b'graphical wallsA n eye-catching feature wall is a simple way to experimentPlay with your paints gloss level with a bolder design aesthetic in your interiors, withoutto add subtle touches of having to go all in. contrast. You can do this by using a If you want to go beyond a simple block colour on your featurehigher sheen paint, such as Resene wall,whynottryadramaticgraphicpattern?TheonlylimitisLustacryl semi-gloss or Resene Enamacryl gloss, or use a Resene your imagination. clear finish, such as Resene Concrete Simplegeometricshapeslikestripes,triangles,chevronsandClear in flat, satin or gloss, over your parallelograms are easy to achieve if youre not confident in yourpaint colour to adjust its sheen level. freehand drawing. Mark out your design with a ruler and pencil,This is also a handy option if you thenmaskoffwithpaintersmaskingtapefromyourResenedecide your paint is too flat or too ColorShop,beforepaintingtheedges,overlapping,flippingandshiny after you have painted itno need to repaint, just finish it in the adding highlights in contrast Resene colours. Even with these simpleResene Concrete Clear sheen to suit.shapes, you can be creative in how you work them together.If you have plain wooden, tiled or even concrete flooring you may want to continue elements of your design onto the floor or onto the ceiling. By going over these visual boundaries youll give your design extra life and movement. Interior designer Kate Alexander suggests keeping an eye on scale when youre adding a drawing or design to the wall. Do some drawings on paper and Blu-Tack them to the wall to get the right scale. You can photocopy the design multiple times to give you a feel for how far it will reach on your wall, Kate says.Going freehandWhen it comes to a freehand design on the wall, Kate suggests starting in the least viewed areas first. Often the drawing will get better as you go, so start low or in an area that wont be seen as much. If you dont feel confident draw the pattern on the wall in pencil first, especially if you want the graphic to reach a certain height or width, or relate to an item of furniture at a certain measurement.If drawing is not for you, Kate suggests using a stencil, either by printing your own design or buying one online. The trick to using a stencil is to have several copies, as it will start to fail after being moved and used multiple times. You could also make a print. Go old-school manual and cut a potato, she says. The trick with prints is to make sure you get the right amount of paint each time. Paint the paint onto the potato so its even and not gloopy.Consider your coloursWhen choosing a colour palette for your graphic design think about what visual effect you want to create and how it will work with thetop tiprest of the space.Refresh your floor with Resene Walk-on flooring paint, To keep the feature from overwhelming everything else, a palettethen finish with Resene Concrete Wax for extra durability.of three Resene colours is a good place to start. Keep things pared back with a black and white base with shades like Resene Alabaster and Resene Nero with either a fresh splash of Resene Hypnotic or aAbove: A bold, geometric painted feature created with Resene muted blue like Resene Biscay. Foundry and Resene Parchment adds a striking and personalised This dark/light combination with a highlight colour can also worktouch, livening up this bedroom and creating a unique focal well to create a 3D effect in repeat geometric patterns, using darkerpoint. The beauty is that it looks complex, yet it is pretty blacks and greys like Resene Condor and Resene Possessed as astraightforward to paint. Try your hand at creating your own graphic wall treatment starting with just a few simple geometric shadow to whites and brighter contrast colours. shapes in bold complementary colours. Rotate the shapes to For a more soothing finish, a tonal palette can work well to drawcreate a design repeat that suits your style and space. Geometric attention to your design while keeping the finish understated andmural in Resene Foundry and Resene Parchment, back wall in almostneutral.ChooseaselectionofsimilarcoloursfromoneResene Parchment, floor in Resene Half Parchment, cabinet and Resene palette card to create a tone-on-tone effect. Or if youd likearched vase in Resene Triple Parchment, side table in Resene to try an ombre fade effect, try graduated sunset shades like ReseneFoundry, painted books (on side table) in Resene Half Parchment, Resene Foundry and Resene Triple Parchment and Tequila, Resene Just Right and Resene Cashmere.round circle vase in Resene Black. Bedlinen from Adairs.projects Kate Alexander, Vanessa Nouwens Resene Resene Resene murals Hannah Tapner Half ParchmentTriple Parchment Nero words Kerri Jackson Resene ReseneReseneResene images Bryce Carleton Half Black WhiteParchmentFoundry Black29'