- Episode 22: Take whites and neutrals up a gear
- Episode 21: Make a statement
- Episode 20: Equip yourself for success
- Episode 19: Small projects, special effects and picking the trends
- Episode 18: The luxury of choice
- Episode 17: Overcoming awkwardness
- Episode 16: Find your colour taste
- Episode 15: Go bold, without going crazy
- Episode 14: Beauty in balance
- Episode 13: Add to favourites: the colours we love and why
- Episode 12: Preserving your home's heritage
- Episode 11: The art of being bold
- Episode 10: Prep yourself for success
- Episode 9: Welcome in wallpaper
- Episode 8: Which white is right?
- Episode 7: A lifecycle in colour
- Episode 6: Find the feel
- Episode 5: Know your goals
- Episode 4: Know your why
- Episode 3: Liveable colour - what is it and how to get it?
- Episode 2: Get started: Break out of design paralysis
- Episode 1: Unlock your style with undertones
If these walls could talk
Get decorating advice on the go, with the ‘If these walls could talk ’ podcast series.
Resene has been working with a range of colour experts to bring you a new podcast series –‘If these walls could talk ’– focused on colour, design and decorating advice.
A new podcast series focused on colour, design and decorating advice
Three episodes are available at launch with a new episode being released fortnightly. You can listen in via iHeartRadio, Apple or Spotify.
We're covering a huge range of topics, everything from choosing whites to heritage colours, latest trends, wallpaper and much more. Whether you're exercising, driving, cleaning or chilling out, you can get the inside tips and tricks from our experts to help you bring out the best in your home and projects.
If you have any tips and suggestions for future podcast topics we'd love to hear them. Please get in touch with us anytime to share your ideas.
Podcast episodes
Episode 22
Take whites and neutrals up a gear
with Madison McLeod
Get the most from your whites and neutrals as Resene Colour Expert Madison McLeod unpacks the formula for some of our favourite shades and explains how to use them to best showcase the decor in your home.
Episode 21
Make a statement
with Brenda Ngatai
Do you have a wall screaming for attention? Resene Colour Expert Brenda Ngatai discusses how to make a feature wall work, the importance of balance and adapting colour trends to your own home.
Episode 20
Equip yourself for success
with Annick Rennell
There is a whole raft of tools, products and materials out there designed to help you produce a stunning interior. Stylist and jewellery designer Annick Rennell shares the ones she recommends and how to get the most from them.
Episode 19
Small projects, special effects and picking the trends
with Monuean Ryan
Monuean Ryan from habitat by Resene shares more of her best home decorating tips and tricks, including some cool special effects, for projects of all sizes, and an insider’s view of the fascinating business of how trends come to be.
Episode 18
The luxury of choice
with Megan Harrison Turner
There’s no one right answer for your home when it comes to colours and interior finishes. Interior designer Megan Harrison Turner discusses how to find the options that will work best for you, and then narrow them down.
Episode 17
Overcoming awkwardness
with Vic Bibby and Dael Brady
Do you have an ‘awkward’ space you’re not sure how to decorate? Hawke’s Bay interior designers Vic Bibby and Dael Brady talk us through how to tackle odd-shaped spaces, and how they can be your gateway to embracing new colour trends.
Episode 16
Find your colour taste
with Bryanna Stitt
Knowing what colours you don’t like, can be just as helpful as what you do like when it comes to picking a paint colour palette. Resene Colour Expert Bryanna Stitt discusses how she works with Resene customers to narrow down options.
Episode 15
Go bold, without going crazy
with Amy Watkins
Resene Colour Expert Amy Watkins offers her suggestions for embracing bold colours in a way that won’t give you a headache when you step into a room. Learn to express your colour personality, embrace the trend for warmer colours and add calming notes for a well-balanced finish.
Episode 14
Beauty in balance
with Shelley Ferguson
If you have a room interior that feels like it’s missing something, or just doesn’t feel right, trust your instincts. Interior designer Shelley Ferguson shares her advice for working with the colours, patterns and textures that can often be the missing link you need to pull a room together.
Episode 13
Add to favourites: the colours we love and why
with a panel of Resene colour experts
Do you have a favourite colour? How often does it change? A panel of Resene colour experts discuss and debate their favourite colours and colour combinations, past and present, then offer their advice on how to use them.
Episode 12
Preserving your home's heritage
with Becca Long
The Resene Heritage Colour Palette helps owners of heritage homes create a colour scheme authentic to the age of their home. Resene Colour Expert Becca Long talks through the 'rules' of heritage home decoration and how to break them to great effect.
Episode 11
The art of being bold
with Megan Harrison-Turner
Colours don’t have to be dramatic and bright to be bold. Interior designer Megan Harrison-Turner offers some tips and tricks for playing with deeper shades and gentler colours that can still have a huge visual impact.
Episode 10
Prep yourself for success
with Monuean Ryan
Monuean Ryan from habitat by Resene offers her best tips and tricks to help make sure your decorating projects go smoothly and turn out just how you expected – including how to make the best use of the knowledge and expertise of decorating experts.
Episode 09
Welcome in wallpaper
with Meryl Southey
The wallpaper world awaits, but how do you choose the right design? Resene Colour Expert Meryl Southey shares her top tips for finding a wallpaper pattern, texture and colour that you love, which will work in your home and that will give your whole room a lift.....
Episode 08
Which white is right?
with Vic Bibby and Dael Brady
White can be a complicated colour to work with, it's all about which white you choose. Hawke's Bay interior designers Vic Bibby and Dael Brady chat about the Resene whites and neutrals they love and how to work them into a broader colour palette.....
Episode 7
A lifecycle in colour
with Brenda Ngatai
Resene Colour Expert Brenda Ngatai examines what drives our changing tastes in colour over time, the subtle changes in our favourite shades and colour combinations - and the surprise return of beige!
Episode 6
Find the feel
with Kate Pilot and Natalia Glucina
Interior design team Kate Pilot and Natalia Glucina from Kanat Studio share their personal colour preferences and the process they go through to find the colour preferences and design tastes of their customers to create a feel as well as a look.
Episode 5
Know your goals
with Bryanna Stitt
The art of coming up with a successful interior colour palette is all about understanding your end goal, says Resene Colour Expert Bryanna Stitt. She offers her advice for narrowing down your options whether you're designing for yourself or potential buyers and renters.
Episode 4
Know your why
with Megan Harrison-Turner
Sometimes colour is the last thing you should be thinking about when planning a room makeover. Interior designer Megan Harrison-Turner shares the list of questions she asks well before the colour conversation starts.
Episode 3
Liveable colour - what is it and how to get it?
with Amy Watkins
What does your outfit say about your interior design style? Resene Colour Expert Amy Watkins chats about all the different ways you can narrow down your colour options and pull together a colour palette to suit your home, personality and style.
Episode 2
Get started: Break out of design paralysis
with Shelley Ferguson
Are you overwhelmed by choice and stumped for where to start your home reno? Interior designer Shelley Ferguson offers up her best tips, tricks and tools to demystify and simplify finding the right Resene colours and products to help you create the look you want.
Episode 1
Unlock your style with undertones
with Madison McLeod
Neutrals are a safe place to start understanding your style but, as Resene Colour Expert Madison McLeod explains, they can also be the key to finding bolder, brighter shades that suit your decorating style.
Remember to keep an ear out for a new episode every fortnight!