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Superior exteriors: Colour is key to creating a home with street style

15 Jan 2025

Painting or staining your home’s exterior might seem like an enormous task but there’s nothing quite like the street appeal of a freshly painted or stained house or the sense…

Elevate your exterior and stand out in style

13 Nov 2024

Your home’s exterior is the first impression it makes, setting the tone for what lies within. From breezy coastal vibes to rich, earthy palettes, the right Resene paint colours and…

Industrial chic meets cosy elegance

28 Feb 2024

Embodying a flawless blend of loft-style industrialism, traditional cosiness and the Danish concept of Hygge, this new build’s design vision was brought to life with the power of Resene paints…

Breathe new life into your bach with these stylish paint and wallpaper ideas

20 Dec 2023

Ah, the quintessential bach and holiday home over summer. If yours is looking a little dated, then these quick Resene paint and wallpaper ideas will give your space the spruce…

Tis the season: Five festive and stylish ideas for your home

06 Dec 2023

When it comes to decorating your home for Christmas, it doesn’t have to be all traditional green and red with mountains of tinsel. Using some simple tricks and styling ideas,…

Dive into tranquillity: Refreshing blue hues for your bathroom

07 Nov 2023

When it comes to home design, bathrooms often take a back seat to more frequently visited rooms like the kitchen or living room. But, in our quest to create the…

Refresh your outdoor space and get summer ready this spring

27 Sep 2023

As the days grow longer and we welcome the warmer weather, it's a great time to breathe new life into your outdoor space to make it the perfect retreat for…

From bland to grand: Transform your space with a feature wall

22 Mar 2023

Are the rooms in your home looking a little flat? Or maybe you’re tired of seeing the same old colour on each wall? A feature wall might be just what…

Keep your summer rolling: 6 wallpapers to keep you in the holiday mood

11 Jan 2023

If you’re back at work or already thinking about those imminent colder months ahead, do not fear, you can bring a bit of holiday escape into your home that can…

A coastal home with a creative neutral palette is renovated on time and under budget

19 Dec 2022

There’s a pocket on the eastern-most coast of Auckland where the weather is a law unto itself. Rain can be pummelling the farmland two kilometres away, while these coastal residents…

A landscape designer has found her peace in the gentle green space between bush and sea

19 Dec 2022

It’s impossible to count the many different shades of green that appear in Claire Talbot’s garden. It’s a kaleidoscope, the likes of which appear only on Resene colour charts. Painters…

Blushing with pride, interior stylist Amber Armitage has a modern take on classic Kiwi bach colours

01 Dec 2022

During the uncertainty of the pandemic, Amber Armitage knew one thing for certain when she saw a real estate listing for a home in Mangawhai - she had to buy…

Classic Christmas with a local twist: green, red and cream Christmas decorating ideas

17 Nov 2022

The origins of associating red, green and white with Christmas lie very much in a northern hemisphere winter. There’s plenty of debate about how far back the association goes, but…

Fully furnished brand new house in Whitianga up for grabs in the Heart Foundation Lottery

10 Nov 2022

Have you dreamed of relocating to the seaside or owning a bach in a New Zealand hot spot. The Heart Foundation lottery is giving one lucky person that chance to…

Pauanui surfer riding a wave of success after a bach makeover

10 Nov 2022

This bach in Pauanui is definitely a surfer’s paradise. When Danny purchased the small two-bedroom cottage located near the sea and the golf course he knew it had the potential…

Beach house style: Coastal colour schemes to embrace at home or the bach

02 Nov 2022

In New Zealand and Australia, no matter where you are, you’ve never very far from the beach. Many of us have grown up in or around the water, so why…

Resene blues for every room – and blues for outdoors: 30+ blue paints you’ll adore

20 Oct 2022

When it comes to designing with colour, blue is one of the all-time classics. There is a blue to suit every taste, every mood and every broader colour scheme or…

Guest rooms to remember

13 Oct 2022

Creating a guest room that goes that little extra mile with thoughtful touches and considered design, helps ensure your guests feel completely welcome and at home while they’re staying.

It can…

Personal space: five bedroom styles that beckon

08 Sep 2022

Bedrooms are personal sanctuaries where we want to relax and retreat. They’re also a place where you can experiment to create an interior style that really reflects your personality.

Because they’re…

Interior designer Holly’s deep love for colour is clear looking at her front door

10 Aug 2022

A bold Resene Galliano yellow door greets roadside passers-by at Holly and Brett’s home in Taupō, and hints at playful colour use inside. The couple signed on the dotted line…

Small wonders: Teeny House winners revealed!

23 Jun 2022

The winners of the Habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition show that size doesn’t matter when it comes to creativity and style. Decorators young and old entered the competition which…

Make your mark with wood stains indoors and out

17 Feb 2022

Back in the day wood stain used to really only come in one colour - a good old dark brown. That’s the colour of all wood, right? Particularly if you…

Popular and enduring shades of Resene blue inspired by sea and sky

10 Feb 2022

In a subtropical climate like ours, it’s easy to be drawn to an ocean-inspired colour palette full of beachy blues. Whether you choose one of the neutrals with a hint…

Create Christmas with the colours of the South Pacific: Blue and green festive ideas

02 Dec 2021

Two festive room ideas

Christmas is on the cards… but not the one with snowy winter wonderlands!

Here, in the South Pacific the colours of our world are the calming blues of the…

Doug and Jan are creating a piece of paradise for those who need it most

23 Sep 2021

With a fresh coat of Resene Surrender and a smart trim in Resene Kashmir Blue, this Oakura Bay bach is not only a refuge for owners Doug and Jan, but…

48 hour bedroom updates that will transform your home

07 Jul 2021

Two days is all it takes to revive your bedroom with a lick of Resene paint and a whole new style. These bedroom upgrade ideas have a small budget and…

This classic Mt Maunganui Art Deco treasure sparkles with an exotic update

22 Apr 2021

Interior designer Lorraine Brennan felt a weight of responsibility on her shoulders when she renovated her Mt Maunganui home, Trouville. Built in 1945 in an Art Deco style, Trouville was…

Keep calm and paint it Duck Egg Blue: Six chic updates

14 Apr 2021

There’s no need to feel blue when it comes to repainting your home. Marie Antoinette didn’t when she covered her private boudoir in Versailles with the colour duck egg blue.…

Creating the relaxing bach feeling at Flaxmill Bay Hideaway

08 Apr 2021

In Flaxmill Bay, nestled amongst three hectares of lush gardens and trees lies a cosy cottage that on first glance appears to be the quintessential bach. Except it isn’t -…

All Black Sir John Kirwan keeps it simple with black and white bach

25 Feb 2021

All Black legend Sir John Kirwan and his wife Fiorella have a long connection with Waihi Beach so when they came to creating their dream bach they wanted to get…

Beachside cottage bought online on an impulse receives a contemporary coastal refresh while retaining original bach style

25 Feb 2021

Spontaneous home buying is not for the faint of heart but when a worn down 1950s Glenbrook Beach bach popped into her inbox it was love at first click-of-the-mouse for…

Choosing roof profiles: These striking homes prove there’s more to an eye-catching roof than just colour.

27 Jan 2021

Colour is a key driver when choosing your new roof, but the profile also plays an equally important role in achieving the look and style you want.

With a wide range…

Smart and colourful solutions for supersizing your kitchen storage capabilities.

04 Feb 2021

The ply millwork and ceiling in this kitchen, designed by Strachan Group Architects (SGA), lets the beauty of the woodgrain shine through in Resene Colorwood Natural wood stain and looks…

6 bright and beautiful yellow ideas for your home

28 Jan 2021

Add street appeal with a yellow front door. The door on this villa is painted in Resene Turbo with Resene White on the trim and weatherboards in Resene Triple Concrete.…

Spring to it: Six ways to decorate your deck and make the most of outdoor living

04 Oct 2021

Decks are a transformative part of the home. Not only do they instantly extend your living area, but there's nothing better than enjoying a crisp spring day or long summer…

Going coastal: How to create the laid-back beachy bach look using blues and whites

17 Dec 2020

There’s nothing like getting away from it all to shed the stresses of everyday life. A change of scene with a vacation at a bach, crib or holiday house creates…

How to pick the right colour for your new roof

03 Nov 2020

How to pick the right colour for your new roof

If you’re living under a quality, well-constructed roof, chances are you don’t give it much thought day-to-day. It’s only when…

Try these on trend hues to paint your space with positivity

26 Aug 2020

With many of our best laid plans long since out the window, we’ve hunkered down at home and rediscovered a love for making the most of what we have. From…

An owner-builder turns a dated bungalow into a dreamy contemporary home

05 Aug 2020

Looking at it now, you would never believe that Jeff and Kay’s home used to be a 1960s bungalow. “We had been living in the house behind it for five…

Get your backyard ready for winter with these expert top tips

04 Jun 2020

The end of spring marks the beginning of a trying time for homeowners. Thanks to our favourable climate, many of us don’t have to worry about the ground freezing or…

David and Jenny’s coastal beauty comes alive

01 Apr 2020

Their Tauranga home was still in its original 1960s condition when David and Jenny discovered it – solid, but dull. With their children now working, the couple were ready to…

Mike and Shelley's Cape Cod-styled Bach

09 Feb 2012

Yellowfox designer Shelley and her partner Mike fell in love with this tiny board-and-batten cottage on Waiheke Island, and decided to make it over "on a fairly frugal budget." They wanted…

Glen and Marion’s sea-inspired steel bach

07 Feb 2013

When people decorate or build a bach, they often feel able to make bolder material and colour choices than they would at home. It’s often a time to experiment and…

Colours of the sand and sea

31 Jan 2013

Mellow, aged tones with weathered texture and washed shades of sea blue and sandy golds. These are the colours of the sea and shore, but you certainly don’t need to…

Hazel and Chris's super cute retro bach

06 May 2015

This tiny 1950s bach is legally protected from change, inspiring its owners to honour its origins with a delicious refurbishment using seafoam turquoise Resene paint and mid-century furniture.

Hazel Kirkham and Chris Elphick have owned the cute leasehold bach in the Marlborough Sounds since 2006. Living in…

Monde and Michael's role reversal

06 Jul 2014

For Monde Norden and her American-born husband Michael Glazer, their home overlooking Karekare beach on Auckland’s west coast seems a million miles away from the bright lights of Los Angeles.…

Resene Total Colour Awards: winners announced!

08 Sep 2014

A rainbow of waterfront buildings, playfully-coloured ceilings and a retro coastal bach were some of the highlights from last night’s Resene Total Colour Awards – showing carefully chosen Resene colour…

Amanda’s creative cultural fusion

08 Oct 2014

In her just-released book, Green Modern, Claire McCall visits houses built for sustainability, including this Coromandel hideaway that uses VOC-free Resene paint. We have a copy of Green Modern to give…

Mark and Andrea's seaside-inspired getaway

06 Nov 2014

A cream interior was not going to cut it for Mark and Andrea, whose newly purchased bach by the seaside left them yearning for more vibrant colour.

The couple turned to…

Ian and Sharon’s sand and sea-toned escape

20 Nov 2014

Faced with rebuilding a broken-down bach at Mangawhai Heads north of Auckland, Ian and Sharon took inspiration from the spectacular view of islands, sea and sand dunes for their palette…

Tina's bach to the future design

19 Aug 2015

Designer Tina Stephens of Roomie Interior Design was recently given a very personal commission – to redesign both the structure and the interiors of her parents’ home, using soft beachy…

Two small living successes

02 Apr 2015

As the small home movement gathers momentum, habitat by Resene looks at two projects that answer the call, and use Resene paint to great effect. Read more with our feature on colour tips…

Colour trending: pastels as neutrals

08 Dec 2015

For many more cautious colour users, these muted pastels are a great step up from neutral colours. They still have that easy-on-the-eye appeal and flexibility of neutrals like grey and greige but they give a…

Colour trending: Christmas goes casual

14 Dec 2015

Some of us get off on the whole hype of Christmas – buying and decorating the tree, wrapping the presents, laying on a full-monty Christmas dinner with all the traditional…

Janey turns cabin from hokey to heavenly

19 Nov 2015

Small space, set budget, stunning makeover... it is possible, folks. We only have to look at this stylish holiday home on Auckland’s West Coast, simply made over with a couple…

Glenn and Mandy reclaim the bach vibe

11 Jan 2016

When Glenn and Mandy got together with their architects to plan their Taupo bach rebuild, it was a meeting of creative minds. The result is a beautifully detailed dwelling, and…

Jackie and Jeremy’s stunning upcycled bach

21 May 2016

Just one year ago, Jackie Jones and Jeremy Patston took over a dark, small timber-lined bach at Matarangi on the Coromandel. Today, it’s unrecognizable, thanks to Jackie’s skill as an…

Mike and Monica’s stunning modern colour fusion

03 Aug 2016

Most contemporary homes take a fairly restrained approach to colour – lots of white walls, raw concrete and artisan timbers. But architect Gerald Parsonson doesn’t run with the herd, and…

Colin and Wendy find purity in white

30 Jul 2016

When Colin and Wendy planned a house to replace their old 1950s Mangawhai Heads bach, they had a very clear vision from the outset. The new house would be pure…

Erin and Jaron’s cleverly recycled alpine retreat

07 Mar 2016

It may not look recycled in that vintage way we’ve become used to, but this Nelson Lakes holiday home is, in fact, an example of extremely clever re-use. Its interior…

Decorating a bach

29 Nov 2016

Will your bach be a sea of appropriately themed accessories and colours? Will it be chaotic collection of handy-me-down bits and bobs? Or will it be somewhere in between –…

Juliet and Colin's seaside dream come true

29 Jan 2017

As a purchase, this Coromandel holiday home is what dreams are made of. Surrounded by native bush, panoramic views of Hahei Beach and Mercury Bay, and not much needed in the way of…

Heather goes coastal cool

11 Jan 2018

Imagine the dream Kiwi bach… chances are it would closely resemble this Coromandel Peninsula beauty.

The four-bedroom holiday home was styled by Heather Kirkwood, who went for a coastal cool look – with…

Liz revives a Kiwi classic bach

08 Mar 2018

The term ‘Kiwi classic’ is at risk of being over-used, but this old-timer bach on Auckland’s rugged west coast is just that. Built in the 1920s when Piha would have…

Steve and Susie keep it coastal

22 Mar 2018

When Steve and Susie Webling did a major renovation of their Oakura property, they called on interior designer Anna Major from Haus of Design to help them turn their bach…

Dean and Delia’s delightful blue cottage by the sea

19 Apr 2018

What was once a modest bach in a seaside East Auckland suburb is now an eye-catching beauty, painted in an array of Resene coastal colours.

As its been told to homeowners…

Bold and beautiful colour awards announced

30 Aug 2018

The winners of this year’s Resene Total Colour Award were announced at a gala evening last night, with some unexpectedly bold projects taking top honours.

From a full-on pink dining room,…

Sustainable home lets the colours flow

25 Oct 2018

Using a colour consultant helped the owners of this new build in Kapiti decorate their home in a way that reflects its wetland surroundings, which complements their environmentally sustainable approach.…

On trend: go natural

01 Nov 2018

While there are plenty of trends about at the moment that focus on bold saturated colours or edgy deep shades, there’s another contrasting trend toward fresher subtler shades, all grounded…

Helen and Ian’s bold coastal garden

22 Nov 2018

There was no staying neutral for Helen and Ian Ivess when they made over their home exterior and garden. Instead of the common restrained palette of creams and whites, the…

On trend: The return of red

08 Nov 2018

Red, with all its associations of passion, power and personality, is a colour we come back to again and again in our preferred design trends. The shades of red in…

Rod and Heather’s captivating Cape Cod cottage

29 Nov 2018

With its cape-cod style architecture and fresh blue Resene French Pass exterior, Heather and Rod Claycomb’s Sand Dollar Cottage in Matarangi is a real head-turner.

The couple built the new building…

Tim and Angela renovate from woodsy to coastal

20 Dec 2018

Many of us dream of living the bach holiday lifestyle all year round, but few of us have the opportunity to actually do so. Tim and Angela Kinnersley are the…

One Room, Three Ways: Duck Egg Blue

07 Feb 2019

Since being made famous by Marie Antoinette nearly 300 years ago, we’re not sure there’s any colour that’s been quite as pervasive in the interior design world as duck egg…

Chris and Kim’s lavish Lockwood in Nelson is the beach house of our dreams

24 Jan 2019

Four feature walls in stunning Resene Aviator spectacularly tie together an otherwise neutral space with blazes of bold blue.

Lockwood owners are often looking for inspiration to spruce up the timber…

A classically-styled Matarangi bach makes the most of open-plan living

17 Apr 2019

With an empty half-acre section in The Pines at Matarangi on Coromandel Peninsula, an Auckland-based couple with busy jobs at multi-national corporations already had an ideal setting for creating a custom…

Maurice & Marije build a scenic alpine hideout

11 Jul 2019

On what was an unoccupied and solitary patch of land in the alpine mountains now sits an uncomplicated cabin, positioned effortlessly among nature. It’s the creation of Maurice Regeer and…

Beachy looks to bring to your bach

16 Oct 2019

Summer is just around the corner so now’s the ideal time to get your bach ready before you get bogged down by the pre-Christmas rush. And if you don’t have…

5 bach bedroom decorating ideas so you can snooze in style

20 Nov 2019

If there’s one place you should be guaranteed absolute serenity and a comfortable sleep this summer, it’s your bach. Low maintenance décor paired with cool, comforting colours can help set…

Lisa Maria and Paul’s electric Kapiti Coast home

11 Mar 2020

It takes a great eye and flair for colour to achieve what Lisa Maria and Paul have with their 1950s Kapiti Coast home. Just two minutes from the beach by…

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