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Paint trends —— RESENE

Fresh ’50s - In children’s bedrooms, nooks such as Nourish, Resene Aura, Resene
this offer a nifty way to separate play Raindance, Resene Soulful, Resene
Complete with a cosy nook, and study zones from the sleep space. Sunbaked and Resene Moonlight)
this space channels a mid- Or you could have a desk built into a to paint each triangle with two coats
century domestic mood with wardrobe or add a games area under of paint. Allow to dry, then remove
a nostalgic palette of pastels an elevated bed. the tape.
punctuated by bold accents.
- Painted triangles on the floor are - Savvy shoppers will be surprised how
a fun take on the Formica surfaces easy to find and inexpensive vintage
that gained popularity in the 1950s. Kiwi school desks are. We refurbished
To achieve this look, paint the entire this one by removing the legs then
floor in two coats of Resene Walk-on sanding down the timber. Prime the
in Resene Half Spanish White and timber using Resene Quick Dry primer
allow to dry. Use painter’s tape to and the legs with Resene Waterborne
create a large-squared grid on the Smooth Surface Sealer, then paint
floor, then more to make triangles them in your chosen colours; we
in random corners of the squares. opted for Resene Aura for the timber
Use Resene testpots (we chose Resene and Resene Soulful for the legs. >

BACKDROP Main walls in Resene SpaceCote Low
Sheen in Resene Half Duck Egg Blue; nook wall in
Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen in Resene Soulful;
nook window frame in Resene Lustacryl in Resene
Atlas; desk in Resene Quick Dry primer, Resene
Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer, Resene Aura and
Resene Soulful; floor in Resene Walk-on in Resene
Half Spanish White, Resene Nourish, Resene Aura,
Resene Raindance, Resene Soulful, Resene Sunbaked
and Resene Moonlight, resene.co.nz. OPPOSITE,
FROM LEFT Apartment building blocks, $229/set,
dappermrbear.com. Vintage desk, $10, trademe.
co.nz. Form light triangle, $169, fatherrabbit.com.
Lines Dusty Blue notebook, $16; Cahiers notebooks,
$38/set of three; Super Sprinkles notebook, $24;
bookmark, $26; paperplanestore.com. Classic
Skyline fountain pen, $59; Hang It pegboard,
$89, fatherrabbit.com. DLine kitchen twine, $10,
spotlightstores.com. Epoca P ballpoint pen, $10,
fatherrabbit.com. Penco scissors, $23; cards, $8
each, paperplanestore.com. Apple Of My Eye washi
tape, $35/set of six, littlewhimsy.co.nz. Tip Ton chair
by Vitra, $459, cittadesign.com. Globe cushion,
$195, madegood.co.nz. Silk Yoryu fabric (used as
curtain), $24/m, thefabricstoreonline.com. Straw
Botanical pillowcase, $89/pair; flat sheet, $125/
single, fatherrabbit.com. Quilted linen blanket, $169,
cittadesign.com. ADDITIONAL ITEMS ABOVE Shell
Kisses pillowcase, $89/pair, fatherrabbit.com. Disc
Squab cushion, $160, madegood.co.nz.

Resene Half Duck Egg Blue Resene Half Spanish White Resene Soulful Resene Sunbaked Resene Nourish Resene Raindance

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