b'familyofsevenispreparingbreakfastsandschool lunches in the morning. We can all spread out and not get in each others way. The kids can be at one end, while Jeremy and I are making our coffees down the other end. The kitchen is flanked by two living areasone is a dining room, and the other a light and airy family room which continues the colour themes of the kitchen with misty blue sofas and fabrics, and accents of hot pink. The hot pink is a recent addition, Jackie explains, which could be easily changed if the family tire of it. In the rest of the house, a more grown-up shade of red is used as an accent colour. Once you commit to an accent colour, you need to use it with confidence throughout the space for it to work well, she says.It didnt take Jackie long to accessorise the kitchen or family room, because her love of grey-blue is virtually life-long. When you have a favourite colour like that you find that you tend to collect items that will alwaysAbove: The colour themes are continued into the adjoining work well together. I still have some things from mybright and airy living room. childhood that look right at home here.Even her daughters recent birthday present, a retro style Kenwood mixer, fits the scheme perfectly!did you know that the Resene Kitchen & Bathroom range combines anti-bacterial silver protection and MoulDefender to minimiseResene wordsSharon NeweyResene Doubleunwanted nasties in kitchens, bathrooms and laundries? Pale Prim picturesMark Heaslip Alabaster'