Interior Inspiration: Q&A with Angelique Armstrong
Metropol caught up with award-winning interior designer Angelique Armstrong from Armstrong Interiors to get a sneak peek at the latest trends to hit the home. What trends do you see emerging this spring? Whether you are intending on a moody dark room or a fresh white palette, all our fabric companies around the […]
Grass with class: Oderings Landscaping
Oderings Landscaping helps you ensure that the grass is always greener on your side of the fence. The company specialises in all aspects of lawn installation and lawn care. Whether it’s a new lawn, or bringing an existing lawn back to life, the team has the knowledge and skills to give you a […]
Setting the stage: Creative and Co
A good first impression is essential, and your home is no exception. If you are selling, the best way to help potential buyers to visualise living there, is by home staging. This is where Creative and Co can help. Creative and Co has gained a solid reputation for providing home owners with a […]
Exceptional outdoor furniture: The Crowded House Furniture
When Jodi Gauci couldn’t find what she was looking for to furnish her outdoor area, she decided to design, manufacture and import it herself. “I was searching for nice outdoor furniture that was good quality but not super expensive, so I ended up sourcing my own,” she says. “Then friends saw it and […]
Creating exceptional exteriors: Willow Landscapes
Even on a gloomy, drizzly winter’s day, the view from Carl Gildea’s workplace is spectacular. Carl and his Willow Landscapes team are high on the hills above Halswell laying out a New Zealand-themed garden complete with a koru-shaped feature pathway and rocks of every shape and size. “We were given a basic concept plan drawn […]
Puzzle Turning to Promise in Central City: Architect Craig South
Christchurch has waited six years for the 100 day blueprint to come off the plan and deliver on its promise, but the new CBD revealed in that blueprint is now moving much closer. The plan laid out by the Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) in 2012 was a bold one, based on a vision of […]
Combat the Winter blues
When the cold weather hits and there’s less daylight in the day, a figurative dark cloud hovers over many of us, making it hard to coax ourselves out of a cosy, warm nest of blankets. It happens to the best of us. Here are some things to help get you through the last of the […]
Rallying for Retro
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then consider the retro aesthetic to be positively blushing. Because, from crushed velvet and psychedelic florals, to pretty pastels and paisley prints, we’re seeing a strong rise in the popularity of a 20th century aesthetic that combines the old with the new and it’s not hard to […]
Southern Success: Master Painters
The Master Painters New Zealand Association and its members have been painting the South Island red – both in the literal and metaphorical sense of the expression, with South Island businesses achieving notable success in the recently completed New Zealand Master Painter of the Year Awards in Queenstown. While members from Christchurch, Nelson and Timaru […]
Out of the Ordinary: Orange Homes
Orange Homes does not build ordinary homes. Style, substance and quality are the company’s by-words. That is exactly what potential clients will see when they visit its newest showhomes. Opening 21 July in Prestons Park is a striking home clad with the new White Euro Brick from Midland Brick, featuring cedar detailing. “The house is […]