Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects
Brighten up your Christmas with a rainbow masterpiece for your home. Paint to suit your room’s colour palette, opt for traditional Christmas colours or go all out bling with Resene FX Metallic paints.
How to make a Christmas rainbow masterpiece for your mantelpiece:
Step 1
Use scrap wood to cut out tall triangles. Vary the angle of the cut and the height of the triangles so that you get a variety of sizes. Use sandpaper to sand any rough edges smooth. Wipe off any sanding dusts.
Step 2
Apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry to prime the triangle trees. Once the paint is dry, give it a light sand with a fine grit sandpaper and wipe off the sanding dust.
Step 3
Apply two coats of your chosen Resene topcoat colour, allowing for the first coat to dry before applying the second coat. Use any Resene colours of your choice.
Step 4
Arrange the trees in whatever order you like; rainbow order or from dark to light. Panelling and mantel painted in Resene Half Rice Cake and faux tile stencil in Resene Half Rice Cake and Resene Rhino. For the trees Fleur used Resene Pompadour, Resene Drop Dead Gorgeous, Resene Hot Chile, Resene Paprika, Resene Hot August, Resene Fire, Resene Rose Of Sharon, Resene Antique Brass, Resene Pizza, Resene Karma, Resene Lemon Ginger, Resene Planter, Resene Como, Resene Cyprus, Resene Boost, Resene Astronaut Blue, Resene Surfs Up and Resene Indian Ink.
Top tip
Use the end of a paintbrush to add metallic baubles to the Christmas trees using Resene FX Metallic Gold and Resene Silver Aluminium.
Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Nov 2022.
Habitat bright ideas
Need to add colour, pattern or a little creativity to your place? Check out these easy step by step DIY project ideas created in collaboration with Fleur Thorpe. We hope you enjoy making and painting these bright ideas and bringing colour to your home inside or out.
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