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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Social club • Interact with Your Home and Garden any time, anywhere – we’d love to hear from you!

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YOUR Shopping • New products, places, trends and looks we love

Fresh finds • What’s new in the homeware scene from our place to yours

Warm textures • Dress your home in a variety of textures in tones of gold, wheat, wood and jute for a snug indoor space that lifts the spirits

Take charge • Maintain control over what’s happening at your place any time of the day, whether you’re home or away, with the latest smart-home gadgets

JOSH’S TIPS FOR SMART LIVING

Beside you • Choosing the perfect bedside table is as much about height and storage as appearance. Think carefully about what you need within arm’s reach at night, as well as for lazy Sunday sleep-ins

Chrome zone • Highly polished chrome surfaces are back in a big way, especially in curvaceous tableware. Embrace its bright, brash beauty with a statement candlestick or start small with a shiny straw

My room, my way • From cute and colourful to fun and funky, creating a kid’s room is all about helping them find their style. Here are four bedrooms to inspire the next evolution

Living in lilac • Adorn your home in tones of pale purple for a soft slice of romance

Walk this way • A functional entryway will make coming in from the wet, windy outdoors such a joy that you’ll almost want to go back out again

An eye for beauty • Christchurch creative Stacey Weaver never dreamed she’d make a living from photography, but her blossoming homeware business is proof that talent plus hard work can yield wonders

“IT’S EVEN BETTER THAN WE IMAGINED!” • After three years of planning and a six-month build, Oliver and Ella are finally in their new home – and loving it!

Build timeline • We follow Oliver and Ella’s home build over a six-month journey – from dream to reality

10 WAYS TO MAKE LIFE EASIER • Clever kitchen appliances save you work and leave more time for fun with the family.

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WALLPAPER • There’s nothing quite like wallpaper to transport your décor to a whole new zone.

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WINDOWS WITH THE WOW FACTOR • Don’t be wishy-washy with your window treatments – take inspiration from our roundup of the latest trends.

Meet the family

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Room to grow • Hopping straight from one new-build to another has given this family an instant upgrade and the chance to experiment with finishes

SHAYE’S STYLING TIPS

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Diverse plants in beautiful pots are mixed with burnished metal, wood and cowhide to create a cool, relaxed vibe

in good time • Building isn’t a fast process but deciding to build can take far longer. It was seven years before this Manawatu home got off the ground – but once it did, it soared

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Cosy cushions, generous seating and a rustic outdoor living space keep this sleek new-build grounded and family-friendly

LONG GAME • An extensive five-year renovation of this 1908 Wellington villa has produced a modern family home complete with sauna and its own flying fox

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Splashes of china blue and teal, and a focus on beautiful lighting, give this warm white and taupe scheme an elegant finish

YOUR Renovation • Expert advice on home alterations, extensions and updates

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