Interior designers are among the first people to suggest buying vintage items to add character to your home. Vintage and antique items add uniqueness to an interior, although it is best to carefully select what you acquire. Usually anything 40 years or older is classed as vintage, while items 100 years or older are antiques. […]

You need some extra space, but it’s not a case of extending the house. The extra space has to be portable, and flexible for a range of uses. It could be a guest room, a self-contained flat, a workshop, a studio, an office, or any type of shed you could possibly need, wherever you need […]

A golden time existed when life was work, eat, sleep, followed by leisure-filled weekends, on repeat. Suddenly seeming very desirable, this predictable pattern appears to be AWOL at the moment. We’re never quite sure what situation we will wake up to next, meaning vigilance and resilience have become key to our skill set. In an […]

Any local company celebrating its 90th birthday is truly iconic. Ninety years ago, New Zealand was still a Dominion, you dialled the operator to telephone between cities, and you could still see a horse and cart on the street. But our longstanding companies don’t reach their venerable age by accident. They are driven by people […]