Metal magic
We’re lucky that furniture these days comes in all manner of materials including metal. A design trend popular since 2020 – and at various times in decades past – metal furniture has come a long way since its initial entry into the furniture stakes in the 1950s. Today metal furniture styles range from […]
Functionality at its finest: McDonald and Hartshorne
A lounge suite of original design and style is a sculptural masterpiece in itself. Its uniqueness draws the eye and thus the suite becomes an artwork – but even better, a functional artwork. The original lounge suite never dates, whereas the mass-produced imported suite, usually of inferior construction, typically follows the latest trends […]
Enjoying a healthy home
What makes a healthy home? Ask different people and they’ll probably all give you similar answers – warm, dry and comfortable. They’re right, all of those do help in creating a healthy home yet there are several paths homeowners can tread to ensure various levels of healthy. Starting from scratch and building new […]
Pretty in pinstripe: RESENE
Known as much for its palatial estates and neoclassical manors as it is for its humble cottage hideaways, the ever-charming English countryside is practically synonymous with rest and relaxation. For many of us though, travelling to the far reaches of the globe – over even beyond the boundaries our own neighbourhoods – isn’t […]
Helping overcome hidden obstacles: Mike Pero Fendalton
With 30 years of combined experience in the real estate industry Kelvin Howell and Jacqui McBride of Mike Pero Fendalton really can say they understand all aspects of buying and selling property. “It’s an unpredictable market currently,” says Kelvin. “We are hearing through commentators in the media that prices might finally be falling. […]
Enjoy an artistic Easter surprise: Windsor Gallery
This Easter may be the most memorable yet for art lovers seeking something beautiful and bold to grace their homes. Windsor Gallery launches its Open Weekend on 9-10 April with over 100 artworks, including large abstracts, from the cream of Aotearoa’s artists, sculptors, and photographers. The 25 artists exhibiting features names such as […]
Something unique for everyone: Emma’s at Oxford
The different and the unusual – if you like to stand out from the crowd with that unique purchase there is one place you should make a shopping destination. It’s Emma’s at Oxford, specialists in an eclectic range of personally chosen books, gifts, and clothing. Anyone who has ever looked for pure cotton […]
Belkin takes charge
Fumbling with multiple charging cables is a thing of the past for Apple users. Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott checks out Belkin’s Boost Charge Pro charging stand. We’ve all experienced that “Who’s taken my charging cable?” moment, or gotten sick of navigating the snaking, intertwined bedside cables just so you can set your […]
The smart home rise
The smart home market is booming, with more and more people introducing tech into their homes in 2022. The convenience of products like voice-assisted technology, such as Alexa and Google Home, is driving huge amounts of growth in this market. As well as this is popularity in tech that assists with home security, […]
Pattern play: RESENE
Is there any colour combination more classic than black and white? A duo like no other, designers and decorators are often drawn to what’s known as an achromatic colour scheme for its simplicity, minimalism and timelessness. Achromatic and monochromatic are terms often confused. An achromatic colour scheme is one that possesses no hue, […]
