Home & Living

Gift a French-inspired style this Christmas. French Blue has a collection of beautiful and antique pieces, each carefully selected by owner Catherine Matthews. Vintage grain sack and linen cushions, gorgeous European jewellery, bags, scarves, rugs, and linen are just some of the choices. An array of fragrant candles, diffusers, soaps, and atomisers, mix […]

The different, the unusual, the creative – these are concepts that often hold considerable allure as we strive to stand out from the crowd. Something as small as a Christmas decoration can help achieve that point of difference. The team at the Cosi Fan Tutte Christmas Shoppe in The Tannery have made it […]

Celebrating its 71st anniversary, Lockwood Homes is reinvesting in an extensive South Island network. The company opened its second Christchurch show home in July, on its display site and Southern Regional Office in Hornby, and is now gearing up for further expansion. Outfitted by a group of carefully selected partners, the show home […]

The contemporary home is all about contrasts in texture and colour, be they elegantly subtle or inspiringly vibrant. Combining aesthetics with practical hardwearing use asks for joinery that covers the gamut from traditional hardwoods to the latest and greatest in synthetic polymers. Any joiner operating at the top of their game in the […]

If last year taught us anything, it’s that is is a good idea to be prepared with a functional home office space. Whether you were unable to cross everything off your to-do list at work or perhaps a global pandemic has suddenly made remote working the norm for you, having a dedicated home […]

Be it barbecues or backyard cricket, gardening or grooming the spoodle, we are in our backyards as often as the weather allows. Shade in outdoor space is critical once that temperature creeps up. Our trees: native, ornamental, or fruiting, create the urban forest and play a bigger part of the picture than you […]

We all know the importance of a good night’s sleep, and finding a mattress that works for you is imperative. Metropol’s Ian Knott tries out one option. Only available online, the Emma Comfort Mattress has been engineered in Germany using the highest quality foam. As a medium-firm mattress, it’s an ideal choice for […]

Have you been debating whether to rent your property long-term or for short-term holiday letting? A Wanaka-based property management company has three compelling reasons why you should choose the former. The lack of long-term houses for tenants is a hot topic. In a bid to address this, councils including Queenstown Lakes District Council […]