b'baktihtrcohoemnsLeft: Stacey kept the water closet in her New Plymouth California Bungalow light and brightwith Resene Wallpaper Collection 409543. I wanted a design that was predominantly white to tie in with the rest of the bungalow but I also wanted something loud and fun. The green tones are very subtle and perfect for that room. Stacey picked up the yellow tones of the crane beaks in the brass fittings, and the mirror gives a sense of depth and plays with small the scale of the pattern. The trims are Resene White Linen and the flooring is finished in Resene Aquaclear mixed with Resene Colorwood Enhance Black.Below: Gemma and Mark chose warm neutral tones throughout their new build in Queenstown but they decided to have a little fun in their powder room. They opted for Resene Wallpaper Collection 91173, a design which features crowned macaws, busy babies with monocles and toucans with bow ties. 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Measure your space carefully before you can pack this small room with personality. purchasing new pieces to make sure toilets will fit and that guests Resenecanwalkpastvanitiescomfortably.Slimfloatingvanitiesand Pearl Lusta Challenge 1 mirrors will create the illusion of space. A tiled floor will often Above: When Sarah and Jared decided toLack of light emphasise the narrowness of the room but painting the floor in renovate their 1930s home on the Gold ReseneCoast they opted for a colour that wasMany powder rooms, particularly those off a main hallway, dontResene Walk-on or staining timber flooring in Resene Colorwood White Linen relaxed, fresh and tropical, but in tunehaveawindoworsourcesofnaturallight.Warmcolouredprotected with Resene Qristal ClearFloor is a way to make your with the heritage of the house. Resenelightbulbs are usually recommended in homes but will cast apowder room feel less enclosed. Flax was a colour I fell in love with becauseslightly yellow light in a space. Warm neutrals with a high LRV I am a huge fan of sage and to me it was(lightreflectivevalue)suchasResenePearlLustaorReseneChallenge 3Resenethe perfect colour for our home. We live in Ghost a workers cottage which we haveThorndon Cream are an easy choice for spaces with no naturalLacking personality renovated and extended. We wanted tolight. Other colours that stand their ground in yellow light includeSmallspaceslikepowderroomsaretheperfectplacetobe pay homage to the heritage of the homepale blues such as Resene Cut Glass, grey-based greens likecreative. As the door to the powder room is most often kept shut, Reseneand use this colour throughout. SarahResene Rainee or lilacs such as Resene Ghost. The Resene Kitchenit wont disrupt other colour schemes within your home. Its an Rainee who is an interior designer and Jared who& Bathroom paint range is the optimal choice for any bathroomopportunity to turn the space into a jewel box using an intense is a builder run Davey Constructionsspace as its made with anti-bacterial silver and MoulDefendersaturated colour or to opt for a large-scale wallpaper design that (www.daveyconstructions.com) togetherforextraprotectionoryoucangetMoulDefenderaddedtomight feel overwhelming in other rooms. If youre using a neutral and use Resene paints on their otheranotherReseneinteriorwaterbornetopcoatofyourchoice.colour because of the lack of light, inject a little personality into Reseneprojects too. For this project they opted Cut Glass for Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to ReseneAnother option for dark rooms is a striking wallpaper design in athe space with colourful pops like painted picture frames, painted Flax on the tongue-and-groove walls withpale tone or reflective patterntry a design like Resene Wallpaperlampshades or coloured accessories.the ceiling and trims in Resene LustacrylCollection 409543.This doesnt mean dark colours are out ofThe great thing about small spaces is they are quick to decorate Resenetinted to Resene Half Wan White.the questionif youre going dark, opt for deep, saturated tones perhaps your powder room is your next weekend project?Midnight Express Resenerather than mid-tone colours. Try Resene Palm Green or Resene Triple Thorndon Cream Midnight Express.images Brock Beazley, Gemma Gleeson, Stacey May34 35'