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The bold and the beautiful

With Resene wallpaper

Resene wallpaper not only continues to trend upwards, but people are becoming more courageous with their choices. Resene colour consultant Brooke Calvert has found people have had time to think about what they really want in their home, and with travel options limited they are investing more personal touches into their space.

“Wallpaper can add a sense of comfort in these testing times and as they are a lot more userfriendly now, why not make a bold statement that you can enjoy!”

As technology advances, we’re seeing more innovative, bold designs and textures.

While the ‘tropical exotic’ aesthetic has been around for a while now, it is still trending with more variations of lush over-sized banana leaves and wild and exotic animal-scapes.

“While trends are great, it is also important to choose something that reflects well with your personality,” advises Brooke.

Paintable wallpapers such as the Resene Anaglypta Wallpaper Collection continue to trend as they give homeowners the freedom to create a unique look with a vast range of patterns that can be painted in any Resene colour, from matte to metallic, subtle to bold.

“The colourways are changing up - with geometrics you can see monochromatic colourways for a more pared back simple interior, or bright and bold for those who are feeling brave,” says Brooke.

While bold florals continue to reign, fun and whimsical designs continue to be a mainstay through the likes of animal motif designs, colourful speckle designs or florals.

“I love wallpaper in a bathroom/powder room, I think it’s the perfect space to introduce wallpaper as it’s not often a large area to do, and it’s a great starting place to decide if you would like to add more throughout your home,” says Brooke.

“Bold tropical florals look fabulous teamed with timber panelling below painted with a Resene colour inspired by the wallpaper design.”

Another way to inject uniqueness into an interior is through what is described as the fifth wall, or ceiling.

“From a simple geometric paper, Resene Anaglypta wallpaper painted in a favourite Resene colour to something dramatic like a renaissance mural, there just seems to be a heightened sense of sophistication when this is done,” says Terry Isaako, Aspiring Walls’ marketing and design manager.

In fact, wallpaper itself is still considered a form of art.

“Wallpaper is becoming even more of a form of art because the range of artistic wallpapers available on the market are hybrids of styles and pull inspiration from classical aesthetics such as old Dutch-master still life oil paintings, to impressionism (think Monet and Renoir) to abstract and graphic contemporary artworks,” says Terry.

Master bedroom feature walls are a popular choice and, in some cases, people are wallpapering a couple of drops rather than entire walls to create interest.

To create a custom look, Resene WallPrint (resene.com/wallprint) allows you to create your own wallpaper from a photo or print.

Simply upload a photo, add the dimensions of the wall and you will receive numbered wallpaper strips cut to size and ready to hang.

Choose what makes you happy, says Brooke, rather than something you think is on trend and must have.

View the huge range of Resene wallpapers at your local Resene ColorShop or get a taste of the latest releases online, resene.co.nz/wallpaper.

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