CURTAIN CALL

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Curtains are a great way to decorate your space, as well as increase warmth and privacy. If you are looking to purchase new curtains, here are a few tips and tricks.

LOOK AND FEEL

The curtains you choose will change the mood of the room that they go in. Ask yourself a few questions to fi gure out what you are wanting. A luxurious, romantic feel? Curtains that puddle on the ground may be the right look for you. A cleaner look? Then opt for curtains that graze the fl oor.

ROOM TO ROOM

There's no need to match all of the curtains in your house. For example, in the bedroom, you may opt for blackout lining for better sleep, whereas in living rooms, this probably isn’t necessary. Even if your curtains don’t all match, there are still ways to ensure that your home looks cohesive by using similar materials, patterns, or colors.

ALL ABOUT HEIGHT

A great trick is to hang curtains as high as possible to draw the eye upward. Position them at least one-half to two-thirds of the distance between the top of the window frame and the ceiling. This will create the illusion of a higher ceiling and an overall bigger room.

LINING ALWAYS

If you are getting custom curtains made, try and get them lined. The sun can fade and damage curtains over time so it's worth protecting your investment by adding a fabric liner. You can also add extra warmth with thermal lining and even additional soundproofi ng if you live in a noisy area.

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STYLING BY

Annick Larkin

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

Bryce Carleton

Tonal Marble

MURAL LIVING

After two decades of cool greys and whites being the preferred neutrals, there has been a sharp shift.

Today, it’s warmer taupes and greiges such as Resene Double Thorndon Cream, Resene Cougar and Resene Craigieburn that have skyrocketed in popularity as the base hues of choice for grounding colour schemes. And it’s understandable; as our lives become increasingly complicated and people have been forced to spend more time at home, it’s natural for us to seek out colours that we fi nd comforting and soothing. Taupe and greige are undeniably cosy and thus fi t the bill perfectly. Green is another colour that has become overwhelming popular in the past few years. It was a cool minty version that fi rst re-emerged as a decorating trend – a variation which was then replaced by soft, silvery sage. But just like neutrals, the most vogue versions are warmer ones, especially those with an olive, army or cargo green character to them such as Resene Half Quarter Karaka, Resene Half Karaka and Resene Evolution. This cosy lounge combines both today’s trending taupes and greens into a gorgeous tonal package. The stage (and colour palette) is set by the show-stealing mural, which is inspired by a swirly marble. But rather than painting it all taupes or all greens, a tide-line approach has been taken across the centre of the wall, where the top half has been kept neutral and the bottom half features deeper, greener tones. The e ect not only creates more interest and visually grounds the space, it also o ers two di erent palettes to accessorise the space with.

PAINT

Upper wall in Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream Lower wall in Resene Double Thorndon Cream, Marble mural - Top half: Resene Cougar, Resene Half Cougar, Resene Craigieburn, Resene Half Craigieburn, Resene Quarter Craigieburn, bottom half: Resene Terrain, Resene Evolution, Resene Cobblestone, Resene Quarter Karaka, Resene Half Karaka. Timber fl oor fi nished in Resene Colorwood Mid Greywash, Pendant lamp in Resene Zeus and Resene Terrain, Shelves in Resene Apple Blossom.

ACCESSORIES

Bongo Armchair (in NuTouch Smoke) from King.