Lift your mood
Feeling down? Many simple activities and techniques can help to lift your mood naturally. Eating chocolate is one. Both raw and dark chocolate contain phytochemicals that play a role in lifting mood. These include theobromine, anandamide, caffeine, and phenylethylamine, which are known to stimulate brain function and pleasure centres in the brain, positively affecting your […]
Posh Picnics
Shake the dust off your picnic basket and get it prepped for summer. One blueprint to creating a fairy tale picnic, that will taste fantastic and look great in photos too, is colour, colour, and more colour. Just as dopamine dressing can benefit your mood, dopamine eating may uplift your day, especially with a rainbow […]
Summer Ceviche
Ceviche is a South American dish of fish cured in citrus juices and a staple of the Peruvian cuisine. It makes a tasty summer dish, easy to prepare, fresh, vibrant and bursting with flavour. This version is inspired by Nikkei restaurant Head Chef Alvaro Barros’ passion for fishing. During the summer months you can often […]
Seamless Technology: Soundline Audio
Televisions moonlighting as digital art when turned off, an abundance of cord management options, and the latest wireless technology all help interior decorators maintain sleek, minimal home aesthetics. Gone are the days when displaying your quality technology was the craze. Today the best technology fits seamlessly into your life, or better yet invisibly. Invisible speakers […]
Local Luxury: Bowron Sheepskins
As Christmas nears, the family barbecues, long lunches and celebratory dinners add extra desire to welcome your visitors to a gorgeous home. What better way to wow than with the epitome of luxury; sheepskin rugs, cushions and beanbags? Bowron Sheepskins adds elegance to any room in your home, their products providing an impressive conversation starter. […]
Express yourself: Interior Warehouse
We express our individuality through our clothes, hairstyles, our choice of diet, and fundamentally in our home décor. Gone are the bland and boring beige-on-beige themes, as we embraced the idea of our living spaces truly reflecting who we are. Interior Warehouse applaud self-expression with luxurious and affordable décor that commands attention. Co-owners Tom Noonan […]
Feeling festive: One World Collection
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas at OneWorld’s Christchurch Store. Make your Christmas extra special this year with some of these beautiful festive pieces and a wonderful selection of gift ideas too. Visit the showroom Located at 114 Carlyle Street, Sydenham. Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm […]
Spoilt for choice: Piccadilly Books
A book is a wonderful gift, and Piccadilly Books has a special selection with something for everyone. Get ahead of your Christmas shopping and take a browse. New Zealand Gardens to Visit by Juliet Nicholas, Rosemary Barraclough Our price $45.00 Featuring more than 50 remarkable New Zealand gardens, each section includes engaging text about the […]
Pet for a present
So many hope that on Christmas morning one of their presents under the tree might let out a bark or meow. Pets are a wonderful addition to a household, and every year many animals are gifted as a special Christmas present. Although giving a pet as a gift may seem like a straight-to-the-heart gesture, it […]
Doggy day care: Sharna’s Dog Care
Important health and behavioural benefits can come from dropping your dog off to daycare. Your pet can enjoy the best of both worlds – indoors and outdoors – at Sharna’s Dog Care, where they offer daily care and grooming services. The care centre is full of heart, named after owner Keryn Ashworth’s Newfoundland, who sadly […]
