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Paint trends —— RESENE

Overt ’80s - Think outside the box with rings mat boards painted with Resene
suspended from the ceiling, adding Shabby Chic, Resene Poppy, Resene
Reference the statement hues gym mats underneath to protect Submerge and Resene Despacito.
and geometric patterns of the daring little monkeys. - A grid on the floor can provoke all
Memphis design movement - A built-in desk lets a bedroom evolve kinds of play. Paint the floor in two
while maximising a small as children grow, graduating from coats of a dark shade — we used
space for small people.
colouring-in and crafts to more Resene Walk-on in Resene Charcoal.
serious study. Once dry, use painter’s tape to mask
- Use a magnetic wall to display art a grid pattern over the top, firmly
or create an ever-changing mural. pressing down the edges of the tape.
We used two basecoats of Resene FX Use a roller to paint the entire surface
Magnetic Magic followed by two with two coats of pale paint — we
topcoats of Resene Thumbs Up to used Resene Walk-on in Resene
make our wall magnetic, then made Poured Milk. Allow to dry, then
magnets using magnetic sheets and remove the tape.

BACKDROP Left wall in Resene FX Magnetic Magic
and Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen in Resene
Thumbs Up; remaining walls in Resene SpaceCote
Low Sheen in Resene Shabby Chic; floor in Resene
Walk-on in Resene Charcoal and Resene Poured
Milk; desk in Resene Lustacryl in Resene Shabby
Chic and Resene Submerge; bench seat in Resene
Lustacryl in Resene Poppy; magnets in Resene
Shabby Chic, Resene Poppy, Resene Submerge
and Resene Despacito, resene.co.nz. OPPOSITE,
FROM LEFT Magnetic sheets, $11/set of 10,
spotlightstores.com. Crescent Black Core mat
boards, $25 each, gordonharris.co.nz. Expressway
track, $119/16 pieces, dappermrbear.com. Hot dog
van, $35; sedan, $23; doughnut truck, $35; police
car, $23; egg carton, $19, littlewhimsy.co.nz.
Gym rings, $95/pair, torpedo7.co.nz. Arnold Circus
stool, $250, paperplanestore.com. Craft paper,
$6/5m, spotlightstores.com. Crayons, $13,
littlewhimsy.co.nz. Balance board by Wobbel,
$279, dappermrbear.com. ADDITIONAL ITEM
ABOVE Number cubes, $99, littlewhimsy.co.nz.

Resene Charcoall
Resene Shabby Chic Resene Poured Milk Resene Po ppy y Resene Thumbs Up Resene Submerge Re s e ne C ha r c oa
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