habitat plus – whites and neutrals
Welcome – There’s a reason why various ‘white’ and neutral paint colours top the list of most popular Resene colours each year. They’re just so versatile.
While Resene is well-known for its daring fashion colour fandecks, the Resene Whites & Neutrals collection is the one that home decorators turn to again and again to create a baseline palette for their homes. There are 28 palette cards with 12 colours on each. Often, those colours are from the same colour 'family', and are variants of one colour. This makes it easier to build a colour scheme... more
Happy decorating!
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The Whites & Neutrals Collection
The Resene Whites & Neutrals collection is one of the most popular and comprehensive collections... more
The right white
Alabaster, chalk, ivory, cream… which is which? There are so many wonderful Resene whites to choose from... more
Mid-toned neutrals
Next to white, soft mid-toned neutrals are the most popular wall colours... more
Going dark
Many of us think of neutral as whites or pale colours but very dark colours are can also be neutral... more
Tonal colour schemes
Tonal or monochromatic colour schemes make great use of whites and neutrals... more
Adding texture gloss and pattern
To really come alive, neutral and tonal colour schemes need texture and variations in gloss levels... more
Which direction?
Colour is not equal, unchanging and well behaved... more
How light affects colour
You’ve been to your local Resene ColorShop and chosen the perfect soft white for your living room... more
Using accents
Very few of us want to live in all-white interiors. You might love your white walls and kitchen cabinetry, and have a delicious white leather sofa, but by adding other accent colours... more
On the outside
White and other pale neutrals are often a go-to choice for the outside of a house... more