b'Resenefeature homeLustyLeft: The wine bar area is the perfect place for Meg to listen to her favourite classical music while drinking a glass of Hunter Valley shiraz with friends. The walls are in SJW Igneous by Resene (try Resene Grey Friars as an alternative) and the ceiling and trims are in Resene Alabaster. The hallway is in Resene Lusty designed to emulate the wall colour seen in many art galleries.Below left: Catherine Whitting analysed each of Megs artworks to find the perfect wall colour. She chose SJW Igneous by Resene (try Resene Grey Friars as an alternative) in the living room to complement the white, black and red artwork Hairstring by First Nations Australian, Judy Napangardi Watson. Catherine and Kate chose the hallway colour, Resene Lusty to tie in with the red in the artwork and red accessories.Below right: The sight of the rural sunrise scene in Resene Wallpaper Collection P010-VD4 is a tranquil way for guests to start the day. Resene Atomic on the adjacent walls is the perfect colour match to the wallpaper and ties in with the frosty white Resene Alabaster ceiling.fire and ice here are few moments in your life that can be described aswaterborne Resene paints in their homes thanks to their low VOCmaster bedroom immersed in Resene Kudos with an ensuite that Above: Kate St James andEarths coldestT pure, unbridled awe. For Meg, one moment was seeing the(volatile organic compounds). The duo have their own Resene colourincludes a bathtub resembling an iceberg and a vanity not unlike the Catherine Whittings design won the Resene Total Colourand hottestpurewhiteandintenseceruleananddeepbluesontherangeinAustralia,theSJWElementalsCollectioncolouredbybody of a penguin. The guest bedroom is just as cool, with grey-blue Residential Interior Award at icebergs in Pleneau Bay, Antarctica. The memory of icebergs floatingResene. Their design ethos is to create homes for their clients andResene Atomic on the walls paired with a breath-taking blue hillside the 2021 Resene Total Colourspots are themural, Resene Wallpaper Collection P010-VD4. The mural reminds Awards. The design is calledin the ocean like ghostly sculptures was so visceral it felt like it hadtheir psychology or, as Catherine puts it, we create wellness in an Galleria Sanctum because itsinspiration forleft an imprint on her DNA, and a photograph doesnt quite do itinterior space and also wellness in their headspace.Meg of Tuscany, another one of her favourite destinations.designed to be both ajustice. She hadnt expected to be describing this feeling to CatherineThey decided to use the icy Antarctic blues Meg had described asThebedroomfeelsnourishingforme,andtheensuitehas sanctuary and an art gallery foran art and travelWhitting and Kate St James while they discussed the ideas for herpart of their plan for the apartment. It posed one challenge: the coolresonances of Antarctica. Its a very peaceful, calm place to be. The spare homeowner Meg. The lounge is painted in colours to highlightlovers small buthomerenovation.Then,herSydneyapartmentwasaninsipidcolours Meg had described were a stark contrast to the scorchedbedroom is just as restful and guests wake up to the hills of Tuscany with clotted-cream colour, and she required the St James Whitting interiorearth of the Australian Outback, the inspiration and homeland ofbeautiful blues and greensrelaxing and restful, says Meg.her collection of indigenousvibrant home.design duo to whip it into shape.many of the indigenous Australians whose artworks are part ofCatherine and Kate chose a warm red, charcoal grey and white Australian art with Resene Alabaster on the left wall,The vibe the oatmeal walls gave her home was the opposite ofMegs collection.colour scheme designed to function as an art gallery for the homes cabinetry and ceiling and SJWtheAntarcticcolours.ItsuckedthelifeoutofhervibrantartYou wouldnt normally associate the Antarctic with Indigenousentertaining areas. With the original insipid wall colour, the art Igneous by Resene (try Resenecollection,whichincludesAustralianindigenousartistssuchasAustralian art or the coldest part of the earth with the desert, so ourdidnt sing, and it never fitted the space, says Catherine.Grey Friars) on the right wall. ReseneYannima Tommy Watson and Elizabeth Nyumi. challenge was to embrace these ideas in an elegant way to makeWe analysed every piece of artwork for its colour properties, and Alabaster On the cream walls, the artworks had lost a lot of their dramaMeg feel a connection to her home through colour, says Catherine. the wall colours were chosen to enhance the artworks, adds Kate.ReseneResene Kudos Quarter Rakaia and power. Colour felt like it leeched off into the walls. I neededCatherine and Kate designed the home to be divided betweenResene Lusty in the hallway was chosen to match the red line in colourful walls to bring them back to life, says Meg. private and public spaces by colour. The bedrooms and private areasHairstringReseneResene by First Nations Australian, Judy Napangardi Watson, creating Grey Friars Atomic Catherine and Kate are advocates of sustainable design and useare in vibrant Resene blues. Meg wakes up each morning in thea visual cue to help navigate through the rest of the home. 54 55'