b'pet projectsResene Silver Chalice painted on these wallsstyle is the perfect Schnauzer colour. Dog bed in purr-fection Resene Armadillo, Resene Spanish Green and Resene Half Stack. MAX name painted in Resene Rivergum, hydration station and console in Resene Rivergum, floor in Resene Colorwood Shade, coffee table in Resene Half Stack, Beautiful homes and pendant in Resene Spanish Green and vases happy pets are a walk in in Resene Armadillo, Resene Spanish Green, the park with clever colourResene Rivergum and Resene Half Stack. Sofa and paint choices. and rug from Nood, throw, grey cushion and dog cushion from The Warehouse, other cushions from Mocka. ReseneMakoReseneSpanish GreenReseneRivergumResene Colorwood ShadeResene C reating a home thats a castle for you and your four-leggedfour-legged friend swoops in behind your feet to pick up any scraps.ClearFloor for extra durability. Its a good idea to give your pets a little Tea friends doesnt mean compromising on comfort, practicality orWhile youll never stop a pets food-loving instincts, a way to minimiseholiday while you set about making their new home purrfect for design aesthetic. Here are a few ideas to help ensure you dontunderfoot cooking mishaps is to move the food bowl out of thethem. Little paw prints may be cute, but not on your new floor finish. end up barking up the wrong tree before picking up a paintbrush.kitchen and into another part of your home. Food bowls can be tucked away on a timber shelf under a hallway console and paintedCoat of many coloursScale, function and design or stained in a matching colour. For easy cleaning, paint the shelf inJust as we often look to nature for colour inspiration, there are Interior designer Vanessa Nouwens says its best to consider how you liveReseneEnamacrylglosswaterbornepaintorstaininResenetangible benefits when colour sourcing from our little four-legged Resene and how your pets behave when creating a pet-friendly home. WhenColorwood protected with Resene Aquaclear clear urethane.friends. Paying homage to your best friends hues is easy with the Double Napa designing a room, I ask how much or how little of the space theReseneColourMatchtoolatwww.resene.com/colourmatchonline. homeowners want their pet to have access to. This helps me understandPractical materials and finishesSimply take a picture of your pal on a smartphone and upload it to how and where to integrate a pets requirements into the overall design.Pets can be tough on furnishings and surfacespaws and claws canfind your pets perfect match. You can also use the Resene colour If your dog likes to play in the mud or your kitty is a climber, insteadtake their toll. Keeping things squeaky clean is easier with tightlypalettegeneratorwww.resene.com/palettegeneratortocreatea of agonising over muddy paw prints or broken vases, why not factorwoven, wipeable, hardwearing and stain-resistant textiles.Corgie-worthy colour scheme or a perfect Persian palette. Resene your pets athleticism into your room design? Shelves create visualIf you have an area in your home for pets, it is a good idea to usePets have a heightened sense of smell, and if your cat is particularly Silver Chaliceinterestwhileallowingcatstostretchtheirlegsandsurveytheirharder-wearing waterborne enamel products such as Resene SpaceCotesensitive, consider using Resene Zylone Sheen Zero, a paint from the Resene kingdom from new heights. Installing them is an excellent idea forLow Sheen for walls. Its durable and easy to clean, says Resene ColourSensitive Choice approved range with very low odour and no added Double Teathose living in apartments or homes where cats dont have access toConsultant Jackie Nicholls. You could also use Resene Lustacryl, whichVOCs.Or for a more durable finish, especially for active pets that may Above: Embracing the best of tabby tones with backgroundoutside areas where they can jump and explore. Make the shelves ahas a semi-gloss finish and is even tougher on the lower half of the wall.be damp when they come in from exercise or playtime, look to Resene painted in Resene Double Tea. A4 drawdown paint swatches,design feature by painting them or by placing them in an arch design. Some pets have a habit of scratching a front door when they wantSpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom and Resene Lustacryl from right, in Resene Mako, Resene Casper, Resene Napa, Reseneto come inside, so our best recommendation would be Resene EnamacrylKitchen & Bathroom with the added benefit of anti-bacterial silver Double Napa and Resene Tea. Vase and squiggle dish in ReseneBark-itecture gloss, or Resene Super Gloss our toughest solventborne door paint,and MoulDefender additive.Casper, smaller vase in Resene Napa and cat ornament in ReseneDogs love having a basket and blanket to lie onit helps them feel safesays Jackie. Cats with a love of scratching will be forgiven (almost) if youHaving a furry friend in your home doesnt mean your home Tea. Cushion cover from Farmers. and secure. But theres no reason the basket should look like a dogssand back any scratched areas and rejuvenate them with fresh paint. design has to go to the dogs too, with a bit of planning and a few Top: The walls painted in Resene Tea and arches in Resene Napabreakfast. Paint your dogs bed in a complementary colour to helpInevitably there will be rainy days and some little accidents, especiallypaint tricks you can create a home thats the cats meow.match Lavenders tabby hues while minimising paw prints. Floorincorporate it into your home, and if your design allows, you could evenin the puppy or kitten stages. A painted or stained floor in a shade in Resene Double Tea, floating linear shelves in Resene Casper,create a special dog bed alcove. If your fur buddy is going to jump onthat nods to your pets colouring will be hardwearing and easy toTo learn how to create the dog bed, kitty-litter house and feeding coffee table in Resene Double Napa, bench seat and round vase in Resene Casper, Nood cat ornament in Resene Tea and smallyour sofa, like it or not, choose a colour such as grey, which will helpclean while camouflaging any shedding between vacuuming. Paintstation, visit www.habitatbyresene.com/petprojects.vase in Resene Napa. Sofa from Nood, rug, coffee cup and creamdisguise pet hairs. A textured material will be forgiving of scratches.flooring in Resene Walk-on flooring paintits tough surface can take and white cushions from Freedom, blue cushion from Farmers. knocks, scrapes and frequent cleaning. For extra protection, finish itprojects Vanessa Nouwens, Fleur Thorpe words Moneuan RyanFoodies for good girls and good boys with Resene Concrete Wax. Hardwood, cork or ply flooring can beimages Bryce CarletonResene Resene Resene ReseneCasper Napa Half Stack Armadillo Doesthisscenariosoundfamiliar?Yourecookingdinner,andastainedinReseneColorwoodandprotectedwithReseneQristalThanks to our paw-some petsLavender the cat, Mitzy the Schnauzer and Frida the Griffon.68 69'