Resene Interiors
Bedrooms When selecting colours for bedrooms it is important to choose colours that are conducive to sleeping. You are also likely to spend more time looking at the ceiling than you would in other rooms As a general rule you should avoid using very bright colours and save them for other parts of your home. Most light and pastel shades are ideal for bedrooms. Blue is a popular colour choice for bedrooms because of its soothing qualities. However, if you have trouble getting up in the morning, you may wish to add an invigorating accent to get you out of bed.
Dining rooms Separate dining rooms tend to be reserved for special occasions so they are a good opportunity to experiment with colour that you might not be brave enough to use elsewhere. Red stimulates the appetite and is a good choice for dining rooms. Combined with gold cutlery, a dramatic air of formality will result. Midnight blue or aubergine and gold are also dramatic colour schemes for night-time dining. Remember, in any dining room the table will be the focal point.
Family rooms Family rooms call for a tough durable finish, such as Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen, that can take the inevitable wear and tear. Families tend to spend a lot of time in this part of the home, so a bright uplifting colour scheme is recommended. Use one or two dominant colours and add accents for interest. Choose mid tone colours that will minimise the appearance of finger marks, animal fur and general light scuffing. Avoid using very dark or very light colours. Use patterned curtains and furnishing fabric in place of plain fabrics.
Living rooms Today’s living rooms are often open spaces that link through to dining and kitchen areas. Knowing where to start and finish the colour scheme between each part of an open plan space can be very difficult. There are two techniques that you can use: • Paint a feature area in an area between the two adjoining rooms or spaces to create a natural colour break. • Use a progression of colours, then paint a unifying colour throughout the spaces and accent with the other progressional colours. Living rooms are the ideal place to create focal points or feature areas. Traditionally fireplaces acted as the focal point of most living rooms. If you don’t have a fireplace, select a focal point for your room and decorate around that. The focal point may be a feature area, lounge suite or similar. As living rooms are usually subject to less wear and tear than family rooms, you can choose light and dark colours if desired. Remember no matter what room you are painting, artificial lighting can be used very successfully to complement your colour scheme and it is worth reviewing your lighting plan prior to painting. Resene has an extensive range of colours and paints for all your interior decorating projects, including Resene Zylone Sheen VOC free, a low sheen finish without unwanted VOCs (volatile organic compounds). Resene also has a full range of Resene Non VOC tinters, so you can get your favourite Resene decorative paint tinted without adding any VOCs. To help you get inspired, the Resene online Decorating Inspiration Gallery has hundreds of stories from DIY kiwis with lots of ideas for colours or check out the Habitat magazine stories for bathroom inspiration. You’ll find both on the Resene website www.resene.co.nz. Come in and see us at your local Resene ColorShop or visit our website, www.resene.co.nz, for more inspiration.
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