b'ReseneHalf AshReseneRice Caketop tipSelecting colours from a beautiful artwork or travertine like this one offers a great opportunity to create a beautiful palette that works harmoniously throughout your home. Load a photo of the artwork or material into the ReseneColour Palette Generator,www.resene.com/palettegenerator,and it will suggest a palette of Resene colours to try.Above: Danielle plays with the family Labrador in the spacious entranceway. The entranceway is painted in Resene Half Ash with the practical finish of Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen allowing for the family, four legged members included, to enjoy the space confident in the knowledge the finish is easy to clean.Top right: Moodier but muted tones of double strength Resene Mangrove on the island and cabinetry help anchor the large space. The vaulted ceiling is Resene Rice Cake.Right: Bathroom walls and cabinetry painted in Resene Half Ash with trims and doorframes in Resene Rice Cake.ReseneResene Triple Friar Greystone Double Masala Resene Resene Mangrove Ironsandin the landscape. The first step was overhauling the rundown cottage,The build had to be very practical, and I chose materials that could the propertys original living quarters. handle a plethora of muddy feet and children. My children come in The property had this quite lovely little cottage, but it was notsoaked through after riding and washing horses or playing outside substantive enough to suit the needs of our growing family. I wantedin the fields.to create an extension that looked like it had always been there.When choosing paints for the homes interior, Danielle embraced Along with SGA architect Pat de Pont, I worked with local architectmore of the beautiful colours in Resenes Whites & Neutrals range, Bruce MacKenzie to design a barn to house a master wing, walk-inbuilding her palette from a base of Resene Half Ash on the main wardrobes,study,laundryandinternalgaraging.Weneededtobedrooms walls, with trims and ceiling in Resene Rice Cake. She create a new entrance and a new driveway. I was drawn to thosefavoured Resenes SpaceCote Low Sheen finish because it allowed classic American barns in Virginia, and we used several features tothe relaxed tones to be diffused beautifully while being easy to clean. recreate that aesthetic. Soft neutrals were also chosen for the lounge and bedrooms, Starting from the ground up, Danielle chose a Turkish travertinewithDaniellebuildingonthesamepalettetocomplementher floor for the new extension and entrance. The flooring has a wonderfulfurniture and paintings. Her use of crisp linens and natural fabrics in grey and deep licorice marbly grain, offering three shades to help herpared-backcoloursallowsthefamilysstunningartworkand create the palette for the exterior paint colours. She selected beautiful,sculptures to shine.muted tones of Resene Ash for the barns exterior walls, with windowThe large country kitchen is timeless and elegant. Danielle chose a trims in Resene Double Masala, frames in Resene Triple Friar GreystonerichdoublestrengthofReseneMangroveonthecabinetsand and the roof in Resene Ironsand. The cottage exterior is painted injoinery, teamed with an Arabescato marble splashback and kitchen Resene Double Rice Cake with shutters in Resene Double Ash.island from SCE with a base and legs in double strength Resene 52'