Decommissioned bee hives act as storage under the kitchen island bench while copper tiles and hoop pine cabinets continue the intriguing mix of materials. A noticeboard to one side is painted in Resene Blackboard Paint. 

Sliding wall panels above the fireplace conceal the television and are grooved to refer to the exterior wall claddings. They’re painted in Resene Alabaster, against walls in Resene Concrete. 

Looking through the dining area to the deck where the balustrades which have posts painted in Resene Alabaster, contrasted with horizontal cedar battens. 

The neutrals palette continues inside with subtle variation to a more defined grey, Resene Concrete, for walls and the black-edged white Resene Alabaster on grooved plywood, ceilings and soffits. 

Framed maps sit above one of the strategically placed built-in daybeds which provide extra sleeping for guests as well as storage and enjoyable places to perch during the day.

A shot of water-inspired colour lights up a bedroom with Resene Fountain Blue.

A different fresh aqua was chosen for another bedroom, Resene Vista Blue.

The main bedroom on the main floor of the bach has walls in Resene Concrete and a ceiling in Resene Alabaster. 

Small but perfectly formed, the bathrooms have fun hexagonal tiles, hoop pine plywood cabinetry, and Resene Concrete walls. 

The layered forms of the house are further accentuated with two types and colours of cladding. Rusticated cedar horizontal weatherboards have been finished with Wood X oil stain in colour Avalanche, available through Resene ColorShops, alongside vertical shiplap painted in Resene White Pointer.