Small rooms with big impact: Armstrong Interiors
Think small rooms need to eschew style? Then think again! Metropol catches up with award-winning Interior Designer Angelique Armstrong from Armstrong Interiors about how to create small rooms with big impact. How do you make small spaces feel bigger? When decorating a small room, ‘less is more’. If furniture and […]
Update a tired kitchen: M F Turnbull
For many of us, a stretch of time to reflect and plan was an unexpected addition to our year, a rare positive effect of our lockdown experience. With time on our hands, all to be spent in our homes, we were able to think about what we would like to change, and […]
Local shops get upgrade: Priority Projects
Earthquake strengthening work has started at the block of shops on the corner of Straven and Riccarton Roads. Priority Projects, a fit-out, design-build and project management company, is working to upgrade the buildings to 100 percent of the NBS code. Project Manager Jason Turner says construction is expected to take […]
A la naturale: Crete Basins
Crete Concrete Basins is taking strides in the world of interior home design with the company’s concrete basins. All materials, pigments, and importantly sealers, are totally non-toxic and don’t off-gas harmful chemicals. The natural texture of concrete is embraced and each basin is unique with its own patina. Their bathroom […]
New VTNZ Repairer hits the street: Leading Edge Automotive
Christchurch’s leading edge automotive is now a VTNZ certified repairer. Already the team to call when it comes to maintenance, servicing and repair work on European vehicles, they can now also offer independent WoFs and re-checks, all under one roof. With a network of branches nationwide, VTNZ inspectors are experts […]
No.1 in car washing: Auto Express Wash
Quickest, cleanest, greenest Using the latest technology and a state-of-the-art water reclaiming system, Auto Express Wash has revolutionised the way we keep our vehicles sparkling clean. Located at 530b Sawyers Arms Road, the company has streamlined the car washing process, eliminating any hard work, queues or delays. Once you’ve checked […]
COVID’s impact on business
More than 63 percent of respondents to a recent survey of Canterbury businesses are reporting significant financial impacts from COVID-19. More than 21 percent are citing moderate impact, with more than 7 percent citing minor impact. The data was gathered as part of a survey distributed to local businesses last month, […]
New tourism activity drops: GCH Aviation
There’s a fun new local activity that’s set to drop, giving the Canterbury tourism industry a much-needed boost. GCH Aviation, the parent company of Garden City Helicopters, is partnering with Skydiving Kiwis to bring skydiving to Sumner Beach, “This is a totally new product in New Zealand tourism and that’s […]
Winter warmers: Made in the Shade
We’re beginning to make the transition into long sleeves and cosy jackets and coats and that can only mean one thing… winter is fast approaching. Make Made in the Shade your one-stop shop to stock up on winterwear. With lots of new stock and a focus on New Zealand made items, […]
Black to basics
Kiwis are widely renowned for how much we love draping ourselves in black; not surprising then that black is a recurrent feature on the what’s hot lists, more constant in its forceful repetitions than anything else in the style books. With this humble hue’s ability to make everything look that […]
