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Feel like a major vibe shift but have commitment (and budget) issues? A lick of paint is the easiest way to welcome fresh touches into your home. And, for those who rent, Resene paint need not be restricted to the walls to make an impact, as photographer and stylist Kate Battersby shows with these beautiful images.
Ensemble asked Kate to show how she’s inspired by Resene colours this season and she embraced the project with gusto – painting found and abandoned objects like an old stool and a vase in lustrous fresh colours, fabrics in layered patterns and unpretentious print blocks that work together to create a warmth and playfulness that can only improve your outlook.
Add autumnal fruit and flowers and your kaleidoscopic change is complete. For the moment… Until you find another favourite Resene colour.
Boyish blues and desert flowers
A background of Resene Jordy Blue (a boyish blue, full of fun and laughter) against another block of a breezy regatta blue, as found in Resene Sail, brings a breath of fresh air to any cosy corner, while an old-fashioned and abundant Resene Pioneer Red breathes new life and a richness into a previously discarded vase. Create your own textiles with painted canvases. Kate has paired Resene Supernova (an in-your-face yellow of surprising intensity) with perfectly imperfect hand painted strips of Resene Rose of Sharon, a desert flower orange.
An eclectic fusion of vintage and modern
Autumnal fruits and flowers are vibrantly juxtaposed atop an abandoned stool, given new life via Resene Red Oxide. Resene Spindle, a pale, casual and clean tint of sky mist, provides the perfect backdrop, framed by a calico drenched in the vigorous green of Resene Green House and fastened with a vintage keepsake.
An ensemble of colour anyone can recreate
Painting a tired, outdated fruit bowl in a modern colour like Resene Half Resolution Blue provides instant chic, especially against a table painted in Resene Rose of Sharon.
Kate’s clever gridded background is a fun, low-risk way to experiment with pairing hues that anyone can play with in their spare time. These squares comprise Resene Pioneer Red, Resene Perfume, a waft of delightful sensuous violet, Resene Spitfire, a mysterious, deep maroon and Resene Cumin, a warm copper brown with a slightly retro feel.
Casually cool
Vibrant autumnal aubergines and echinacea flowers pop amongst this serene colourscape created by refreshing an old fruit stand with Resene Cumin, a warm copper brown for a finishing touch, and painting a table in Resene Spindle, a pale, casual and clear tint of sky mist.
Against this sits a backdrop of two Resene greens – Resene Caper, a herbal green with considerable depth, and Resene Awol, a fresh and cheeky willow green. The neutral Resene Oasis finishes this picture-perfect scenescape.
