BlackWhite

15/05/2026

There’s something powerful about architecture that truly belongs to the land it sits on. 🌿
This project blends colour, form and landscape in a way that feels both grounded and inspiring.

Click the link in to discover more about how this project was inspired by its environment: https://habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/shaped-by-the-land

Photos: Resene Construction Systems.

30/04/2026

What happens when bold design meets industrial scale?
These colours don’t just sit still – they shift, ripple and change as you move past 💫

Click the link to go behind this award-winning mural design and discover how it was created: https://habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/off-the-scale

🎨Project: 'Chromatic Oscillation' for ESR, photography: Studio Drez

26/04/2026

The antidote to modern chaos?
Think soft, nature-led colours, slower rhythms, and spaces designed to breathe. Click the link to learn more about this design movement and how you can incorporate it in your next project: https://habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/placing-hyper-on-hold

These spaces feature Resene Half Sisal, Hot August, Avant Garde, Olive Green and Nirvana.

🎨 Stylist: Amber Armitage, Photography: Melanie Jenkins

24/04/2026

Ever dreamed of a home where the view shapes everything?🌿

This lakeside design turns architecture into a front-row seat to nature — and the result is something special.
Click the link to see how it all comes together: https://habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/the-view-from-here

This home features the Rockcote Multistop Finishing Render system from Resene Construction Systems.

Photography by Simon Larkin.

17/04/2026

Green is still having its moment – but it’s evolving 🌿
Think warmer, earthier tones with hints of yellow and brown for a more grounded, organic feel.
Click the link for more inspiration to incorporate these hues in your next project: https://www.resene.co.nz/blackwhitemag/designing-spaces-with-intention.htm

This space features main wall painted in Resene Woodrush, alcove and coat rack in Resene Rice Cake, cabinet doors in Resene Negroni, floor in Resene Lichen with faux grout lines in Resene Woodrush.

14/04/2026

Warm, romantic, and effortlessly current – rich rosy pinks have become a big trend for hospitality spaces like restaurants, bars and hotels. Think Resene Coral Tree, Awaken and Florentine Pink layered in immersive colour-drenched spaces. Click the link to discover more top colour and design trends: https://www.habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/capture-a-snapshot-of-todays-top-colour-and-design-trends

This bedroom features walls painted in Resene Coral Tree, moulding in Resene Prairie Sand and floor finished in Resene Colorwood Breathe Easy.

🎨Styling: Amber Armitage, image: Wendy Fenwick

Today’s colour and design trends are all about balancing comfort with character. Designers are embracing natural textures, earthy pairings and saturated hues in fresh, inventive ways that nod to tradition while pushing projects forward.

27/03/2026

Congratulations to the winner of the Resene Colour Master Nightingale Award - TEAM Architects Wellington and Paul Cummack Conservation in association, who won for their work on the restoration of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Wellington. Click the link to read more about this project and to see the full list of winners: https://habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/a-celebration-of-colour-with-the-latest-resene-total-colour-awards-2026

Project images by Jason Mann and event images by Nigel King - White Door Photography.

22/03/2026

Coastal inspired interiors, but make it moody. 🔷
Think deep blues, rich greens, and a cocooning, sophisticated feel inspired by dramatic oceans and coastal forests. Click the link for more inspiration from this colour palette: https://www.resene.co.nz/emerge/01-coastline-canvas.htm

This space features back wall, shelves and side table painted in Resene Welcome, cabinet in Resene Time Traveller and floor in Resene Colorwood Bask.

20/03/2026

What looks like two simple cubes… is anything but. ⬜⬜
Beyond the façade? A home shaped by light, movement and unexpected moments at every turn. Click the link to see more of this distinctive home: https://habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts

13/03/2026

What does joy look like in colour? 🎨

Think glacial blues, playful patterns and hues that instantly lift the mood of a space. This palette proves happiness isn’t just a feeling – it’s a colour story. Click the link for more joyful colour inspiration for your next project: https://habitatbyresene.co.nz/specifiers/the-colours-of-joy

This dining area features walls in Resene Sublime, stripe trim in Groovy and floor in Broom.

In a world dominated by negative news stories designed to further entrench an ‘us and them’ mentality in the general populace, it may seem counterproductive, or even downright delusional, to look for and/or create moments of joy in this otherwise dystopian landscape.