Your Home and Garden

Your Home and Garden shows you how to create a home that reflects your personal style. From decorating tips to easy DIY craft projects and expert gardening advice, it is packed with inspiring and affordable ideas for when you are renovating, building or simply updating your home.

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Shop With Us • EXPERT STYLE IS JUST A CLICK AWAY WITH THE YOUR HOME AND GARDEN SHOP. SHIPPING INCLUDED

10 of the Best • Texture is trending, so make a ribbed statement. It’s time to get groovy

Arts & Crafts • William Morris is the name on everyone’s lips – and sofas

Gone fishing • There are plenty of fish in the sea – and now they’re at a homewares store near you

This or that • Are you on the side of linen, the subtle no-nonsense fabric, or do you favour velvet for its sensual nature?

Homes

In Pursuit Of Place • Setting sail for rural Aotearoa was both a homecoming and an uncharted adventure for this returning Kiwi couple

Walking On Sunshine • An Auckland architect’s home is all about sun, family life and views of the zoo

That ’70s House • A top-to-toe refresh has morphed an ailing 1970s home into a modern family retreat

Modern Love • One of Matamata’s oldest homesteads gets a contemporary New York loft-style update

Kiwi Design Stories • How one architect sustainably built his dream home with a kitchen to match

Decorate

More Is More • An architect and interior designer’s own home and design studio are a canvas for her passionate love of colour and pattern

Turn the tables • This side table has a wonderful home-crafted look to it like it has been cobbled together from odds and ends found lying around the garage. It’s precisely this Frankenstein feel that gives it such charm

How To… Organise A Fridge • Cancel food waste and save big bucks by following these expert tips for an organised fridge and freezer

Makeover

Creative forces • United by Instagram, a graphic designer and an interiors expert found themselves on a joint mission to transform a 1990s home

One Kitchen Four Ways • Need inspo to liven up your neutral kitchen? Take your pick from our on-trend options

Trend Alert • WHAT’S HOT, WHAT’S NOT AND WHAT’S A MUST-SHOP FOR KITCHENS

Gardens

The constant gardener • Spring is knocking on winter’s door so it’s time to do a bit of soil prep, pruning and veggie planting in anticipation of the warmer months

Sweet Caroline • Green room or greenhouse? British comedy star Caroline Quentin says she’s happiest pottering around outside

Blades of Glory • Looking for a low-maintenance way to add colour, texture, movement and structure to a garden? Here are our top 10 grasses that will easily beautify your outdoor space

Food

Hello, Sweeties • Cakes, lamingtons, biscuits and more… your favourite baking recipes with a gourmet spin

Chocolate & Cheese • The match-ups you’ve probably not considered, but these sweet meets salty combos are totally dreamy

Sound Bites • All the ingredients for kitchen and entertaining success

Living

Inspector Gadget • We put the Ninja Woodfire Electric BBQ Grill and Smoker to the ultimate test: an office cook-out

Coquette Girl If…

Glass Act • Samantha Peacock is putting a contemporary twist on an age-old art

How To Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence • Do you want to know how to reduce stress, handle big emotions, navigate changes better and lead a more fulfilling life? These eight steps are a good place to start

Home And Away • CAN YOU NAIL OUR HOUSE AND BUILDING TRIVIA QUIZ?