Take your colour cues from leading local designers’ SS 2016/17 collections, in tones that’ll look at home in your wardrobe and on your walls.

In association with Resene.

STRUCTURAL SERENITY

Embrace tonal variations, pairing like with like to create a soothing, sophisticated space inspired by this ensemble from Juliette Hogan’s Desert Storm collection.

FASHION LOOK Duster coat in Blush, $799; Linen tank in White, $159; Ankle jean in Black Enzyme, $329, juliettehogan.com. SWATCHES Resene French Grey, Resene Swiss Coffee, Resene Spring Wood, Resene Dust Storm, Resene Wafer, Resene Coral Tree, resene.co.nz. MOODBOARD Wall in Resene Wafer; floor in Resene Swiss Coffee; blocks in (clockwise from left) Resene Dust Storm, Resene Coral Tree, Resene Spring Wood and Resene Swiss Coffee; spheres in Resene French Grey and Resene Coral Tree, resene.co.nz. Candlestick, $58; candle, $3.50, tessuti.co.nz. INTERIOR LOOK Walls in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen in Resene Dust Storm and Resene Wafer; floor in Resene Walk-on in Resene Swiss Coffee, resene.co.nz. Tongariro light box artwork by Kate van der Drift, $3950, sanderson.co.nz. Haze cushion, $119, juliettehogan.com. Honoré chairs, $799 each, dawsonandco.nz. Vertigo pendant lamp by Constance Guisset, $2185, ecc.co.nz. Bell coffee table, $5419, matisse.co.nz. Triangular boxes, $35 each, boconcept.co.nz. Hay Lens box base by Thomas Jenkins, $52, cultdesign.co.nz. Floral arrangement by Mark Antonia, $115; vase, $45, markantonia.com.

AVANT-GARDE AMBIENCE

This get-up from Kate Sylvester’s Lee Miller collection has us channelling an eclectic feminine aesthetic using complementary colours and contrasting textures.

FASHION LOOK Eva top, $349; Amelia shorts, $299; Silk scarf, $149; Sylvester brogues, $379, katesylvester.com. SWATCHES Resene Quarter Rice Cake, Resene Paper Doll, Resene Antidote, Resene Del Toro, Resene Half Fossil, Resene Highland, resene.co.nz. MOODBOARD Wall in Resene Highland and Resene Paper Doll; floor in Resene Cherrywood and Resene Colorwood Whitewash; blocks in (clockwise from left) Resene Half Fossil, Resene Highland, Resene Antidote and Resene Quarter Rice Cake; sphere in Resene Half Fossil; tube in Resene Del Toro, resene.co.nz. Jana vase by Antonio Forteleoni, $690, matisse.co.nz. INTERIOR LOOK Walls in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen in Resene Highland and Resene Half Fossil; floor in Resene Cherrywood and Resene Colorwood Whitewash, resene.co.nz. Directions buffet, $1899, freedomfurniture.co.nz. Diamond Facet vase by Rachel Carley, $65; ceramic planter by Wundaire, $89, tessuti.co.nz. Floral arrangement by Muck Floral, muck.co.nz. Jana vase by Antonio Forteleoni, $780, matisse.co.nz. Via Fondazza vase by Skultuna, $212, simonjamesdesign.com. Untitled oil painting by Kirstin Carlin, $4000, melanierogergallery.com. Embroidery by Erica van Zon, stylists’ own. Franco Albini ottoman, $1210, tessuti.co.nz. Yeti chair by Timothy Oulton, $5719, dawsonandco.nz.

MODERN DISPOSITION

With hints of the tailored elegance of the Case Study collection by Kowtow, rich midnight blue and graphic shapes collide with lighter hues and feathery brushstrokes.

FASHION LOOK Cloudless shirt in White, $169; On the Horizon dress in Case Study print, $229, kowtowclothing.com. SWATCHES Resene Alabaster, Resene Wax Flower, Resene Enigma, Resene Santas Grey, Resene Alaska, Resene Midnight Express, resene.co.nz. MOODBOARD Wall in Resene Midnight Express; blocks in (clockwise from bottom left) Resene Alaska, Resene Alabaster brushed with Resene Wax Flower, and Resene Midnight Express; tube in Resene Enigma; sphere in Resene Santas Grey, resene.co.nz. Ruutu vase by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, $332, simonjamesdesign.com. INTERIOR LOOK Walls in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen in Resene Midnight Express, and Resene Alabaster brushed with Resene Wax Flower; floor in Resene Walk-on in Resene Alaska, resene.co.nz. Odyssey rug, $749, freedomfurniture.co.nz. Volta side table, $349, shutthefrontdoor.co.nz. IC Lights T lamp by Michael Anastassiades, $1140, ecc.co.nz. Platinum-glazed bowl, $105, madderandrouge.co.nz. Winnie #1 Grey print by Middle of Nowhere, $389, shutthefrontdoor.co.nz. Clerici bench by Mattiazzi, $3061, simonjamesdesign.com. Cotton-velvet cushion cover (purple), $44.90; Appaloosa Ikat woven cushion cover (peach), $79.90, cittadesign.com. Stream cushion (striped), $65, shutthefrontdoor.co.nz. Ruth Castle woven dish, $105, everyday-needs.com. Shoes, stylist’s own.

Styling  Juliette Wanty  
Photography  Melanie Jenkins