The After Hours Stylist, Kate Williams, shows us her amazing flower shed and provides the perfect inspiration for at home styling.
A modern, black barn with round windows is the perfect family home in rural North Canterbury.
This outdoor space is inspiring - light, bright and layered with textures and colours.
A rundown church hall in the North Canterbury hills got one couple inspired to take on a serious renovation.
From a paddock filled with scrubby gorse and a dilapidated stable block to an elegant garden that rambles through a series of outdoor rooms. The transformation of Broadoak will get you inspired.
Former All Black and Crusader, Israel Dagg and his wife Daisy never expected to settle in the South Island once he retired from rugby. That all changed one day in Christchurch, when Israel’s career was nearing its end.
Step into Kate McClelland’s newly built, North Canterbury home and it’s clear that plants count. A tall, elegant Bird of Paradise stretches for the ceiling, the voluminous leaves of an Elephant Ear plant draw the eye and a string of turtles cascades from a windowsill.
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All too often the laundry doesn’t get the attention we give to the rest of our home space. Making the best use of what is often a small area, requires a little bit of thought and can make a huge difference to the tedious business of laundry.
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When you’re selling your home is often when it looks its best. Out goes the avocado bathroom suite and in comes the professional carpet cleaner. But it’s easy to get carried away. So what and where should you spend if you’re trying to sell?
When the cabin you want is hidden away on the West Coast with no road access – well, that sounds like one for the ‘too hard’ basket. Not so for entrepreneur Nick McQuoid – who came up with a plan and had a Futuro home helicoptered out in pieces before transporting it to Ohoka.
When Rangiora locals Linda and Ron designed their dream home 20 years ago, they knew exactly what they wanted, but the developer of the land wasn’t so sure.
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Geraldine Mangos, grew up looking at her mother’s Australian House and Garden magazines and along with husband, Simon, has renovated a few homes over the years. But it was a move to the UK that opened her eyes.
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It was after the Kaikoura earthquake that Christine Hilton really fell in love with the idea of a log home.
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With bright, light décor and windows that look across the reserve opposite to the snow-capped mountains beyond – there’s a sense of space in Brian and Elaine Phelan’s Ravenswood home.
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Alexa, Savannah sunset,” says Kim Rutter as we stand in the informal lounge area of the Merivale home she shares with David Roche. A slow, warm orange light creeps across the room – it does indeed feel like you might imagine a Savannah sunset.
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Minette Tonoli is a herb enthusiast and horticulturist, a true Earth Mother, who gets excited about sharing her love for the plethora of food and medicine plants she grows and uses at her home acre in Waikuku.
Step into the home of Rangiora-based interior designer, Andrea Robertson, and it feels almost tropical. Bright, white wood panelling meets wallpaper with lush green leaves and pops of red colour. A high ceiling is punctuated with a ceiling rose and a clear glass lightshade and beside a wooden bookshelf sits a large, leafy houseplant.
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From plant swaps, to pricey peace lilies in malls and tiny, rooted cuttings on Facebook’s Marketplace –we’re all going crazy for indoor plants.
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At the end of a long, meandering, tree-lined driveway, past an eclectic collection of homes and well-established gardens, is a hidden oasis.
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Interior designer Becky Lee is inspirational when it comes to using colours. She shares some tips and tricks for ways to embrace colour in the home.
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