From habitat magazine - issue 37, bright ideas
Transform your living room into a work of art with Resene Colorwood wood stains.
Any Resene Woodsman wood stain colour can be tinted into Resene Colorwood for use in interior spaces. Create a watercolour wall for your bach or home by blending Resene Colorwood wood stains in Resene Skywater, Resene Riverstone, Resene Silvered Grey and Resene Whitewash. Flooring painted in Resene Eighth Stonehenge, rattan cabinet and round ornament in Resene New Denim Blue, coffee table in Resene Quarter New Denim Blue, DIY rattan-wrapped vases and bottles in Resene Neutral Bay and Resene Rhino and tealight and bowl in Resene Eighth Stonehenge. Couch from Nood, cushions from Farmers.
Nature is full of nuance. Dramatic skies and stormy seas are filled with hundreds of shades of blue and grey, evolving and changing as the wind blows. Impressionist artists such as Monet, Degas and Van Gogh used brushstrokes to create airy skies and dreamy garden spaces, but to capture the drama of the Pacific Ocean in your home, all you need is a paintbrush, rag and Resene Colorwood wood stain. To create a dramatic watercolour wall, first start with your brightest coloured wood stain – we used Resene Colorwood Skywater, a warm slate blue. Use a paintbrush to roughly brush the colour in random spots onto plywood following the grain of the timber before using a rag to rub the stain into a soft edge.
Blend grey colours into the blue to create the look of rolling waves – we used Resene Riverstone and Resene Silvered Grey. Add additional coats of your chosen Resene Colorwood colours to make the colour appear darker. Finish with Resene Colorwood Whitewash, using the whitewash to fill in any unstained plywood and brushing it over the top of any blue or grey stains that are looking too dark. Overcoat using Resene Aquaclear satin clear urethane. Then sit back and admire the view.
If you find you need more time to blend your Resene Colorwood finish, add Resene Hot Weather Additive. It will slow the drying time giving you more time to get your desired look.
Any Resene Woodsman wood stain colour can be tinted into Resene Colorwood for use in interior spaces. Create a watercolour wall for your bach or home by blending Resene Colorwood wood stains in Resene Skywater, Resene Riverstone, Resene Silvered Grey and Resene Whitewash. Flooring painted in Resene Eighth Stonehenge, rattan cabinet and round ornament in Resene New Denim Blue, coffee table in Resene Quarter New Denim Blue, DIY rattan-wrapped vases and bottles in Resene Neutral Bay and Resene Rhino and tealight and bowl in Resene Eighth Stonehenge. Couch from Nood, cushions from Farmers.
Project: Vanessa Nouwens
Images: Bryce Carleton
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