Styling Easter
Transform a simple Easter get-together with a well-decorated and personalised tablescape. Elegant and refined or whimsical and cute, adding themed décor to table settings greatly enhances the dining experience. Festive ambience comes easy and the backdrop to each photo looks beautiful. Be creative, using it as a way to incorporate personal expression and your interior […]
Super space savers
Built-ins, pull-outs, and cleverly concealed storage spaces have become an integral part of contemporary homes during the past decade. BY LYNDA PAPESCH. The popularity of tiny homes has been one area leading the charge for creative storage solutions, yet many of those options also work successfully in larger homes, especially when channelling a minimalist aesthetic. […]
Extraordinary service every time: Raine & Horne
Ensuring clients’ homes look their absolute best before they go on the market is all in a day’s work for one exceptional real estate duo in Canterbury. From organising cleaners, and gardeners, to project managing renovations, they deliver a premium service for all clients. Natarsha Crawford and Susan Mullink (pictured), are Raine & Horne Northwood […]
Everything Easter: Total Food Equipment
A sweet long weekend and all its celebrations are just around the corner. To prepare your home and kitchen, one 15-year-strong store has it all. From seasonal style to each dish you serve, Total Food Equipment on Moorhouse Ave, is the place to prepare for Easter weekend. Delight the little ones with Annabel Trends’ ceramic […]
Get organised
One of life’s luxuries is having a walk-in wardrobe, or as some refer to them, a dressing room. By Lynda Papesch. As the name suggests, this wardrobe is typically large enough to walk into; an entire room dedicated to storing clothes, shoes, and accessories. Often it is also fitted out for dressing in, with proper […]
Entertaining icebreaker
Hosting every weekend and in search of that little something extra to dazzle and delight your guests? Hot across the city’s stores in an array of shapes and sizes, ice trays are an easy answer. Imagine a gorgeous rose-shaped ice cube keeping your pink drink cool, or an icy imitation of a crystal tumbler for […]
The beauty of nature: M.M Linen
Setting the scene at home is easy when inspired by the outdoors and life in Aotearoa. From the countryside to vast plains, enchanting verdant forests, to whimsical gardens, M.M Linen’s coveted new bedding and home collection draws on the hues, textures and patterns of nature. Picture a cosy lodge with an ambient fire and comforting […]
On the move: Cartage Solutions
The logistics of moving treasured possessions from one home to the next can encase the stoutest heart in clammy fingers of doom. We would love to think we have followed the wisdom of William Morris by having nothing in the house that is not useful or beautiful. Reality is, we have the useful and beautiful […]
From worn to wonderful: Seaton’s French Polishing and Furniture Repair
Whether a thrifted set of dining room chairs or an antique family heirloom, restored furniture brings a space back to life. For more than 30 years, Seaton’s French Polishing and Furniture Repair has been breathing new life into aged pieces, returning them to former glory. “I was always interested in furniture,” says Seaton’s owner, Mike Fullen. “It […]
Free-form & fun
Invest in authentic avant-garde yet elegant vases – hand-blown glass versions from a recent Trenzseater collection offer refined elegance, their fluidity striking and a stylish accent. Find pieces that add depth or difference to your spaces to excite the eye. Fill with flowers or repurpose them elsewhere to elevate your home.
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