Celebrate good times: Total Food Equipment
It’s birthday time! Total Food Equipment is celebrating its 12th birthday this month, and what better way to mark the occasion than by sharing some of the amazing new products in-store. Owner Sandra McLay shares current must-haves with Metropol. Denby English baking dish You can’t go wrong with Denby, reliability and beautifully made […]
Sustainable gardening
Gardening sustainably just makes sense in this fragile world of climate change and environmental damage. Actually doing it in your own backyard does take a little effort, but more and more New Zealand gardeners are finding that every step is worth it to create a garden that not only looks after your plants […]
Make your home feel bigger
Following a few simple interior design rules can help you make your home feel larger, more spacious as well as look good. Here are some tips from Metropol. Use round pieces Using rounded edges makes your room seem less grid-like, and fools the eye into the illusion of a bigger, more dynamic space. […]
Renaissance of redesign: D-Sign Studio
This past decade has seen a seismic shift in people’s relationship with the environment. Sustainability is the future and when businesses embrace this, anything is possible. Interior designer Shreeni de Silva heads a boutique furniture redesign studio that champions sustainable thought and practice. Established in 2013, D-Sign Studio is renowned for its handpicked, […]
Restoring history: T&A Construction
Christchurch has lost many of its iconic heritage buildings through earthquake damage, so it is particularly special to learn of one that is to be repaired and restored. The building in question is the old municipal chambers on the corner of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace, one of Christchurch’s oldest public buildings. Built-in […]
Site-specific build specialists: Blair Ward Construction
At Blair Ward Construction, they enjoy the flow of the construction process, the communication, and the collaboration that comes with building architecturally designed homes. Blair from Blair Ward Construction was living and loving life on the hills above Sumner when a vacant section came up for sale next door. He could see this […]
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