Clova Cribs is a cluster of fully furnished holiday homes in the ‘deep’ Pelorous on the Marlborough Sounds waterfront. Affectionately known as Spring Inn, Mussell Inn and Wimbled Inn, these cottages have played host to many visitors looking for a relaxing break away from city life or trying their luck with the fish.

The homes were once dull and worn on the exterior with uninspiring colour schemes, peeling and flaking paint. The new colour schemes were carefully designed to provide each holiday home with a personality of its own while still fitting in with the local colours of nature.

Spring Inn is finished in Resene Rangoon Green (jungle green), Resene Hairy Heath (redwood brown) and Resene Cinnamon (copper brown). The neighbouring Mussell Inn is finished in Resene Dark Tan (deep red brown), Resene Martinique (violet grey) and Resene Bronzetone (mustard brown), while Wimbled Inn sports Resene Rangoon Green, Resene Mulled Wine (warm purple grey) and Resene Bull Shot (strong brown). Colour selections were based on the Resene BS5252 chart with care taken on the shading and reflectance of colours to ensure they would work with the surroundings.

In a place where life seems to move at a slower pace, the laidback style cottages, each standing proud with their own unique look, encourage holidaymakers to shrug off the social conventions and status of the city and soak in the seclusion and serenity.

Colour: Di Lucas
From the Resene News – issue 2/2011