b'Left: The hallwaypaint it rightleading to the master bedroom is painted in Resene Rice Cake, wallChoose the right Resenelights offer a soft and invitingcolours and paints for the job.pathway to the master bedroom.elevate your palettePainted in ReseneThe perfect shades to give your neutral Ash with trims andpalette a punch of colour can be right window frames inunder your nose, Resene Colour Expert Resene Rice Cake,Angela Fell says. You can find them in the colours in thiseverything from a beautiful piece of bedroom offer aartwork or character timber flooring to the subtle sanctuary ofbright red tractor you see through the calm in the familyskitchen window. Look to the red of busy home. po- hutukawa trees in summer or hay bales Reseneyou can see in the distance from your Double Rice Cake bedroom and bring those colours inside to Resenemake a feature of your dining chairs, or Ash revive an old vase, painted in high gloss ReseneResene Enamacryl.Double AshResene Double MasalaMangrove. The crisp white ceiling is painted in the practical finish of Resene SpaceCote in Resene Rice Cake for easy wiping.This stunning hometaking two and half years to complete, thanks to the pandemicis now a wonderful retreat from the hustle and bustle of Danielles busy design business, Danielle Francis Ltd (Instagram @daniellefrancis_interiors). But interior design isnt Danielles only talent. Danielle has a background in art, studying contemporary art in Australia, followed by a masters degree. She landed jobs with auction houses Sothebys and Christies and did a stint at Londons Serpentine Gallery. It was a real education in art and style. It exposed me to the very sophisticated world of interiors and I met some incredible collectors and designersin London, especially. She loves extending her clients ideas and challenging their perceptions to create a cohesive aesthetic direction that properly reflects them. Once we have agreed on an overall palette and the tone of the interior, I begin to work with specificcolourson-siteandstartcollectinginteriorpiecesandcuratingor renovating existing furnishings. Ultimately, I am looking to merge their lifestyle and history into a deeply personal expression of themselves.Danielle is embracing the shift from minimalist monochromatic exteriors to more subtle earthy shades as her business grows. These days, interiors areAbove: Wooden battens and walls painted getting more nuanced. Were seeing braver use of richly coloured stone andin Resene Ash add elegance even to this textural wallcoverings. So many of us work in sterile corporate environments. Itspractical space.wonderful when your home can offer a rich and warm contrast to relax in. timber careThough Danielle now enjoys working with her clients to create their personal stories,shelovedworkingonherownfamilyhome,withunlimitedtimeDeepen the colour of your floorboards allowing the process to evolve more intuitively. It keeps changing, and its mywith Resene Colorwood stain or mixResene Colour Enhance with Resene Qristal place to experiment and develop my visual vernacular. The house is continuallyClearFloor 1K. A mid-range wood stain changing with us.colour finish, such as Resene Colorwood Walnut, will help to hide marks better than design Pat de Pont, SGA Architects www.sgaltd.co.nz a very light or very dark finish. Bruce MacKenzie, MacKenzie Architecture images Simon Devitt www.simondevitt.com exterior glowMaegan McDowell www.maeganmcdowell.co.nz Paint your architraves and window frames garden images Neve Woodward www.xanthewhitedesign.co.nzin Resene Enamacryl waterborne gloss enamel so they stand out from your turn the page for alternativeexterior walls. looks for this living space ReseneResene Colorwood Rice Cake Walnut53'