escape

From habitat plus - decorating and colour trends 2017

Time to escape... outdoors.

Just as we’re bringing the outdoors in with house plants, natural textures and botanic greens, we’re also taking our indoor spaces outdoors. Outdoor rooms have come far from the exposed old timber table and chairs. Today, we luxuriate in outdoor fireplaces, sofas and chairs, pizza ovens and built-in barbecues, outdoor showers, electronic louvres, day beds piled high with cushions and more.

A colourful outdoor living area

A decadent daybed is painted in Resene Alabaster and accented with summer colours like Resene Glorious and Resene Torea Bay on the plant pots, and Resene Riptide, Resene Tasman and Resene Waterborne Woodsman Smokey Ash stain on the stencilled chair. The deck is Resene Waterborne Woodsman Limed Oak.

We’ve expanded our colour palette, too. Green and brown are not the only colours in nature. Think of the splendour of sunsets and sunrises, the bright blooms of a spring garden.

Resene colours

Resene Ruby Tuesday is a tender apricot orange, good on any day of the week. Try Ruby Tuesday with watery cerulean blues, summer greens or soft orange reds, such as Resene Sea Crest, Resene Freelance or Resene Fugitive.
Resene Vitality is a soft edged bright green, alive with fun and flamboyance. Try Resene Vitality with clear oranges, pastel chartreuses or sea blues, such as Resene Energise, Resene Fresh or Resene Discover.

An outdoor dining room

Outdoor dining space - accessories

Outdoor dining room: Think beyond classic ‘outdoor’ colours to brighter hues. Smart outdoor living needn’t cost a lot. Refresh simple furniture with Resene Waterborne Woodsman stain in colours Resene Limed Gum, Resene Smokey Ash and Resene Equilibrium, then stencil in Resene Tasman (left chair), and Resene Celebrate and Resene Martini (right chair). The deck is in Resene Waterborne Woodsman Limed Oak. Accessories on table: Upcycle your table with Resene Casper. The pink vase is Resene London Hue.

A fish-scale outdoor shower

A colourful table-top stencil

A colourful balcony reading corner

Outdoor shower: Wash off the salt and sand in this fish scale shower. The private courtyard is painted in Resene Delta, the shower wall is in hard-wearing Resene Lumbersider low-sheen paint, tinted to various colours: Resene All Black, Resene Quarter Delta, Resene Quarter Truffle and Resene Double Alabaster. Softened with potted palms, and with shells underfoot, it’s both a practical and beautiful space. The pots are painted in Resene Passport, Resene Hideaway and Resene Karaka. The duckboard is stained in Resene Woodsman Iroko. Table-top stencil: Release your creativity with a mix of stains and metallics. This table is stencilled in Resene Waterborne Woodsman Limed Gum, Resene Waterborne Woodsman Limed Ash, Resene Woodsman Whitewash, Resene Spark (metallic) and Resene Gold Dust (metallic). Balcony: Uplifting colours encourage us to relax in our outdoor havens. Create a quiet corner with a chair in Resene Ashanti, pots in Resene Wax Flower and Resene Glorious and cactus in Resene Atlas. The balustrade is Resene Quarter White Pointer.