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Tone up!

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1 January 1970

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Go all-in on your favourite colour with a layered monochromatic scheme that sets a singular mood. Can’t find a piece in the perfect shade? Paint it!

Rhapsody in blues

Cool and classy does it with this ocean dive of blues. The deep backdrop creates eye-catching silhouettes out of the curved, tonal objects, as if they’re moonlit against a night sky.


Salt & Pepper Relic serving bowl in blue, $69.99 from Farmers. Tall ribbed vase in midnight, $79.99, and round ribbed vase in midnight, $49.99, both from Nood. M & Co Flare glass vase in blue $9.99 from Farmers. Louis vase in white, $35 from Thread Design. Clunes vessel in denim, $54.95 from Freedom. M & Co Ridgeline votive in smoke, $17.99, and M & Co Anders vase, $19.99, both from Farmers. M & Co Curve vase, $19.99 from Farmers, painted in Resene Powder Blue. All Resene paints available from Resene ColorShops.

Sunny daze

Light up a corner of your home with buttery, lemony, mustardy warmth and let the sun shine in (even when it’s not).


Cube shelf, $21 for set of three from Kmart, painted in Resene Mellow Yellow. Circle cut-out vase,
$9 from Kmart, painted in Resene Banana Split. Hanging flower stylist’s own. Small Harmie vase, $14.90 from Thread Design, painted in Resene Bardot. Sue Syme Fantail print, $115 from The Poi Room. Kaisercraft place mat, $5.50 from Spotlight, painted in Resene Bardot. Large Harmie vase, $34.90 from Thread Design, painted
in Resene Bardot. AC Vinyl ‘World Map’ and AC Vinyl ‘Black Handwriting’, $3.50 each from Spotlight, displayed in A2 box frame, $14 from Kmart. Urban Loft vase in glossy mustard, $99.99 from Briscoes. M & Co Bower candleholder, $5.99 from Farmers, painted in Resene Banana Split. Acapulco candle, $9.95 from Bed Bath N Table. All Resene paints available from Resene ColorShops.

Green room

Retreat into a moody enchanted forest that creates an aura of quiet contemplation – ideal for a retro-themed study or reading nook.


Hugo DIY plug-in metal pendant light, $66.90 from Bunnings, painted in Resene Norway. Warm Nordic Lean Back armchair
by Arne Hovmand-Olsen, starts at $3195 from Good Form. Tewinga decorative vessel, $34.95 from Freedom. Living & Co Indiana nesting tables, $69 for two from The Warehouse, painted in Resene Rivergum. Living & Co Ambience jar candle, $12 from The Warehouse. Lunar round bowl, $9.95 from Freedom. Simon Gault Soul Kitchen pitcher, $39.99 from Briscoes. All Resene paints available from Resene ColorShops.

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