Making an Entrance competition open now!

10 Jul 2024

Do you have a wonderful front door or entrance decorated in Resene paint or wallpaper? Show us and be in to win one of five great prizes – as well as a feature in an upcoming issue of NZ House & Garden.  

The front entrance of your home is the first thing that people notice when they approach your house. Not only is decorating your front door and/or porch a way to express your personal style and add a touch of uniqueness to your home, but it also adds instant curb appeal which can increase your home’s value if you’re looking to sell.  

See www.stuff.co.nz/ReseneEntrance for full terms and conditions. Entries close on 22 September, 2024.  

How to enter: 

Go to www.stuff.co.nz/ReseneEntrance to upload your photographs and a short description about your entrance way. Make sure to include your name, email, home address, daytime phone number, the names of the Resene colours used and when (to the closest year) the entrance was painted. 

The winning entrance will appear in a future issue of NZ House & Garden and the winner will receive a $500 Resene ColorShop voucher to spend on Resene quality paints, wood stains, primers/sealers or decorating accessories at their local Resene ColorShop. The winner will also receive Resene’s latest fashion fandeck and advice from a Resene colour expert to guide them through their next colour journey. 

Take a look at some of the previous winners for some inspiration: 

A long-held enchantment with 10 Downing St, the home of Britain's Prime Minister, is the story behind the front door of Leanne Grinder's Thames house, which is painted in Resene Black. She vowed that one day she too would have a black door with gold hardware. The striking Resene colour "offsets the brass hardware and shows off the lovely floral details on the glass insets," Leanne explains, saying they get many compliments from passersby. It provides the perfect juxtaposition with the home's exterior in Resene Iron, a cool, understated grey, and its fence in Resene Half Sea Fog, a barely-there black- edged white. Image by Ricky Wilson. 

Maureen Allen, the second winner of our Making an Entrance competition in conjunction with Resene, says people thought she was mad choosing Resene Clockwork Orange for her striking front door in the Napier suburb of Taradale, but it was something she had always been keen to try."My inspiration for the door colour was in my head, something I always wanted," she explains. "It was many orange testpots later that Resene Clockwork Orange rang all the bells. I love it and it makes me smile every day."Those initial doubters have been surprised to see how good the door looks, Maureen says. "As I am heading towards my 80s I thought, 'here goes nothing'. 

Nikki McColl, the third winner of our Making an Entrance competition in conjunction with Resene, says her choice of Resene Pretty In Pink for the front door was in keeping with the Palm Springs vibe of the rest of her home – and pink is her favourite colour. "My two daughters, Ruby and Mila, were especially excited, and helped me choose which pink to paint it," Nikki says. All her friends love the colour choice, and she says, to her surprise, even her husband Phil loves the shade. "To be honest, I didn't think he would agree so when he said yes I was quite surprised!" She had already painted the door when she happened across the palm tree door knocker while on a girls' weekend away in Byron Bay, Australia, and "knew it would match perfectly". And it does. 

Published: 10 Jul 2024