Resene Nocturnal is the perfect shade for a moody wall, in a room dedicated to sleeping. In the daytime the space is flooded with natural light and looks on to an inner city street.  Close the blinds, and the room is dark and yes, nocturnal. The ceiling and trims are Resene Alabaster.

“My favourite room is the open plan kitchen/dining room/lounge. Okay, that’s really three rooms,” says Cath. “From the moment I wake up and sip my morning coffee looking out at the garden, looking out at the garden, to chilling out on the sofa at night, I just love how it functions in so many different ways.”  Cath chose Resene Alabaster for the walls and ceiling.

Resene Alabaster used on walls and ceiling compliments the exposed woodwork and timber flooring in the open plan lounge in the converted warehouse.

This room is rented on Airbnb as a self-contained room with street access.  “We wanted to create quite different moods for the upstairs where we live and rest, and downstairs where we work and create,” Cath says, choosing Resene Alabaster as a pure and restful white for the bedrooms and living spaces. Resene Nocturnal is an accent in the bookcase frame.

Wilde Records Recording Studio where sound engineer and performer Aron Neale (his artist name is Jesse Wilde) records his own work and that of many others. James Reid from the Feelers, Jason Kerrison from Op Shop and Midge Marson have all collaborated here.  Resene custom mixed this colour - try Resene Smashing for similar, with Resene Nocturnal on the beams and woodwork.

In the TV and music recording studio the dark grey on the walls is Resene Nocturnal.  “The key feature of our downstairs space is a beautiful dark grey. It really grounds the space and looks beautiful against our brick wall, and the pure white of the woodwork,” Cath says. Red on the seating is also matched to the paint colour.

In the stairwell Cath selected Pantone 3115C (3502) as the contrast to the vibrant red of the door.  Resene colour matched it to create a custom paint colour. Try Resene Seeker for similar. The chandelier was bought locally, and Aron and an electrician spent a day assembling and hanging each individual glass ball.

Cath and Aron’s home is a 1950s warehouse in the heart of Auckland central. Cath says they both always had a vision to own a warehouse style building that would be a creative, motivational hub, ‘A place where people could fulfil on their dreams,” Cath says.  The red door is a statement in Resene custom mixed colour, matching their branding and signage. For a similar colour, try Resene Smashing.