2019-05-01 Your Home and Garden

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  rectangularkitchensplashbacktilesverticallyrather
  thanhorizontally.
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samples to take home before making a fi nal decision

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E a’s bedroom
(above) features
wallpaper from the
Resene Small Talk
Wallpaper Collection
with a fun dog print,
partnered with so
tangerine walls
(Resene Romantic).
In Otis’ bedroom
(above right), gentle
yellow walls (Resene
Half Moonbeam),
are paired with a
cactus-print feature
wallpaper from
the Resene Smile
Wallpaper Collection.
The Rhino Portland
carpet in Oyster Shell
is from Carpet Court.