Your backyard sanctuary: Brustics
With essential privacy, comfort, and serenity in mind, fashion your own natural backyard escape. Creating a private and inviting outdoor space greatly improves your overall well-being. In today’s fast-paced world, where daily routines can be hectic, having a tranquil area to retreat to can make all the difference. A naturally inspired outdoor space […]
Award-winning bathing beauties
Christchurch interior designer Georgia Langridge scooped the pool at the National Kitchen and Bathroom Association (NKBA) awards early in September. In addition to winning the Supreme Bathroom Design Award with her Parisian Stay entry, Georgia, of Modi Design, won the DNKBA Silver Kitchen Design Award, DNKBA Silver Bathroom Design Award, and Canterbury Kitchen […]
A mini market garden at home: Terra Viva
An easy way to take some control over the cost of living and grow your good health at the same time is having your own mini market garden. Terra Viva’s Peter Worsp shares his expert advice. Fruit and vegetables are high in Vitamins A, C, antioxidants, minerals, and fibre, for protection against cancer […]
Shade for all seasons: Shade Smart
Buying Kiwi-made is good, Christchurch-made is even better if you live in our region. When it comes to awesome shade solutions, Christchurch-based Shade Smart is happy to oblige, with an extensive range made right here in Hornby, customised for each project. With summer on the way, it’s an ideal time to spruce up […]
Style it: BBQ’s & More
The Big Green Egg is acclaimed as the highest quality, most versatile and simplest-to-use outdoor cooker of all time, offering more cooking options than all other conventional cookers combined.. More than just a smoker, it’s a top-tier, versatile, and easy-to-use outdoor cooker, offering more cooking options than any other BBQ. Its NASA-quality ceramics […]
Put a spring in your step
Nothing says spring better than the colour yellow, especially in the form of the season’s gorgeously scented daffodils. The colour yellow has traditionally been a symbol of joyfulness, happiness, and energy and is associated with spring and summer, vitality, and optimism. The first of the season’s blooms are already making an appearance in […]
Refurbished and ready: Seaton’s French Polishing & Furniture
In a world of flat pack furniture, investing in pieces which will last generations can seem daunting. With quality refurbishments like those by Seaton’s French Polishing & Furniture Repair in Christchurch, heirlooms can be restored and given a new lease on life – and new real estate in your home. Mike Fullen has […]
The power of an accent piece
Accent pieces add personality to your home. Through colour, texture, proportions, and shape, they are the perfect accessory, says Metropol’s Zoe Fenton. With a wall Feature walls create visual impact. They take a room with a plain interior and add personality through bold colours or textures. Enliven a room by incorporating a feature […]
Sit in Hamptons style: OneWorld Collection
The Hamptons aesthetic is easy to love and even easier to live in. The perfect embodiment of comfort and luxury, Hamptons style combines a neutral colour palette with quality materials to create a timelessness that is aspirational around the world. Now it couldn’t be easier to furnish your home with pieces that bring […]
Add style with rugs: Carpet Binders
Creating a fresh new look at home or the bach may be as simple as adding a new floor rug or two. That’s easily achievable in Christchurch, thanks to an outlet store that only sells 100% wool carpet area rugs. The Rugs For All Outlet Store, from Carpet Binders, can be found at […]
