The passion for creating a truly authentic natural lounging range made from 100 per cent New Zealand-strong wool led Amanda Dorset from Wilson and Dorset to form a wise co-lab.
Interiors with longevity
With so many ways to refresh your home, settling on a colour scheme and style can seem like a mystifying process. Three talented interior designers from McKenzie & Willis shed some light on the key interior themes coming through this year.
The luxury of patience
This simple family home naturally and effortlessly connects to the landscape, thanks to the sympathetic design consideration by Ben Hudson Architects.
Seasonal change
Tony Milne from Rough Milne Mitchell wrote this latest column on a recent trip to Paris, where he enjoyed the magnificence of some of the city’s most famous parks.
Creating backdrops for your space
With PlaceMakers, picturing how you want walls and ceilings to look is easy. From kitchen to bathroom and living, you’ll find everything needed to get you started in the latest PlaceMakers Interior Linings catalogue.
There is another way
There’s more than one way to build a home, as these homeowners discovered, thanks to GMAC Builders.
Autumn Edit
Dusky clay, Salted caramel, Terracotta mood
Smart lawn for easy autumn living
Having a patchy, untidy lawn is a real deterrent to making the most of this season’s golden days. Retrofit with natural look SmartGrass and enjoy a beautiful autumn in your outdoor space.
Naturally healthy heating
With efficient, natural warmth that’s easy on the eye and the environment, Herschel sheds some light on the benefits of low-carbon, sustainable far-infrared heating.
Baltic Light
Situated in a rural enclave on the shores of the Baltic Sea, this minimalist new-build holiday home provides every opportunity for a young family to revel in the untouched landscape and beautiful natural light that has been attracting vacationers to the area for generations.
Turn up the heat
New Building Code regulations are coming this May to increase the standard requirements for heating and insulation in new build homes. Dean McGuigan from Golden Homes discusses some of the impacts of these changes.
Finding gold in autumn
There’s nothing like the golden leaves and autumn sunshine to make you fall in love with a home at first sight. Rachael Cone from Total Realty shares her insights on selling a home this season.
Grounding browns
Rich, warm and reassuring – the grounding influence and earthy appeal of brown can warm up any room. Resene shows us how to bring this anchoring colour into our homes.
Clean, efficient heat
Using a wood burner doesn’t have to mean compromising on air quality. Heatstore tells us how ultra-low emission burners bring the natural warmth of fire without the environmental impact.
Liquid gold chicken laksa
Chef, cookbook author, food TV producer, podcaster, food stylist and writer Sam Parish brings her internationally inspired flavours along with the mantra of “MOFMOF” or “minimum of fuss” recipes to abode. Watch this space for more of Sam’s simple, fuss-free recipes that respect the ingredients to carry the flavour for everyday foodies at home.
Beautiful bathroom style
Adding gorgeous handcrafted natural textures and tones to your next bathroom project is made easy at The Custom Creative design studio in Nelson, offering many inspiring options.
Freekeh broccoli salad
Fresh, filling and loaded with colours and textures, this is the perfect salad for work lunches or entertaining. Unlike most grains, freekeh is packed full of flavour, taking on a delicious smoky flavour. If you don’t have freekeh, use any other grain you have at home. Serve this with your choice of protein.
Building for the future
This healthy, thermally efficient home was a truly collaborative effort by the building team from YBL Building, architect and homeowner alike.
Practically perfect
This sleek, contemporary Rangiora home is a private retreat, perfectly positioned to make the most of all-day sun and an outdoor lifestyle.
Small and impactful
Dean McGuigan from Golden Homes tells us which areas to focus on when bringing design trends into your home and how to create a visual impact that can be easily updated.