Expressive Flooring
BY ALICIA CARR In interior design, flooring has long been overlooked and delegated to the bottom of the pecking order. Recently, it is is making a comeback, as many interior designers opt for bold flooring choices to make a statement and bring personality to a home. A significant part of any home, it […]
Beneath the wool
Save something else for special occasions and make lamb a more common meal in your rotation. Lamb has a unique flavour compared to other meats. When cooked right, it offers a distinctive taste, rich, gamey, and succulent. While deceivingly, it’s not the most affordable meat on the market despite our lamb population, it […]
Eats by the sea: Fisherman’s Wharf
If there’s one thing we love in Aotearoa, it is great seafood. From warming seafood chowder and fisherman’s pie in the winter to surf ‘n turf on a sunny day, you can’t go wrong. Fisherman’s Wharf is perfectly positioned on Norwich Quay and overlooks the beautiful Lyttelton Harbour. The team there serves fresh seafood, […]
Setting the Mood
Lift the spirits of your home, by crafting a mood that suits you. Bright and busy, calm and intimate, make it your own. Think of the senses. Through things that you can see, hear, touch, and smell, build a mood that makes you happy, which bounces back onto those around you. Construct a […]
The Natural Choice: NZ Wool
Wool is the epitome of style and desirability. With a premium placed on health and our environment, it is astonishing to think that we ever abandoned this natural, sustainable fibre in favour of synthetic alternatives. In the words of interior designer Robert Macfarlane, “We are missing out if we don’t bring home-grown wool […]
Add an Arch
BY ALICIA CARR Arches, in their many forms, are both an aesthetic and functional aspect of home design. Arches are known for being more structurally sound, yet also provide an element of softness and a point of interest that many are drawn to. However, they are not a new trend. Curved architecture has […]
A Dreamy Sleep: Dreamwool Beds
The recipe for a good night’s sleep is looking forward to sleeping on a premium mattress. A good mattress offers relaxation and rejuvenation, which positively impacts our mental and physical wellbeing,” David Henderson of Dreamwool Beds says. “It’s the most important piece of furniture in the house.” If getting to sleep is hard, […]
Top Marques with Michael Mills: The Porsche Popularity
Why have older air-cooled Porsche’s been commanding ever-increasing premiums over the past decade or so? Is it because they ooze a nostalgic coolness that is being lost with modern motor cars? Is it because their simplicity offers a driving enjoyment that is hard to find in their newer counterparts? Or, is it simply […]
Superb Subaru Outback: Armstrongs
I’m sure if you ponder long enough, you will begin to think of a number of family or friends who have owned a Subaru Outback. Ben Selby reports. Since the late nineties, this rough and ready, go-anywhere wagon has been a firm favourite amongst the Kiwi adventure set and family buyers alike. The […]
