In association with Godfrey Hirst and Feltex. Pros know to start from the ground up when establishing the look and feel of an interior. Your…
Thomas Seear-Budd and James Ross of Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington architecture and interiors studio Seear-Budd Ross share a passion for designing furniture; Motueka furniture makers Woodwrights are…
Words Philippa Prentice Photography David Straight Like the flax threads of the exquisite hieke/cloak framed in its entryway, everything in this extraordinary home ties in beautifully….
Follow the rules and make your own by adding an artsy headboard to a classic scheme. In association with Resene. – It’s a commonly…
Along with the typical requests for renovating and extending this bungalow in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Western Springs, Sam Atcheson of Dorrington Atcheson Architects (DAA) received…
In association with PeterFell. Oriented towards the lake, while also capturing views of the mountains and golf course, this urban bach in central Wānaka…
German-born Elena Renker was into pottery from the moment she was introduced to it by a wonderful craft teacher as a child. She later…
In association with Versatile. Change is the only constant, so how about taking the reins and making one that enhances your life — perhaps…
In association with ABI Interiors. Filled with practicalities you can’t live without but don’t necessarily want to live with, the average bathroom can feel…
Here’s director of Te Pūtahi Centre for Architecture & City Making, Jessica Halliday, with a preview of some of Open Christchurch’s upcoming highlights. Oxford…
Most people who manage to secure an iconic mid-century house in New Zealand might already own one or two items that would fit seamlessly…
In association with Webb’s. According to Florence S Fournier, Decorative Arts Specialist at New Zealand’s premier auction house, Webb’s, objects are more than objects…
It’s Città, but now with more Città, thanks to a big new store filled with the best — and most — of this notable…
Kiwis Kelly and Josh Müller met in Tauranga, relocated to Sydney, then — craving a slower pace for their young family — settled in Lennox…
It took the might of four men to carry the giant timber island into Gretchen Lowe’s one-of-a-kind kitchen, and four again to instal the…
Words from Editor Alice Lines When it comes to new builds and renovations, there are any number of expressions you could choose to encapsulate…
The New Zealand fashion label’s creative director, Marilou Dadat, credits the teamwork that made this succinct dream of a scheme work. Marilou, you collaborated…
In association with First Windows & Doors. Whereas some renovations start with carefully plotted-out plans for a long-awaited dream home, Eastbourne’s Niki Pennington and…
In association with Windsor Architectural Hardware. Leading with the best when you enter your home and the rooms within it requires getting to grips…
When design professionals Matt Genefaas and Dan Craig started searching for their first home, they quickly realised that in order to be truly happy,…
For most of us, getting away from it all would not involve staying home. At architect Eva Nash’s, there’s no place like it for…
Going by the name of Hey Maker Studio, Waihi Beach-based artist Lisa Billing (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui ) is deep in commissions right…
Everything everywhere all at once? Let colour-blocking help you draw a line between home and work-from-home. In association with Resene. Get the look – …
In association with Fisher & Paykel. A quintessential Queenslander in Queensland but updated through an unpretentious approach to minimalism, Coorparoo House by Brisbane architects Nielsen…
Co-founder of the beloved New Zealand brand, Claire Hammon, gets to the heart of its latest collection. Because Meadowlark has its own workshop, we…
There’s a must-see show on now until March 3, 2024 at Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland gallery Objectspace that examines a single item from its earliest documented…
In association with Versatile. The chance to keep moving forward while also doing a bit less sounds like a magic trick, yet it could…
In association with PeterFell. There’s no question coloured concrete flooring is a good look, but what’s it like to live with? Just ask Built…
If you ask Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Loren Marks what painting is to her, she’ll describe it as a chaotic blend of exploration, discovery, risk, experimentation,…
In association with Città. Words & styling Alice Lines Photography Simon Wilson To help you enhance your spaces with thoughtful styling, homestyle’s Alice Lines…
Having attended kindergarten, primary school and intermediate together a year apart, Catherine and Lee Wilkinson were students at the same high school when they…
We’ve got some serious chemistry with Woodwrights’ insanely handsome SBR T01 table and C01 chair, a pulse-quickening collaboration with Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington architecture and interiors…
In association with Webb’s. Art is not just for other people. As Head of Art at New Zealand’s top auction house Webb’s Tasha Jenkins…
In association with Dulux. Look lively, architects, interior designers, specifiers and students behind residential, commercial and public projects that demonstrate an exceptional use of…
Departing Ōtautahi/Christchurch on a misty morning, I travel north with some apprehension as to what the weather will be like for our photoshoot. Luckily,…
I’m writing this letter as afternoon sun streams through the west-facing window in my home office. I’ll down tools shortly to head out to…
Sunlight glints off two unassuming, galvanised steel-wrapped buildings standing side by side in a Wairarapa paddock. At first sight, you might mistake them for…
Creativity has been a constant in New Zealand-born Samoan/Rotuman/Tongan/Irish artist Serene Hodgman’s life, its meaning morphing over the years. As a child, she recalls…
For Jackie Ashley, it’s the little things in a home that count. The co-founder of fragrance company Ashley & Co understands the emotional connection…
In association with Resene. Is it time to admit your outdoor area doesn’t quite live up to your indoor standard? Mull over these ways…
It’s hard to imagine this storybook Tudor cottage was ever anything less than charming, although its renovation did come about through something of a…
In association with Plumbline. The finer details matter more than ever in a space like the bathroom that’s designed for getting up close and…
In association with Città. The imminent reward of the summer hols has us wanting to reach for colour and functional finds you get a…
In association with Lexus. Boundary-pushing design has always been a fundamental part of the machinery at luxury automotive brand Lexus, and since 2013, it’s…
In association with First Windows & Doors. What will the neighbours think? There’s no need to wonder about this Kirikiriroa/Hamilton house — while adding…
In association with Weave. A deck that runs the length of the house, a patio that sprawls out to meet the lawn… The size…
In association with Webb’s. A resurgence of interest in wine collecting is afoot worldwide, and at New Zealand’s number-one auction house, Webb’s, they’ve seen…
The expansive vistas surrounding Tāhuna/Queenstown make an enticing environment for a tree-change move. The Sydney-based couple who own this home were also motivated to…
“When we think of styling our homes, it’s our senses of sight and touch that are typically the priority, yet it’s the finishing touches…
The big decision about what to be when you grow up is even less clean and simple when your talents lie in multiple areas….
The whirlwind that is the end of the year has our schedules jam-packed around here. A friend from the Northern Hemisphere recently noted that…
A roundup of success stories by the Gold Pin winners in the Residential Architecture category of the Designers Institute of New Zealand’s Best Design…
It’s been nearly two decades since the Swedish owners of this home first fell in love with Bali, drawn in particular to Canggu and the…
Two sisters, three daughters, one husband, and a brother with a bach next door — this project was quite the whānau affair. “It was…
Sitting back and letting nature take its course isn’t something many of us embrace. We prefer to control it, steering plants in a certain…
He spoke to homestyle editor Alice Lines ahead of Semi Permanent — the festival of creativity and design, a must-see in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington from…
In association with Windsor Hardware. An indisputable hallmark of well-done dwellings is visual cohesion. Through colours, materials and forms, virtually every detail in such…
In association with Resene. Sweeps of subtle colour and depth create all but immediate character. How to… – Achieve this gentle limewashed effect by…
In association with Blum. Good news for those whose stuff runneths over — your home has storage opportunities hiding in plain sight and these…
Leanne Culy reckons she popped out of the womb interpreting the world in a creative way. Art was her favourite subject at school, kickstarting…
In association with BoConcept. Getting in touch with your feelings while getting in touch with your furniture — now there’s an interesting idea. It’s…
She’s a writer and an artist with a background in interior design, who’s run her website Studio Home for 15 years after it began…
In association with Città. He’d made props for a massive name in the movie business and lent his talent to an appliance giant, but…
In association with Dulux. Offering excellent insight as always into the wider world of interiors, the Dulux Colour Forecast 2024 presents a trio…
On now, Dagmar Vaikalafi Dyck and Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi’s exhibition ‘Amui ‘i Mu‘a: Ancient Futures at Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery…
Everything’s pretty, useful or pretty blimmin’ useful in this new store in Warkworth’s Riverside Arcade. The budding venture is by dried-floristry darling Antonia de…
In association with Fisher & Paykel. Between the ’burbs and the city centre on one of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s arterial routes, the Jervois Apartments by…
In association with Webb’s. In a world overwhelmed with fast everything, the secondhand luxury clothing and accessories market is booming. As well as making…
Depending on your sporting affiliations, it would be natural to liken the sensual sweep of the roof of this house in Muriwai, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland…
Being invited to attend New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria recently was a very luxurious little pick-me-up. Working on this magazine by day then seeing…
In association with Resene. – Making your interior inviting and interesting yet not bland or too much of a mishmash can be as simple…
Central to Ōtautahi/Christchurch artist Julia Holderness’ practice is an interest in art history and women practitioners, and how archives might allow us to engage…
The streets of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland aren’t well known for their deciduous foliage, but one exception is Franklin Road in Freemans Bay, where 100-year-old plane…
Finding the perfect wallpaper need not be a swatch-laden slog, especially when your search stops in style here, with the latest release from Tāmaki…
Laura and Brad Christie admit to feeling a little guilty when they spent their first day of possession taking to their new home’s walls…
A lot has happened for Tauranga’s Noa Blanket Co in the year and a half since it launched with an aim of sharing ancestral…
Ushering visitors into the Ōtautahi/Christchurch Arts Centre, keeping its creative spirit alive and providing opportunities for local makers while generally being awesome, Frances Nation…
In association with Luxaflex. You can readily set the tone in your home with lighting by night — what about during the day? If…
An invisible thread runs through this home, just hidden from view. At first glance, you won’t see it, yet the lifestyle-led ways in which…
Please enjoy this refreshing palate cleanser courtesy of Milan brand Stories of Italy and the impeccable new items available in its Nougat, Macchia su…
In association with First Windows & Doors. On the sandy shore in Papamoa, this home designed Jeremy Brick of Tauranga’s Studio Brick Architects stands…
In association with Webb’s. If you’re a seeker of special finds, here’s something that might get you going. The Estate — a fortnightly sale…
Every year, Milan Design Week makes Italy the epicentre of creativity. Here, some Antipodean attendees share what they had a blast doing there. …
Sarah Lindsay’s life less ordinary began in a tiny coal-mining town outside of Birmingham, but funnily enough, fate had other plans, and after falling…
In association with Ligne Roset. Could Frenchman Michel Ducaroy have had any inkling in 1973 that his Togo design for Ligne Roset would remain…
In association with Città. “Every picture tells a story” goes the saying, and every good piece of homeware tells one too. The behind-the-scenes design…
Once upon a time, this abode played a role in the television series Outrageous Fortune. The rabbit warren of ’70s rooms may have looked…
My family and I have been living in our current home for 18 months now, and in that time I’ve learned I’m really not…
Purple carpet. It’s not the average request, but that’s what the owners of this home wanted, so that’s what they got. They also acquired…
Sustainable New Zealand lifestyle label Untouched World began with Kiwi founder Peri Drysdale’s desire to use fashion as a vehicle for positive change —…
When, in October 2020, the new owners of this Lake Tarawera property walked into the home they’d bought remotely, they’d only just stepped off…
A journey through the Canterbury high country is a series of scenic moments that feel otherworldly. Majestic mountains rise around you, with surfaces of sun-parched…
In association with Resene. Get the look – This offbeat scheme hooks up yellow, green and cream Resene Springtime on the walls with a nook…
Having worked their way up in the business founded by Bridget Dunn and Jeff Kennedy in 2011, the new owners of Pōneke/Wellington’s Acme, Megan…
Emelia French is breathing a sigh of relief. Having graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts with a Master of Fine Arts in 2017,…
Built for use as a workshop and warehouse in around 1950 and latterly home to a hair salon, the CBD Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland premises of…
Unconventional in all the right ways, the Ekstrem chair was conceived in the ’70s by now-late Norwegian industrial designer Terje Ekstrøm, but it was…
At heart, architects always want to build new. Particularly when it comes to their own homes, their heads are brimming with ideas they’re itching…
In association with BoConcept. At the top of the stairs to BoConcept’s recently renovated showroom in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Mt Eden, a native tree framed…
In association with Città. Deciding which interior items to buy the very best of isn’t an exact science, though a pretty sure bet for…