Landscaping design
Done well, it becomes your dream outdoor space. Landscape/concept plans – If you are looking at a larger project it is worth looking at the possibility... Keep reading »
Landscaping design
Wonderful windows
1. Think of your needs and what you want to achieve with your window treatments. Do you need privacy during the day or night or both? Do you need to consider... Keep reading »
Sitting on the shelf
◇ Not just for books. Shelves are great for showing off personal items, collections, curios and unusual keepsakes. Mix these in with your books to make... Keep reading »
Fancy footwork
Moisture If installing in a basement or bathroom, chose flooring suited to a high or medium-moisture environment, such as tiles or concrete. Installation... Keep reading »
Doing your homework
Other spaces can be utilised - a lobby, a corridor or hallway, a corner of the lounge or dining room, the attic, basement, or garage. A traditional office... Keep reading »
Sitting in Style
She saw the potential, however, and 12 months later she has a new deck complete with a built-in bench seat - and it has effectively added another room... Keep reading »
From scrapyard to backyard
Tauranga builder and artist Hagen Lemmer has tapped into the Kiwi love affair with outdoor fires by creating one-off outdoor fireplaces, or braziers,... Keep reading »
DIY with the right tools
"They all had a very, very blue kitchen, the same layout and that fake-marble laminated benchtop look," says Cilla. "I never liked it." A huge DIY project... Keep reading »
Retro reno
While the structure of the house is exactly the same as it was when Jo and her former husband bought the house together 17 years ago, she has recently... Keep reading »
Real heart in a special house
Hilary Revfeim’s family has owned the historic house and property, now reduced to 2 acres from its original 23 acres, since 1939. The house, originally... Keep reading »
Furnished with love
Grant Furniss and Paul Tanner, owners of Contemporary Classics in Mount Maunganui, own a "kitset Canadian" home in a quiet cul-de-sac near the beach at... Keep reading »
Country cabin conversion
Nine months after buying a "completely unliveable" 1960s house, the young Athenree couple have turned it into a cosy Canadian-style country cabin with... Keep reading »
Bringing Bali to the backyard
’The harsh seaside environment of their first home never really lent itself to a lush, green garden but when they moved inland slightly a few years... Keep reading »
Modern monochrome
These two ’colours’ are always in style and don’t tend to date like those shades on the colourwheel. Matt black is ultra modern and... Keep reading »
Modern retro
If retro style appeals to you, choose a lounge suite style that gives a subtle nod to the 70’s without being too overt. The tan leather, splayed... Keep reading »