Resene Talisman Resene Bokara Grey Resene Thorndon Cream Resene Half Silver Chalice Resene San Juan Early on, Jessica found that she had to heavily filter the opinion of others. “Don’t take too much advice from others, everyone has a different opinion on colour. Some like to play it safe while others are more bold in their choices. Overall, it is your home, do it for you. If you don’t like it, you can always repaint!” She does advise to check your colour choices on both sunny and overcast days, particularly greys and dark paint colours. Jessica moved through the house, adjusting or augmenting the paint colours as she went. In the master bedroom, she simply added wide stripes in Resene San Juan on the bedhead wall, leaving the Resene Thorndon Cream in the rest of the room. While her younger daughter’s room is still in the original Resene Thorndon Cream, her older daughter was recently given carte blanche to choose a new colour for her room for her 10th birthday. Says Jessica: “Luckily, she chose Resene Rhino, which is a lovely “don’t take too much advice from others; everyone has a different opinion” Below: One of Jessica’s first projects was the main bedroom, where she added stripes of Resene San Juan on top of the Resene Thorndon Cream wall. Right: A corner of the dining room with its Resene Bokara Grey and Resene Half Silver Chalice walls. Bottom right: Matilda’s room is one of the few rooms left in the original Resene Thorndon Cream. 26