene Sakura, ReseneMatchstick, Resene Foundry, and Resene Half Taupe Grey, Resene Double Pavlova and ReseneTriple Black White with stencil overlays Masala, overlaid with drifting arrows and herringbonein Resene Gold Dust, Resene Proton and Resene Alabaster. patternsinmetallicReseneGoldDustandResene Deep Space.ReseneResene AlabasterSpritzer Says Greer: I love working with texture and theResene TripleResene varying gloss levels you can have with paint, for exampleBlack WhiteMatchstick using a flat finish on top of a high sheen or metallicReseneResene paint. Im also enjoying the trend for geometrics. ProtonFoundry 30'