Lacquered walls – glorious.  This photo is from a townhouse in Chicago.  I’m going to put red gloss paint on a wall in the lounge (behind the bookcase), but that seems like child-play compared to this.  I can’t say I’ve seen any NZ examples, though if you check out these pictures on Houzz and read the article you’ll understand perhaps why.  They’re expensive and high maintenance – but isn’t everything in my life :-)