Restoring this modernist gem in Tauranga has been a journey through time for its new custodians. Peeking up over a concrete-block perimeter fence, jaunty…
This reimagined Wellington villa harmonises the differing style palates of the owners into a rich and punchy experience. Like a Kinder egg, this is…
Success for this couple is a goal that’s become a present-day pleasure and privilege. Is it your ultimate ambition to own a little place…
A Devonport villa’s transformation tells a coming-of-age story, blending rock ‘n’ roll with British heritage. On any given morning at Rebecca and Michael Macfie’s…
Among the nuances of the past few years has come a deeper understanding of the comfort and joy our abodes can bring to our…
For Toni and Dane Gale, a return to their home base of Te Matau-a-Māui/Hawke’s Bay after more than a decade away was amply rewarded…
Kate Rogan thinks about design “the entire time”. First thing in the morning, late in the evening, at work and at play, any given…
Sitting in front of the fire outside their Wānaka home toasting marshmallows with their kids was not something Alisha and Ben Goodwin envisaged when…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Having attended kindergarten, primary school and intermediate together a year apart, Catherine and Lee Wilkinson were students at the same high school when they…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Once upon a time, this abode played a role in the television series Outrageous Fortune. The rabbit warren of ’70s rooms may have looked…
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…
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…
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…
Stepping inside the 1929 villa where designer Kristina Dam, her musician husband Ketil Duckert and their children Vera (12) and Nord (7) have lived…
A mandarin and kiwifruit orchard in Te Puna, a rural enclave northwest of Tauranga, may have delivered the good life a couple whose children have…
High in the hills of the rural-Auckland suburb of Waimauku, a cedar-clad house stands proudly on its four-acre site. Its trio of gabled, barn-like…
There was a time when the residents of this house felt as if they lived on top of each other. Now Mum, Dad and…
Ginamarie Riley has a penchant for drawing out the essence of a home. With six renovations under her belt, the Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland owner of…
Although a causal link between a ’90s Smashing Pumpkins concert and the award-winning renovation of this heritage home can’t definitively be made, neither can…
Sue Waymouth was working in the front garden of the Herne Bay, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland villa she shares with her husband Ben and their here-again,…
A lunch invitation to Geoff and Rose Creighton’s beach house is a hot ticket, well worth the drive out to Piha. Fishmonger Geoff has…
During their first renovation, of a small unit in central Ōtautahi/Christchurch in their early twenties, Hat Hall and Karl Saunders painted a wall in…
In association with First Windows & Doors. There are certain junctures in life at which we might question how suitable our homes really are…
When now Melbourne-based architect Antony Martin was a teen in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, he was good mates with celebrated architect Marshall Cook’s kids, and invited…
It’s our forever home,” says one of the grateful owners of this sophisticated Whāingaroa/Raglan abode, situated on a one-way road following the Waikato town’s…
When architect and director of Bureaux Jessica Walker first laid eyes on this modern, cedar-clad home in the seaside east Auckland suburb of St…
If Rachel Barthow was a foodstuff, she might be granola — in the best possible way. For a start, eating a bowl of this…
It was meant to be a bachelor pad — small, simple and bach-like. On a hillside in Sumner in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, this simple abode would…
No stranger to renovating, interior creative Alex Fulton of Alex Fulton Design has traversed some varied terrain while doing up houses to suit the life…
In 2013, Kerikeri-based golfer Paul Reid was offered an unanticipated opportunity: a new job and a new lifestyle for him and his wife Siobhan…
The white, double-storey villa in a quiet street in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Cox’s Bay looks like something out of a storybook. With its gracious gabled…
Everyone knows that renovating a character home — such as this one built in the ’30s — is like opening a box of chocolates….
Once you’ve spent a bit of time with Bailey Meredith, you realise it’s a no-brainer that she’d have created a chic dwelling for herself…
Down a winding side road, over a one-lane bridge and up the last rise to the driveway, an arrow reading ‘This way’ is your…
When it comes to design, Deb Brown loves corners. “They drive sociability,” she says. “If you’re at a pub, people always gravitate to where…
Getting to know your clients — their values and their quirks — is a vital part of the design process. It usually takes time,…
This is the story of a house. In Mount Maunganui, beside a golfcourse, near the beach, it’s a strikingly chic house that appears to…
Most renovations of heritage homes aim to restore them to their former glory. The revamp of this mid-century- modern property went one better, reimagining…
In a clearing surrounded by trees, this holiday home in a picturesque bay in Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula seems to rewind time. There…
It’s a familiar equation. Take one villa, add 100 years (give or take a few) and inevitably X = not fit for purpose. But…
Emily Forbes was already renting in Lyttelton when she first set eyes on her section. The GP was walking through the steep streets one…
For the best part of four years, a car jack held up the kitchen sink at Julie Donaldson and Tim Woods’ place. If you…
Ten years ago, when Becky Little and Simon Codling called time on their lawyerly lives in England, they thought they might take a small…
Her clever design details are supported by a suite of Fisher & Paykel appliances selected very early on in the process. Find out why… …
The journey to this beach house near Mangawhai Heads is punctuated by assertive bullocks (who must, gently but firmly, be coaxed off the rural…
With Tane Cox of Red Architecture, marketing manager Miriam Shaw and planning consultant Stuart Penfold built this three-bedroom home in Pirongia for themselves and…
The founder of multidisciplinary Danish design brand Frama, Niels Strøyer Christophersen, is known for design that embodies the contemporary longing for the simple life,…
A magnificent gumtree once stood on the spot that Chelsea Thorpe calls home. As little girls, she and her sisters would swing from its…
Behind the façade of a landmark hall in Auckland’s Ponsonby, a very different kind of life takes place than what was originally intended for…
Secrets reveal themselves in their own time at this home in Sandringham, Auckland — little quirks in the design that you might only catch…
Jono, you’ve been living in this two-bedroom apartment in Sydney for about six years — what’s the backstory? I was looking to buy a…
Appealing to the senses when designing a home can only reward you. It’s as simple as the smooth feel of a surface, the way…
There’s an art to blending old and new, and they’ve mastered it here from the ground up. Creating spaces with feeling is something Olivia…
It sounds pretty much impossible in the heart of the concrete jungle, but not at Zavedo founder Joana Azevedo’s place. Sandwiched between a hospital…
The photographer and videographer have infused their leafy Melbourne property with meaningful moments. So Lucy, how did you guys find this three-bedroom home? We…
This home designed for her family is a true expression of her preference for pared-back and connection to outdoor spaces. Some people like their…
Mid-century New Zealand and Palm Springs, Italy and France dapple this home with character and heart. Following the sun and surf around Aotearoa, Abbie…
Its history has been honoured while securing it a sophisticated new future courtesy of a few well-resolved bells and whistles. Sometimes in order to…
The family home is full of light, luxe and textural touches for maximum health and happiness. ‘This must be the place’, says the neon-sign…
Just like her coveted clothing, her renovated family abode is imbued with a laidback-luxe mood. When fashion designer Juliet Souter of womenswear label Marle…
The juggle is real yet she’s done it again, using simple yet effective solutions to create a beautiful and functional family home. You could…
Along with Olley Construction and Xanthe White Design, they’ve transformed a rundown rental into a family home that’s wholly unique. You don’t need to…
With architect John Irving, Colab Group, Toni Brandso of Material Creative, and landscapers SGLA, she and husband Olly Kaulima got their ultra-contemporary upgrade just…
Principal Nicola Herbst takes us on a tour of a home that expertly balances views and privacy. This waterfront site in the Bay of…
Annique Heesen of Gezellig Interiors designed the fit-out for this family home by Matt Hodson of Insight Architecture. When it comes to interior design,…
It’s full of bold colour expertly employed – find out how she strikes a balance. Taking notes from her muse, LA-based designer Kelly Wearstler,…
The passive house by embraces the outlook and its owners’ love of their land. Being asked to design a house reminiscent of a tramping…
By Weir Architecture and Lume Design, the concrete home is innovative on the inside, too. There’s a secret set of stairs in this seaside…
Bull O’Sullivan Architecture renovated this former state house in Lyttelton with whānau and whenua at its heart. This two-storey former state house on a Lyttelton…
Expat Kiwi artist Anna Church shares her interior philosophy and recent renovation in Toronto. Expat Kiwi artist Anna Church has lived in Toronto with…
On the rugged West Coast of Northland, architect Jackie Sue and interior designer Tomi Williams have designed a family holiday home that takes its…
We take a visit to Fleetwood, a newly built retreat on Waiheke that you can stay at too. It had been a lifelong ambition…
Upholding the values of the 1960s original, it’s updated in rustic, minimalist style. Having spent many a holiday at a relative’s diminutive dwelling on…
The North Shore home is in a class of its own, but big on ideas (travertine! Texture!) you can borrow. Alex and Corban…
With 360-degree views from mountain to sea, it’s a farm house that makes room for everyone. At 5’2”, Natasha Hintz is one petite…
Maximised spaces, enduring materials and beautiful design make this architectural project by Jose Gutierrez something very special. Business-as-usual in the front and party-ready in…
This renovation honours history and heritage with details that ring true. Pétanque courts don’t usually feature prominently on Auckland renovation wish lists, but when…
It’s conceived as a gathering of farm buildings with a plant-filled outdoor courtyard. Sometimes good design is about holding back. Not playing all your…
The inhabitants of this home absolutely love it and how it makes others feel. It was a combination of strategy and timing that led…
From the art on the walls to the purple floors, find out how intuition guides her. ‘Decisive’ could be interior designer Natalie Parke’s middle…
The interior designer’s deft touch and eye for vintage finds has imbued this home with intrigue and history. French interior designer Delly Marton was…
At this airy architectural Te Arai Farm Estate abode, you can almost touch the sky. High on a hill in Te Arai, just south…
Home makeovers are notorious for their hiccups, but despite a rocky start, it all worked out for the very best at this Forrest Hill,…