It's a traditional belief that neutral walls — ours are in Resene Solitaire — are fail-safe in a bedroom for the sense of calm they project. That's perfectly true, and they also form an unobtrusive backdrop for more eye-catching elements you can play

ANDREW BARRIE LAB, 2017 & 2023 This coherent collection of mixed-use buildings illustrates the capacity of architecture to create community. The church as a village is the driving concept behind a welcoming complex that provides spaces for worship an

It's Città, but now with more Città, thanks to a big new store filled with the best — and most — of this notable furniture and homeware brand. Just over the road from the New Zealand design company's former Grey Lynn, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland destina

Before we begin, a warning: this read might lead you to blow your renovation budget by inspiring big dreams for your heritage do-up. It's a highly entertaining and aspirational compilation of projects by Australian architects and designers charged wi

In developing her Symbiont collection for The Poster Club, illustrator Suzanne Lustig let her emotions lead the way — often in the evenings, as this night owl finds working after the clock strikes bed offers a tranquillity that makes her more express

We live our lives in a world of colour, from the moment we wake in the morning until we lie down to sleep at night. And even then, we dream in colour. I work as an artist and colour is my expression. Alongside other elements, colour — by its exact cr

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 made plans to spend a year working in a pottery in the village of Bergen in Germany's Bavaria, but before she did so

Change is the only constant, so how about taking the reins and making one that enhances your life — perhaps providing you with a small home you can afford, adding value to your existing property with a secondary dwelling, downsizing to make things mo

Like the flax threads of the exquisite hieke/cloak framed in its entryway, everything in this extraordinary home ties in beautifully. It's connected to its owners’ past and present; to their loves and lifestyle; to the land, sea, stream and sky. If y

Kiwis Kelly and Josh Müller met in Tauranga, relocated to Sydney, then — craving a slower pace for their young family — settled in Lennox Head in northern NSW. Although they initially landed in this small coastal town because they couldn't find an af

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 expert artisans. They met, they talked, they decide

World famous in Marseille, France, bistro/bar/B&B La Relève is part of the furniture, having been around since the 1940s. It'd been handed down through generations of a single family until 2013, when new owners took it over with a view to restoring a

Oriented towards the lake, while also capturing views of the mountains and golf course, this urban bach in central Wānaka was designed by architects who know what to look for. James Hyndman and Erin Taylor of Hyndman Taylor made savvy decisions right

Mr Mod founder Ross Morrison is the custodian of this threebedroom house in Christchurch's St Martins designed by late architect Ian Athfield. Most people who manage to secure an iconic mid-century house in New Zealand might already own one or two it

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 some more unusual ones. Budding young gymnast Bea wanted carpet ra

According to Florence S Fournier, Decorative Arts Specialist at New Zealand's premier auction house, Webb's, objects are more than objects — they can also be a form of personal expression and speak to a wider social history. In her role that involves

Filled with practicalities you can't live without but don't necessarily want to live with, the average bathroom can feel like a challenge to your home's overall appeal. Doing it differently starts with making a mood board that allows you to compile a

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 weighty fossil-stone sideboard in her treasure-filled lounge. For all the muscle power she and her husband Blair H

Architects Diana Żurek and Gutek Girek of Furora Studio say they try to create spaces that are “comfortable but not obvious — with a pinch of salt”. This pastel project, a shortterm rental apartment dubbed Pops, is more sweet than savoury, but is unb

There’s a must-see show on now until March 3 at Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland gallery Objectspace that examines a single item from its earliest documented period of local production. Curated by Kim Paton, with exhibition and graphic design by Inhouse, The

Going by the name of Hey Maker Studio, Waihi Beach-based artist Lisa Billing (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui ) is deep in commissions right now. She’s also working on some landscapes and a series of painted fruit bowls and vases inspired by old handbl

Leading with the best when you enter your home and the rooms within it requires getting to grips with your door handles as a key part of your design process. They can ultimately see your abode age terribly if you don’t, so to ensure lasting appeal, b

Having attended kindergarten, primary school and intermediate together a year apart, Catherine and Lee Wilkinson were students at the same high school when they were ‘officially’ introduced by a mutual friend. “We kind of just started hanging out and

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 feeling as if you’re in another realm — and not just one. The experience begins at the front gate. The brief given to lands

There’s no question coloured concrete flooring is a good look, but what’s it like to live with? Just ask Built Chch’s Hat Hall and Karl Saunders. At their house in Ōtautahi/Christchurch’s Sumner (as seen in our December/January 2023 issue), three you

Marilou, you collaborated with New Zealand interior designer Rufus Knight on your new Naarm/Melbourne store’s fit-out — how did that play out? This is the third store Rufus and his team have designed for Kowtow, the first being the flagship in Te Wha