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Q & A with Auckland interior designer Jude Turner
Jude Turner of Crave Home, talks home style.
Q & A with Timaru interior designer Maree Hynes
Timaru interior designer Maree Hynes talks home style.
Q & A with Nelson interior designer Char Jack
EDITO owner Char Jack talks home style.
Q & A with Waikato interior designer Emma Osment
Cambridge’s Emma Osment of Hus and Fox & Co talks home style.
Q & A with Taranaki interior designer Michael Mansvelt
New Plymouth landscape architect Michael Mansvelt of his eponymously named landscape, interiors and architectural design practice, talks home style.
Q & A with Canterbury interior designer Madeleine Cassels
Christchurch’s Madeleine Cassels of Teepee talks home style
Q & A with Southern interior designers Sarah and Todd Sisson
Photographer and Folklore Store and Sisson Gallery owners Sarah and Todd Sisson talk home style
Market News
A round-up of what’s new and cool.
Take it outside
Don’t let chilly months deter you from alfresco entertaining. Mary Lovell-Smith shares how to weather winter.
A grand entrance
Think of your home’s entry point as its first act. The space should set up the main themes for the house and entice guests to step further within.
Bathroom News
Bathe in beauty – and enjoy how having a good-looking bathroom enhances your spa-like experience at home.
BIT on the side
Sideboards, buffets and consoles may well be part of the furniture but if you choose one you love it’ll never blend into the background. Plus, you get to stash stuff away and display your objects – win win.
Kitchen News
The modern kitchen is front and centrestage of any home. Make sure yours is a worthy gathering place.
Q & A with East Coast interior designer Amber Wallace
Napier’s Amber Wallace is an interiors stylist at Madisons. She talks home style.
Built for comfort
Baby it’s cold outside. So, create warmth inside with inviting interiors full of creature comforts.
Q & A with Wellington interior designer Meg Domett
Wellington’s Meg Domett of interiors store The Axe talks home style
Q & A with Bay of Plenty interior designer Krista Plews
Paper Plane owner Krista Plews talks home style
Open for business
A home office should never be the kitchen table. Confusing work and living is not a way to encourage output. For efficiency’s sake set up your office in a room away from the communal living space. Make it a place you want to go to, complete with personal touches
Take a load off
The dining chair is a quiet workhorse. As family and friends gather around the table, it should be shared conversations they remember – not a rickety seat. Make yours a well-designed support act
Flash in Japan
Japandi is the brilliant fusion of the Japanese acceptance of imperfection with Scandi’s warm minimalism. It’s a trend coming to a room near you
It's all light
Novelist Ernest Hemingway was right about the importance of a clean, well-lit place. Achieve ambience with beautiful table lamps and the odd freestanding floor lamp so you can dim the glare from overhead. Mood lighting at its best
The Bathroom Report
Bathe in beauty – and enjoy how having a good-looking bathroom enhances your spa-like experience at home
The Kitchen Report
Somehow, the kitchen is where family and friends inevitably wind up. Make yours a highly-functioning hang-out
The Update: Market Report
The new and interesting. This is a round-up of the season’s best
Resene Update: Quick change artists
More than anything a coat of paint or covering of wallpaper can change the entire mood of a room. Express yourself
The Imperfect Garden
The Japanese admire imperfection in their domestic environment. Mary Lovell-Smith takes a leaf out of their book
New Zealand’s Supreme Homes Announced 25 November 2017
A new build in Christchurch and a renovation in Wellington have been recognised as New Zealand’s best homes, winning Supreme Awards at the prestigious 27th Registered Master Builders 2017 House of the Year Awards.
Wonder Walls Resene Update
There's plenty of action happening for walls this year, including exciting paint effects
The Update
The new, the interesting, and even the made-it-myself. A round-up of the season’s best.
Natural Wonder
The new naturals combine comfort and texture in wood, linen and leather layers. The result is a home worth hibernating in.
Kitchen Report
The kitchen really is the heart of the home. Lavish yours with beautiful hardware and interesting details.
Bathroom Report
Think of the bathroom as a sanctuary, an escape from the madding crowds, where you can indulge in everyday rituals
Dark & Light
Compiled by editor Leanne Moore
Colour Trends
What's new and interesting in the world of colour
Bathroom Trends
Compiled by Catherine Steel
Metallic Trends: Shine On
Let brass, bronze and copper highlight your home
Kitchen Trends
Compiled by Catherine Steel
Great Gardens
with Carol Bucknell
Deco Delight
Compiled by Catherine Steel
Auckland Design Trends Q & A with Fiona Wilson
Interior designer of Auckland's Fibonacci.
Bay of Plenty Design Trends Q & A with Emma Walash
The owner of Flux Boutique, MOUNT MAUNGANUI.
Taranaki Design Trends Q & A with Paul Maseyk
New Plymouth-based ceramics artist.
Wellington/Wairarapa Q & A with Bridget Foley
Wellington interior designer.
Canterbury Design Trends Q &b A with Jessica Close
Christchurch interior designer
Marlborough/Nelson/West Coast Design Trends Q & A Joanne Richards
Joanne Richards Design in Nelson
Waikato Design Trends Q & A with Vicky den Hertog
Owner of Hamilton furniture and homeware boutique, Le French Quarter
Mid & South Canterbury Design Trends Q & A with Annabel Berry
Creative Director of Design Federation in Omaru
Manawatu Design Trends Q & A with Claire Ongley
The owner of Izzy and Jean Co. in Manawatu
East Coast Design Trends Q & A with Vic Bibby
One half of Hawke's Bay design duo Bibby+Brady
Southern Design Trends Q & A with Anna Young
Owner of Janet Brown Furniture and Tussocks Homeware in Wanaka.
Canterbury Design Directions - Angelique Armstrong
Design Directions - Making your house a home
Waikato Design Directions - Mel Oliver
Design Directions - Making your house a home
East Coast Design Directions - Amy Tennent
Design Directions - Making your house a home
Marlborough/Nelson/West Coast Design Directions - Sue Cunningham
Design Directions - Making your house a home.
This and that
This and That
Mid and South Canterbury Design Directions - Maree Hynes
Design Directions - Making your house a home
Manawatu Wanganui Design Directions - Rachel Brandon
Design Directions - Making Your House a Home
Southern Design Directions - Talia O'Connor
Design Directions - Making your house a home