Flora and fauna
Homewares, accessories, furnishings and fabrics can all be used to add nature to any room in your home. Botanicals, flora and fauna themes are currently on trend, found everywhere from duvet covers and bed linen to wallpapers, cushions and curtains, and furniture. Here are some ideas to bring the jungle into your home.
New Zealand’s most luxurious sleep: Dreamwool Beds
With summer just around the corner, the thought of beautiful, long warm days is exciting, although, for many, it also comes with the prospect of hot sleepless nights. The good news is you can now say goodbye to waking up all hours in a lather and positioning fans around your bedroom to keep […]
Expand your space: Louvre Solutions
Extending our home’s footprint to create another comfortable space is high on many a wish list. However, outdoor areas are often too hot, too cold or frustratingly windy, but otherwise are the very spaces we want to be in. That’s where the team at Louvre Solutions can help. “We create additional outdoor spaces […]
Eden starts here: Grow Landscapes
We know spring has sprung in Christchurch when both North and South Hagley Parks are carpeted in spring bulbs and our world-renowned blossom trees on Harper Avenue burst into flower. Gardeners come out of hibernation, excited and eager to implement all those landscape plans their brains have been incubating over winter. First and […]
Your sanctuary: Butterfield Bathrooms
We are familiar with the kitchen being referred to as the ‘heart of the home’, but the bathroom provides an equally vital function. Butterfield Bathrooms have been making this essential room beautiful as well as functional for more than 40 years. Design Specialist Joel Crack says, “If the kitchen is the heart of […]
Scratching that itch: Micro Med
Who doesn’t know someone whose dog is being driven crazy with excessive, and persistent itching and scratching or other skin complaints? One Auckland-based pet business is taking a radically refreshing approach to overcoming a multitude of pet health issues by applying the principles of naturopathy and functional medicine to your pet. As a […]
Red carpet run
Earlier this month, throughout New Zealand, hundreds of retired greyhounds took to the red carpet all around New Zealand. The red-carpet themed fancy dress or Great Global Greyhound Walk (GGGW) took place on 25 September to raise awareness for the breed. From Invercargill to Whangarei, 24 walks took place throughout the country, setting […]
New workspace, new designs: Gavin Cox Furniture
Handcrafted furniture brings luxury and beauty to your lifestyle. Special to use as well as to look at, a hand-made piece is a treasure. Carrying the rare signature of longevity and sustainability, a quality solid wood item is destined to become an heirloom. Gavin Cox Furniture has been creating bespoke crafted furniture for […]
Inspirational home ideas: The Canterbury Home Show
The Canterbury Home Show is the South Island’s longest running and most successful event of its kind. Strategically positioned in October each year, the show connects 150+ quality home building and renovating businesses with over 12,000+ motivated homeowners looking for products, inspiration, ideas and expert advice to complete their home improvement projects over […]
Friar Grey outdoor dining: RESENE
The backyard barbeque get together is a quintessential Kiwi tradition, so why not take your garden or courtyard to the next level with a splash of vibrant Resene paint? Gone are the days of the backyard being a single slab of grass for the kids to play on. We now see our garden […]
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