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As we move from the crisp light colours of summer into the cosier days of autumn, it’s the perfect opportunity to warm your home (and your soul) by embracing the cottagecore trend and playing with colour.
Using Resene paint to create a ‘painterly’ aesthetic is a simple way to provide a welcoming nook in which you can enjoy the shorter days and longer nights.
Colours full of warmth and heart give generously to any accompaniments, including vintage paintings, coloured candles, unique ceramics and the palette provided from nature found in homegrown flowers and an abundance of fruit, vegetables and pickles.
Photographer and stylist Kate Battersby provides simple inspiration on how to provide these pockets of love within your home.
Resene Green House is full of life and abundance. When paired with a benchtop in deep brown Resene Irish Coffee, it creates a scenescape at once reminiscent of a high-end Cotswolds cottage, as well as a uniquely Kiwi celebration of Papatūānuku.
Here, photographer and stylist Kate Battersby has paired this colour combination with a picture inherited from her great grandmother (in a frame she made herself) with a woven vase from Garden Objects and plate from Mystery Creek.
The Amalfi Coast, but make it cosy. Resene Solitaire is a warm cream with an orange tint. When paired with the pure letterbox red of Resene Bright Red, as handpainted on a calico background, it provides a warmth to a scenescape similar to that of a home cooked meal made with love.
The tabletop colour is Resene Splash, a generous ochre yellow that provides depth and warmth to its surrounding colours. For more of those Amalfi vibes, pair with Tony Sly and Mystery Creek plates. The cups and vase found at Auckland's Central Flea Market are the perfect partner for homegrown sunflowers.
A delicious pale cherry pink, Resene Gelato looks good enough to eat alongside tomato red, yellow and terracotta. Candle holder from Walmsley and Cole and flower frog from Kensal.
A cosy take on a tapas bar at home. Here, warm Resene Solitaire cream pairs perfectly with the cooler blue of Resene Half Sail hand painted onto calico.
A tabletop of Resene Thunderbird creates a scene worthy of many an hour spent sipping sherry and supping on delicious morsels that require little attention in the way of preparation, allowing you the joy of putting all your energy into the company at hand. Flower frog from Kensal.
