b'my favourite colourstealappeal Stylist and interior designer Megan Harrison-Turner won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the latest Resene Total Colour Awards. She shares some of the style secrets shes learned through her career and why she loves causing a Hullabaloo. ReseneSea FogAbove right: Megan Harrison-Turner, How would you describe your interior design work? in front of a Resene Carpe Noctem My work is about creating liveable, workable, growable spaces - thebackdrop, is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in theResenerooms need to be able to adapt and grow as people do. I believelatest Resene Total Colour Awards. Booststyling makes the sum of the items in a composition better than the individual pieces, creating an ambience from a collection of objects.Above left: Megan helped the owners of this home choose Resene Gunmetal as the cabinetry and wallReseneWhat does an average day look like for you?colour for their kitchen, designed byGunmetalI spend a lot of time at site meetings, collecting props for shoots andDamian Hannah of German Kitchens, visiting showrooms. I can only make colour schemes during the daywww.germankitchens.nzin natural light, so checking emails and following up on projectsReseneResene Reseneoften happens at the end of the day and in the evening. Hullabaloo Carpe Noctem All BlackWhat are your favourite Resene colours, and why? That is a hard one. My favourites are the happy teal and ceruleanDo you have advice for choosing a colour palette for a home?colours,ReseneBoostandReseneHullabaloo.IalsolikesofterStart with the material that is in the shortest supply or the hardest to whites, such as Resene Sea Fog and Resene Quarter White Pointer,come by, such as kitchen countertops. Paint should be your last as they are more forgiving and organic than pure whites. The colourschoice when decorating a room, as there are so many Resene colours I suggest to clients are often greyed-off hues, which are kinder to ourto suit the final look. I always ask clients for three emotive words to intense light and easier to live with. describe how they want the space to feelthen Im off. I find inspirationinalmosteverythingaviewfromawindow,the What is one of your favourite recent projects?architecture and the period of the house. Always check your colour There may have been a few favourites for me, but its the people andsamples during the day and night, and dont select a colour or the clients I get to work with that make a project awesome. I recentlyproduct on a screen before you have seen it in person.styled a home and kitchen with splendid sea views, and all the homes colours are inspired by water. The kitchen cabinetry in thisWhats your best tip for beginner DIYers? home is in Resene Gunmetal, and the dark colour draws the eye toCoco Chanel once said The best colour in the whole world is the the window and sea beyond, where there are sometimes orcas inone that looks good on you. I have the same sentiment but would the bay. say the best colour is the one that looks good for the room. You want to create that feeling of coming home and seeing something What have you learnt over your career, and how have thingsyou love to trigger that golden feeling of relax, youre home now. changed since you started?We should all have that.I have learnt a lot, but I still dont know enough! Colour and style are like wine, everyone has an opinion, and those opinions areSee more of Megans work at www.colourwhich.co.nz.subjective. Fortunately, with Resene, there are enough colours forwords Jessica WealeReseneeveryones tastes. images Bryce Carleton, Leon Rose Quarter White Pointer80'