20 Dec 2023
We’ve got more fun and creative ideas to keep the kids busy these holidays. With bright and vibrant Resene testpot colours there is no limit to what they can create!…
06 Dec 2023
Short on Christmas present ideas? There’s always last-minute shopping to do or someone on the Christmas list a little tricky to buy for, so here are some unique, handmade gifts…
04 Oct 2023
Running out of ideas to entertain the kids? Try some more of our bright ideas with the help of Resene colours to keep them busy while at home these holidays.…
20 Sep 2023
Keep New Zealand Beautiful have announced the finalists and recipients of their Beautiful Awards 2023, including Aotearoa’s Most Beautiful Towns and Most Beautiful Cities.
Finalists for the Most Beautiful Large City…
11 Sep 2023
Meet Amanda Harkness, the Deputy Editor of Architecture NZ, a dynamic figure at the forefront of architectural journalism in New Zealand. With a keen eye for design and a passion…
14 Sep 2023
Kelly’s first exposure to the Art Battle audiences involved creating a 40”x40” canvas over the course of three hours and producing a piece that was full of attitude – this…
09 Jun 2023
When wave after wave of stringent lockdowns forced us to spend much of our days within our own homes, there was a strong preference for design that would provide softness…
07 Jun 2023
Painting in winter can be a challenge with the cold weather playing havoc with application and performance of standard paints. With a little Resene Wintergrade Additive you can winterise your…
17 Apr 2023
While not every colour that becomes a hit in the fashion world trickles down into the architecture and interior design spheres, fashion is undoubtedly the primary influencer of decorating colour…
10 Mar 2023
Given the undeniable and transformative impact that colour has on a project’s design, your paint, stain and wallpaper selections go an awfully long way in setting the overall tone of…
18 Jan 2023
Once the summer holidays have passed, it’s common for clients to approach designers looking for a change – especially if they spent their days off at home or at the…
17 Jan 2023
It takes a lot of work to put out a magazine, and although his face is not on the editor’s page of the magazines at AGM, as publisher, Nathan Inkpen…
20 Dec 2022
A craft project a day keeps the boredom away. Entertain kids with these easy arts and crafts projects using pegs and ice block sticks.
When pegs fly
Fly high with these cute…
01 Dec 2022
There’s always someone on the Christmas list a little tricky to buy for, so here are some unique, handmade gifts from local creative artists.
Clocking on
Go extra thoughtful this Christmas and…
17 Nov 2022
All good things come in small packages and there is no exception in the NZ Tiny House Awards.
The awards, which were held at the Tiny House Expo at Manukau’s Due…
08 Nov 2022
There are some circumstances where it makes sense to pick classic colours that will stand the test of time, but there are just as many other situations where your design…
27 Oct 2022
“French vintage with a Scandinavian influence” is how artist, designer and Resene colour consultant Jackie Nicholls describes her artistic style.
It sounds like the recipe for a stylish and sophisticated house,…
05 Oct 2022
Let your kids open the door to their imagination and be transported to a fairytale land these school holidays by creating fairy doors. Attach your fairy doors to trees, fences…
29 Sep 2022
These blossoms made from Resene wallpaper left over after decorating will mean your décor will be blooming gorgeous, no matter the season.
You will need:
Plain paper
Ruler
Pencil
Scissors
Wallpaper offcuts, we used Resene Wallpaper…
22 Sep 2022
The Mental Health Foundation’s Mental Health Awareness week runs from 26 September to 2 October and aims to help Kiwis understand ways to improve their wellbeing and mental health.
Studies have…
11 Aug 2022
Painting outdoors in Australia’s heat isn’t easy, but Queensland’s Ingrid is well acquainted with painting in sweltering summer temperatures. She produces vibrant works often inspired by natural elements like flowers…
10 Aug 2022
Ever wanted to peek inside a tiny home? Have a look at some impressive tiny homes across Aotearoa up for the 2022 Tiny House Awards – voting for their winners…
10 Aug 2022
It was a creative family effort that won Kate Cater and her teenage daughters Anna and Maddie a title in the habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition. As the winner of the…
27 Jul 2022
The winning adult’s Teeny House entry came from Sirpa Alalaakkola of Picton, whose detail-packed teeny house features a rock-climbing wall. habitat by Resene caught up with Sirpa after her win to…
29 Jun 2022
Zoe McBride’s Teeny House might have been small, but her crafty efforts in the habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition show her imagination is huge. As the winner of the…
03 Aug 2022
It was a creative family effort that won Kate Cater and her teenage daughters Anna and Maddie a title in the habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition. As the winner of the…
27 Jul 2022
The winning adult’s Teeny House entry came from Sirpa Alalaakkola of Picton, whose detail-packed teeny house features a rock-climbing wall. habitat by Resene caught up with Sirpa after her win to…
13 Jul 2022
Tiny home advocate and expert Sharla May says over the last six years, she’s experienced a lot when it comes to navigating the world of tiny living.
“I’ve seen friends, family and…
29 Jun 2022
Zoe McBride’s Teeny House might have been small, but her crafty efforts in the habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition show her imagination is huge. As the winner of the…
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…
26 May 2022
Have you done something bold or interesting with Resene paint or wallpaper in a small room in your house? It could be an office, nursery, laundry or powder room –…
21 Apr 2022
Remember to make mum feel special this Mother’s Day with a handmade gift. We’ve put together a collection of some wonderful local artisans and small businesses to help you shop…
14 Apr 2022
Landscapes and florals have never looked than sweeter than on these earrings created with Resene paint. Rotorua artist Sarah Kolver paints dreamy outdoor settings on plywood earrings, through her business…
31 Mar 2022
Our creative readers have been busy. In this round up, we see readers using Resene paints and colours to spruce up cottages, bring mannequins to life, brighten doors and delight…
21 Mar 2022
While data shows that clients are making bolder paint colour choices than ever before – a phenomenon that’s most likely been spurred from staring at the same white walls for…
24 Feb 2022
Kids stuck at home? Never fear! There’s still time to enter the habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition. The competition encourages kids, adults and families to create their dream miniature…
17 Feb 2022
As anybody entering the Resene Teeny House competition will know, a smaller interior decorating canvas doesn’t mean a scaling down of the materials you can, or want to use.
For experienced…
07 Dec 2021
Two social housing projects, transportable tiny houses for at-risk youth, a Christchurch Kōhanga Reo and a ‘build to rent’ development were among the winners at the prestigious 2021 New Zealand…
02 Dec 2021
Stuck for that unique gift for the person who has everything? We’ve corralled a collection of the unusual and beautiful from artisan makers, and you can order direct from them…
01 Dec 2021
Lawncare with Husqvarna
It’s that time of year when the flowers are blooming and the grass is green, but it’s also when nature is going through a growth spurt, and within…
11 Nov 2021
It’s amazing what wonderfully whimsical and astounding things can be created with a simple paintbrush, Resene testpot and dash of imagination. Readers from across the country have been cooking up…
21 Oct 2021
Elegant and sophisticated are two words you don’t expect to hear when talking about a cardboard box, yet interior designer Gem Adams’ teeny house is both. When Gem first began…
13 Oct 2021
You could stare at Fleur Thorpe’s teeny house (order yours here) for hours. The intricacies of her work unveil themselves over time: tables made from cotton reels, cabinets fashioned from…
04 Oct 2021
Your habitat by Resene teeny house is the perfect blank canvas for decorating with Resene paints and wallpapers. Assemble your teeny house from the seven pieces of EB-flute cardboard enclosed.…
29 Sep 2021
Take one cardboard box, add imagination and Resene paint and you have habitat by Resene Teeny House. Create your dream house… well, out of cardboard, with this miniature house ideal for a…
29 Sep 2021
There were squeals of excitement when interior designer Annick Larkin and her daughters first saw their teeny house.
“There was a blank canvas for me, a lovely little miniature size house…
29 Sep 2021
Interior designer Vanessa Nouwens is known as the queen of tone-on-tone interior style. So it’s not surprising she put her colour skills to good use creating a cohesive teeny house (order…
29 Sep 2021
Kate Alexander of Places and Graces used her teeny house as an opportunity to play out her interior design fantasies. This included creating colourful furniture pieces from international designers, such…
29 Sep 2021
Stylist and interior designer, Megan Harrison-Turner thought outside the box when creating her cardboard teeny house. The Auckland-based creative was inspired by the idea of playing with dolls when she…
23 Sep 2021
From creative lockdown upcycles to schoolroom projects, this reader roundup sees our readers leading colourful lives with Resene paint. With splashes of Resene Hot Chile, Resene Edward and Resene metallics,…
21 Apr 2022
Entries have now closed for the habitat by Resene Teeny House competition
The judges are now reviewing all the winners, we will announce the winners later in May.
Stay tuned on the…
11 Aug 2021
The Resene Wallpaper Collection has a wallpaper for any personality. We’ve created the ultimate wallpaper quiz to match your personality to an interior style and range of wallpapers. For more…
06 Aug 2021
As much as we’d like to believe that white is a ‘one size fits all’ colour choice, it can actually be one of the hardest hues to specify. While Resene…
17 Jun 2021
Is your wardrobe a black hole featuring a pair of shoes that take up space? Embark on a space odyssey and upcycle them into exciting, otherworldly sneakers. This nifty DIY…
03 Jun 2021
The humble shoebox has been transformed into interior inspo with the Resene Dream Room in a Shoebox competition. People around the country dove deep into their cupboards to find old…
03 Jun 2021
Creativity is at the fore in this vibrant reader round up. As the weather gets colder, our readers are warming things up outside with spruced up fences and colourful chairs.…
05 May 2021
Do you have an impressive collection of houseplants? Does your urban jungle make your neighbours green with envy? You could be New Zealand’s 2021 Houseplant Hero.
NZ Gardener is on the…
28 Apr 2021
Ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors in Christchurch’s central city? For one weekend only, Open Christchurch is spilling the city’s architectural secrets. Open Christchurch, supported by Resene, is…
31 Mar 2021
Artist Felicity Meade has us all aflutter with her playful jewellery pieces. Inspired by kiwiana, her wooden necklaces and brooches have taken flight across New Zealand.
“My work is inspired by…
18 Mar 2021
In the bustling rural community of Matakana, Nick Charlton is busy making fabulous creations for our feathered friends. His business, Native Bird, specialises in terracotta nesting boxes for flying garden…
16 Mar 2021
There are certain project typologies that always seem to be done in a similar vein. We might not even be able to come up with a reason why; we just…
21 Jan 2021
Accommodating colour: How this former Waihi camp became a Latin American-inspired holiday destination
Te Rau Aroha, the Anglican Church camp at Waihi Beach, was a little worn down when it caught…
13 Jan 2021
Is there a man cave of wonders at the bottom of your garden? Do you have a pristine potting shed, an artist’s studio in a rainbow of Resene shades or…
08 Dec 2020
An innovative programme initiated by VisionWest Community Trust, the My Whare initiative has been launched in response to the crisis of youth homelessness and intended to give young people who…
08 Dec 2020
When you’re feeling stuck for where to get started on your colour choices for a project, or to narrow down your options, it’s common for people to reach out and…
04 Nov 2020
Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year competition is underway with another superb showcase of native bird species. With votes now open to celebrate the country’s incredible birds, from…
04 Nov 2020
Lisa Tran Kelly began her art practice in miniature, crafting drawings on tiny canvases and equally diminutive sketchbooks. It was a scale influenced by her grandmother, an artist who works…
20 Oct 2020
Maurice Regeer and Marije Hoornstra, the Dutch born duo behind MnM Design, are partners in both business and life. Professional yet approachable and down-to-earth, their small design studio based in…
20 Oct 2020
Getting clients to commit to braver (and sometimes seemingly not so brave) colour choices can be challenging. While building trust can certainly play a role in convincing them to cross…
15 Sep 2020
Whenever we see striking black cladding with a splash of vibrant red, we are reminded of Kyle Anaru.
Kyle cut his teeth at a number of different design practices before starting…
15 Sep 2020
As the weather finally begins to warm, both designers and clients alike are being drawn to decorating with different colours. For as long as humans have been decorating, we’ve been…
06 May 2020
Kids’ books are known to be filled with adventure and colour. And so, when designers Tom Dobinson and Sophie Edwards of Edwards Builders were deciding on the colour palette of…
07 Apr 2020
With Easter just around the corner, Alayna Flighty of Kiwi Families created a couple of kid-friendly crafts using some favourite Resene paint colours. Battle boredom by making some egg carton…
26 Mar 2014
Hummingbirds are tiny,
right? Well not this one. This specially designed hot air balloon is part of
the Balloons over Waikato event running until Sunday. Proudly sponsored by Resene,
again bringing colour to…
19 Mar 2014
A tiny family
bach at Otago’s Taieri River mouth and a stunning aquatic centre on
Wellington’s Kapiti Coast are joint supreme winners of the 2014 NZ Wood Resene
Timber Design Awards, announced last…
19 Nov 2014
Resene Christchurch colour consultant Becca Long talks colour schemes:
The four fundamental considerations when picking a colour scheme are: the age of your home; natural light; limitations (eg existing fixtures); and your…
29 Jan 2015
As the holidays end and we head back to home and the office, more and more air conditioners will be turned on, sucking through electricity. But are we missing an…
27 Apr 2015
Have you ever wondered why your stunning new dress or shirt suddenly adopts an off-putting muddy hue when you try it on in front of your bedroom mirror? Or why…
15 Jun 2015
If you've got one lovely room in your home, and you haven't entered NZ House & Garden's Interior of the Year award, do it now. Entries close on 28 June.
The awards are…
11 Jun 2015
When our friends (and now neighbours) saw that the broken-down house across the street was for sale, they instantly thought of us. Ian and I are serial renovators. During the previous…
25 Feb 2016
We've watched them buy their properties, style up containers, become lighting designers, compete in a rock climbing competition, shed a few tears, paint, paint, paint and give everything they've got…
03 Mar 2016
Things are shaping up for the families and their properties on TV ONE's Our First Home. In the latest episodes, we saw the reveal of an enticing outdoor area, a…
10 Mar 2016
Murals are a great way to stretch your artistic abilities, get creative with colour and personalise your walls. And this week on TV ONE's Our First Home, we saw the teams complete…
19 Jul 2015
When kids are part of a home, it's not unusual to see tiny pencil marks climbing the walls in the hallway or the little ones' bedrooms. But the problem with…
13 Jan 2016
Richard Gardiner’s tiny replicas of houses that often no longer exist, carry a weighty task on their small roofs. “Often there is an emotional response when people come to pick…
22 Jun 2016
Stylist Francesca Storey of Showroom shares the secrets on how to group accessories.
Making your house a home is as much about choosing the paint colours as it is about accessorising. Grouping…
09 Sep 2016
Showroom stylist Francesca Storey spells out the magic of using typography at home.
There’s something captivating about artwork and images that include lettering and numbers. I’m pretty certain it’s not a subconscious yearning for math or…
15 Dec 2016
Julie Stuart of Clever Poppy gives her bedroom a new Scandi look... in between running her business and being a mum to two young kids.
Our master bedroom makeover has been a…
06 Jul 2017
Stylist Megan Harrison-Turner shares her art-hanging and colour secrets.
While art galleries frequently have white walls so there is no colour to distract from the artist’s work, we often have colour on…
25 May 2017
As with many businesses, Tiny House Builders was borne out of personal need - to create extra income while managing director Rebecca Bartlett was on maternity leave. After much research and consultation…
10 Aug 2017
Enjoy your favourite photos every day with these three crafty framing projects, from Good magazine. Styling by Sarah Heeringa.
Hanging photo wall
You need:
Up to 20 square photographs (all 10cm x 10cm)
White card,…
24 Aug 2017
Imagine a team of experts coming into your home, throwing you out for 48 hours, and making over one of your rooms and the garden. Wouldn’t that be bliss? Well,…
21 Sep 2017
This week, the Heritage Rescue II team head to the central North Island town of Eketahuna. Once a proud and prosperous town, it's now a much quieter spot. The Eketahuna museum…
22 Nov 2017
With a delightful colourful scheme of candy pinks and teal blue, it's hard not to fall in love with Boh Runga's new Auckland 'Bohtique'.
The jewellery designer and singer-songwriter recently opened the doors…
01 Feb 2018
Visit the town of Naenae in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and you’ll see artist Joe McMenamin’s stunning murals everywhere, painted in Resene.
As well as creating sky high murals, Joe also paints New…
24 Jan 2018
Only two weeks left to enter NZ House & Garden's Interior of the Year awards, the search for New Zealand’s most beautiful interiors.
You can enter a variety of rooms, including…
26 Feb 2018
People have mistaken Anna Leyland’s art as being created digitally, such is the precision of her work. In reality, her screenprints are reproduced from large, original, hand-painted canvases, the work…
31 May 2018
From starting out as a Resene colour consultant to now running her own business Kim Nicol of All Colour Matters gets a thrill from helping people pick the perfect paint…
09 Aug 2018
There may have been some drama on The Block NZ last week, but it didn’t stop the teams from creating beautiful room reveals for blank canvas week. This time around,…
30 May 2019
If you’re never come across one before, street libraries house books on a donation-based system, where visitors are welcome to take any book that interests them and anyone is welcome…
12 Feb 2020
At just 22m2, Mike and Loren’s Hawke’s Bay home is not your average dwelling. Tiny houses have been making waves in the building industry the last few years, and knocking…