Sounds good: Soundline Audio
While winter may mean you’re stuck inside, with stretching evenings, there is an upside. Few experiences match the warmth and comfort of a roaring fire, a plush couch, and streaming your favourite series. If you’re looking to add something special to your mid-winter screenings, Soundline Audio could have the answer: an Immersive Audio […]
Decorating with neutrals
Paring back colour schemes and using muted tones to create beautiful interior spaces is an art. BY LYNDA PAPESCH While using neutrals is a versatile, and timeless, choice, creating calming interior schemes isn’t just throwing a few creams, whites, greys and fawns together. The neutral palette includes an array of off-whites and earthy […]
A gorgeous stack
Books are an interior designer’s secret weapon, filling in the gaps on coffee, dining, and bedside tables. Kitchen nooks, entertainment units, and shelving can all become homes to them too. Utilise neutral books in spaces you don’t want to overdo and keep the fun covers for homier, cosy areas. Recent trends have spiked […]
Chic, contemporary curves
Sleek lines, traditional square coffee tables, conventional headboards, and boxy sofas are being replaced with curves, says Metropol writer Alicia Carr. All the rage in the 1970s, the curve dominated the home design scene then, and has made frequent appearances in trends since. Now curves are back again, with a sophisticated, modern touch. […]
Paving the way: Brymac Tiles
With the shortest day behind us, we start the countdown to summer. It’s chilly now, however the eternal wheel of the seasons will soon return us to alfresco living. Whether you hail from the “bring it on” generation, or are more likely to say “I’m here for it”, you’ll want to push play […]
Gifts beyond compare: French Blue
Sometimes the search for that special gift can be a frustrating experience, often resulting in a hasty and disappointing purchase. French Blue removes all such anxieties, with matchless giftware curated from Europe, the Middle East, and North America, think France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Holland, Portugal, Poland, Denmark, Israel, Morocco, and Mexico. From tableware, […]
Making house dreams come true: Dream Doors, Dream Bathrooms
Are you looking to elevate your bathroom or kitchen? Experience the joy of cooking in a gleaming new kitchen or relaxing in a stunning new bathroom. Dream Doors Christchurch focuses on creating dream kitchens, and they recently launched Dream Bathrooms to provide the perfect solutions. Owner and operator Adrian Kay says that adding […]
Outdoor wellbeing
When it comes to trends, fashion, interior design, cars, Kiwis often look to the United Kingdom and Europe to see what’s trending. One emerging summer trend in the UK is the garden sauna. London-based, award-winning interior design studio Black & Milk last year unveiled the pictured design of an outdoor banya sauna in […]
Towel treats
Trade itchy and irritable for gentle and luxurious. Those moments spent wrapped up in a lush, warm hotel towel don’t just feel great because you’re on holiday. It is because hotel-use towels are made with a higher fibre count, so they absorb water far quicker and are soft on the skin. A quality […]
Hydroponic house plants
Several times a week I visit a Mandeville Street café, memorable for great coffee, fab food, and a biophilic wall of house plant cuttings growing in test tubes. By Lynda Papesch. While travelling overseas recently, I also noticed a similar trend, with cafés, restaurants, and large multi-national hotels all growing house plants in […]
