Making bathrooms better: Butterfield Bathrooms

Your dingy old bathroom can be transformed into a room of beauty and functionality with Butterfield Bathroom Renovations.   They only do bathrooms so they know what they’re talking about and even better, after 40 years they know what they’re doing. Guy Butterfield says, “We carry out all the renovation work with our own people. […]

Excessive vanity

Few spaces in the home can induce as strong sense of sanctuary as a well put together bathroom. A space to unwind, wash off the day that’s been or prepare for the one ahead; bathrooms are often where we compose ourselves. So, it’s no wonder then, that what our bathrooms are composed of is so […]

Designing wellbeing

Creating homes which are sanctuaries from the uncertainties of current life is top of mind for many, and the driving force behind a movement named, “wellbeing design”. Which is, as the name suggests, curating spaces to promote wellbeing. Metropol looks at ways you can incorporate some well-designed wellbeing in your own spaces.   TACTICALLY TACTILE […]

Touch tones

Home furnishings are taking a tactile turn in 2021, with textured furniture following in the footsteps of fixed surfaces and turning our homes into three dimensional havens. Where clean lines and smooth exteriors have evolved on glass panes (now fluted), tiles (now raised and irregular) and wallpaper (now textured), furniture is joining in.     […]

Bedside manner

The ultimate organiser ensuring everything you need is at arm’s reach, bedside tables combine both form and function.     Whether you like to let it all hang out with an open design or tuck it all away with a drawer, there’s an option for everyone and choosing the right design can play an important […]

Winning design trifecta: Armstrong Interiors Ltd

A dark and masculine mood and a rustic French-inspired feminine aesthetic have seen Christchurch’s Armstrong Interiors win three bathroom awards at the prestigious 2020 Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) recently.     Taking out all three categories, the Christchurch-based team, led by Angelique Armstrong, was recognised for innovative design and thoughtfully chosen material palettes, which […]