Habitat plus - up, down or sideways

Stripes are going up, down and across walls, floors and ceilings.

Stripes are a great way to have a bit of fun and create a feature area in any room of the house. They can be multi-coloured or part of a simpler scheme of just two colours. They can be evenly sized, or in a variety of widths from wide to pin-striped. Stripes are easy to paint and with all of the Resene colours available, you will end up with a very individual look. All you need is a ruler, some masking tape and a paint brush or roller.

Top tip: If painting stripes on the wall seems too difficult, check out the many stripes and other patterns available in the Resene wallpaper collections, at www.resene.com/wallpaper. Or try colour blocking or stencilling for a shot of added colour.

Nice wide stripes create a calming feature wall here.

1.Nice wide stripes of serious stone browns create a calming feature wall here. The colours range from the palest in Resene Tea, through the mid-range dusty tones of Resene Schooner and on to the complex greenedged brown of Resene Oilskin. The scheme is finished off with walls in Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream, a green-tinged neutral, and a ceiling in Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream.

2.The stripes have turned this time, and take on a two-tone effect in rich, luxurious tones of gold and bronze. The sweet rich brown is Resene Brown Sugar while Resene Tussock is a strong and complex yellow oxide. Resene Quarter Spanish White is a quiet classic cream used for the walls and ceiling.

Horizontal stripes have taken on a soft vintage feel.

3.Staying on the horizontal, the stripes have taken on a soft vintage feel. Parading down the bedhead wall from top to bottom, the stripes are in a rhythm of Resene Gin Fizz (a placid warm ochre-toned cream), then Resene Spring Rain (a pastel fresh-water green) and Resene Dust Storm (a dry pink oxide with a brown edge). The versatile offwhite of Resene Quarter Bianca is used on the walls and ceiling.

4. A bright and fun retro play on the multicoloured striped look, this striking effect is achieved with different width stripes in a variety of colours. There is the deep pink Resene Cabaret, a chalky blue-green Resene Blue Smoke, the warmed watery green of Resene Gulf Stream and off-white Resene Quarter Bianca, a colour that’s also used on the remaining walls and ceiling.

Resene Tea

Resene Schooner

Resene Oilskin

Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream

Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream

Resene Brown Sugar

Resene Tussock

Resene Quarter Spanish White

Resene Gin Fizz

Resene Spring Rain

Resene Dust Storm

Resene Quarter Bianca

Resene Cabaret

Resene Blue Smoke

Resene Gulf Stream

Resene Quarter Bianca

› Return to Habitat plus 03 - interior colour schemes

Updated 2/17

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