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Bold colour, fun planting and structural good looks are the signatures of a garden owned by an architect and an artist... more
A confident colour and lighting consultant and his adventurous client create a bounty of brave and unexpected delights... more
It started with a coat of demur white paint, or a soft distressed pastel... more
Soft aged colours all look like gentle reflections of the same thought process in this labour-of-love villa... more
Theatrical use of Resene colour was certainly highlighted in this year’s Resene Total Colour Awards, announced recently... more
Paint is your friend when it comes to tricking the eye. Does your living room look too long, or just plain wrong?... more
A new kitchen takes inspiration and colour from an earlier era... more
Many of us like the idea of composting food scraps and being able to feed our gardens with the results... more
Tamsin Cooper has a passion for fashion… and the colour red... more
This bach bathroom takes its colours from the nearby sea and beaches... more
New products, places and ideas for the home... more
They’re the latest on-trend addition to our outdoor living spaces – pizza ovens... more
Whether the look is beach, bach or tropical haven, use colour to brighten up your summer... more
Today’s kitchen can be a wonderland of clever storage and smooth operation thanks to hardware innovations... more
As places you tend not to linger, entrance foyers and halls can cope with strong decorative treatments... more
The Habitat of the Week website is a winner when it comes to the unusual – our most visited features over the past year say it all... more
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From issue 8 onwards, copies flow wrapped and sent to Resene Cardholders are flow wrapped in environmentally responsible material from epi-global. This product when discarded in soil in the presence of microorganisms, moisture and oxygen will biodegrade decomposing into simple materials found in nature, as described in ASTM D6954-04.