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Peer up the driveway of Christine James’ and Susie Flegg’s Waiheke Island section and there’s not a lot of colour to be seen. Yes, there’s a house with a red front door and a matching iron brace, but the rest of the façade is resolutely, monochromatically charcoal. Throw that front door open, though, and colour bursts forth from every surface. In the entranceway, known as the gallery by its owners, bright paintings, sculptures and objets d’art jostle for space. To the left, in the living room, duck-egg-blue armchairs, a pink chair, a purple sofa and more artworks reside. In the kitchen, with ts white walls and floor, ceramics colour the space along with more paintings.