Interiors of the Heart: Kit and Caboodle
Yearningly desirable yet rare in New Zealand homes, familiar in essence but elusive to imitate, the aesthetic at Kit and Caboodle speaks to the heart with its cosy warmth accented with elegance, and its appealing cohesion of beautiful colour elements highlighted with sophisticated and surprising pieces. It is the sublime skill of Alex […]
Luxurious Leisure Pools: Lagoon Pools
Julie and Warren Hastings supply the range from one of the world’s largest manufacturers of composite fibreglass swimming pools – Leisure Pools – to homes in Canterbury and wider South Island. Leisure Pools incorporate patented technology to provide additional strength and durability, using corrosive resistant, 100 percent vinyl ester resin, ensuring the pool […]
Quality Wastewater Systems: NaturalFlow South
Are you looking for a simple, environmentally friendly sewage treatment system that doesn’t require expensive, on-going maintenance? The NaturalFlow system not only provides an eco-sustainable sewage solution and produces a high-quality result to treat wastewater, but saves money and time. Keeping it simple is the company’s philosophy – using power-free, natural processes to […]
Suite Temptation
Lounge suites can make or break the look and comfort of a room. It’s an investment that will be worth its weight in cosy nights. This year, the lounge suite is less of a suite and more of a pairing. The great news is the chairs don’t have to match the couch, and […]
Strength to Strength: Taurus Built Ltd
Taurus Built Ltd is going from strength to strength. From humble beginnings, the company has the dedication, professionalism and commitment to go above and beyond what is required to give you the home of your dreams. Founded by experienced builder Tom Peters in 2017, Taurus Built Ltd has grown from a one-man operation […]
All smoke & mirrors
Mirrors are clever design pieces that can make or break your décor. Taking on many roles, they can be a piece of wall art, for lightening and brightening, creating optical illusions, distracting, or highlighting – checking out your reflection is just a bonus! Hanging a mirror certainly has a multifaceted effect. Facing a […]
Let your light shine: Trenzseater
It goes without saying that the right lighting can transform a stylish house into a much-loved home. The advice of a good interior design specialist can take the headache out of choosing and positioning lights – especially one that has the world’s top lighting companies at his fingertips. Enter Trenzseater’s Ben Lewis, a […]
Gold Rush
Gold is adding its illustrious touch to our homewares this season. This magical metallic in its purest golden form will now out-shine recent trends of copper and bronze. Gold pairs beautifully with silver – a perfect balancing act that is easy on the eye. It doesn’t have to be all matching chrome in […]
For the love of art: Art Metro
Thanks to her father spying an Art Metro advert in the paper, Chelsea Burnside, a 24-year-old office administrator, rediscovered her love for art. “I studied art throughout high school, but lost touch with it for around four years after leaving. My family have always encouraged me to get back into it, so I […]
Taking life by horns: Amanda King
A Canterbury photographer with a unique niche loves telling the stories of the animals she meets. Amanda King talks to her majestic models in a calming voice, while she takes their photograph for her company ‘By the Horns’. The result is striking framed and canvas portraits of intriguing farmyard animals with personality. Originally […]