b'feature homeOpposite left: Laura painted theReseneribbon mural in the hallway in one Half Alabasterday using Resene Toffee, Resene Paper Doll, Resene Cutty Sark and Resene Swamp. Wall painted in ReseneReseneAlabaster and ceiling in Resene AlabasterHalf Alabaster.Left: This colourful home suits this busy family. Krispin is a large animalResenevet and Laura runs Albie, aPaper Dollbreastfeeding clothing company (shes wearing one of her own designs). Violet (2) and Elijah (4) keep theResenecouple on their toes and theresZigguratanother baby on the way.Below: The wooden moon mural in the landing is an original feature ofReseneResene the mid-century home. Laura paintedCutty Sarkit in Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss tintedLustyto Resene Cutty Sark. The walls are Resene Alabaster and the trims and ceiling are Resene Half Alabaster. ReseneTeal Bluetop tipResene Lustacryl is a durableResenewaterborne semi-gloss suitableToffeefor doors, architraves, wainscoting and windowsills. The enamel-like finish is not only super hard-wearing butResenealso easy to cleana greatFoundryoption for busy families and pet-friendly homes. ReseneReseneReseneGelato Smitten Swampmoon A busy family lives here. Krispin is a large-animal vet; Laura is aResene Foundry is my favourite colour. It goes with everything and formersewingteacherturnedfashiondesigner.Theyhavetwobalances out the other colours. Ive even used it in the childrens bedrooms. energetic children - Elijah (4) and Violet (2) - and a baby is on the way.My mum was worried that if I put such a dark colour in their bedrooms, it But although theyre busy, this is a family who knows how to havewould seem too serious, but its fun.fun.LauracantkeepupwithdemandforAlbie,herrangeofIn Elijahs bedroom, inspired by a photo she saw in a habitat plus booklet, landing fashion-forwardbreastfeedingclothes(ournewdesignskeepLaura teamed soft, warm blue Resene Ziggurat with Resene Foundry, creating sellingout),andKrispinsjobseeshimdeliveringcalvesataa wave design using a curved cardboard template. Its the perfect room for a moments notice (the calves always seem to come in the middle ofpre-schooler whose interests are ever-changingin the past year, he has been dark stormy nights). Still, their goalLauras especiallyis to workwild about animals, dinosaurs and now The Incredible Hulk. at creating a home where the kids arent afraid to express themselves. Its cool for the kids to realise early on that they have unique tastes and One small testpot led to one giant leapI wanted the kids to be able to relax, put up their art on the wall,interests that are different to their parents. I dont particularly like Hulk in the decoration of this couples home.turn their rooms into a sea of colour and just have fun, she says. Smash but my son is obsessed with The Hulk, and thats okay.I have lived in homes that are quite pristine with everythingViolet currently loves pink, so her room has splashes of Resene Smitten hidden away, and its quite stressful. I think its okay for your home toand Resene Gelato. Its totally unintentional but my boy gravitated to blue S tepping through the doors of Laura and Krispins home in Tefeel lived-in, especially if you are creative with your things. I haveand even though my daughters name is Violet, she wanted pink.Awamutuisanout-of-this-worldexperience.Theresacolourful little name tags indicating where the kids can put theirAs for Krispin, Laura admits she has a lot of creative freedom thanks to moonscape in the landing area near the front door (actually, anshoes and display their things. Resene testpots are great for that. the fact hes colour blind. I think when he looks at our house, he probably original mid-century feature wall in the 1960s home), its craters paintedLaura is a familiar face in her local Resene ColorShop, frequentlysees it entirely differently to me. So thats why many of the colour decisions in the otherworldly Resene Cutty Sark like something out of The Jetsons popping in to pick up testpots, often in unexpected colour combos.have been left up to me. . Then theres a psychedelic ribbon in Resene Toffee, Resene PaperAlthough the main wall of her home is Resene SpaceCote Flat tintedI decided to do the stripe in the hallway out of the blue one day, and Doll, Resene Cutty Sark and Resene Swamp guiding you down thetoReseneAlabaster(oneofResenesmostpopularcolours),itsmy husband came home and said, What are you doing? But even then, hall into the living areas, painted in Resene Foundry, a bold charcoalunusual to paint doors and architraves (as Laura has) in Resenehe doesnt quite realise what it looks likehe probably thinks the stripe is colour. Pops of Resene Teal Blue and Resene Smitten showcase theFoundry. The rich charcoal is also used on feature walls in the livingpainted with darker and lighter versions of the same colour. I can get away childrens artwork.and dining rooms and in Elijah and Violets bedrooms.with a lot.38 39'