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.

Hello • HERE’S WHAT’S ON MY WABI-SABI WISHLIST FOR MARCH

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

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

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

5 days in... FIJI • Your Home and Garden editor Kristina Rapley describes her dream holiday as being “intrepid with a layer of luxury”. This is what her five perfect days in Fiji would look like.

Hold me now • Display dried summer blooms in clusters of contrasting vases. Glass in tones of amber and lilac, dusky pink ceramics and textured white surfaces combine to spark joy

Pretty dirty • Rescue your laundry from the floor and hide it inside a natural basket or clean, white hamper. Who knew smelly socks could look this good?

The goods life • Op-shopper extraordinaire Charlotte Burt is both the brains behind online vintage store The Goods We Found and the designer of an ethical clothing range for kids

wabi-sabi • Create an uncomplicated table setting that embraces imperfection with pale yet earthy tones, weathered wood, hand-thrown ceramics and vintage objects that tell a story

ALL SYSTEMS GO! • With a little trepidation and a lot of excitement, the build begins.

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

KITCHEN CONFIDENCE • Meticulous planning is the key to creating a new kitchen that looks great and functions efficiently

WINDOWS 101 • Curtains and blinds can make or break a home – here’s what you need to know when you’re fitting out your new build or renovation

FIVE STEPS TO GETTING CONNECTED • Make sure your new home is wired for fibre when you move in

YOUR Homes • Creative and inspiring New Zealand homes with heart

white out • This coastal home shows how an all-white interior can be warm, welcoming and utterly unique

ALL-WHITE TIPS

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Home in one • A house-and-land package in Auckland’s Castor Bay turned out to be perfect for this young family, who have made their new-build feel like an established homestead

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Earthy brick, wood and copper, interesting furniture pieces and a moody, intimate palette give this new-build delightful gravitas

RESCUE REMEDY • Saving a crumbling Palmerston North villa was a labour of love for this pair of professional renovators who had a clear vision for their heritage home

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SHOP THEIR STYLE • Industrial wood and metal furniture with a classic look suits the pared-down purity of this white-walled villa beauty

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

At the bay • A dated 1980s cottage with a million-dollar view was the perfect project for this clever working mum

PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS

RENOVATION WORKSHEET

Kitchen Awards IN ASSOCIATION WITH BLUM

Blue ribbon • Installed as part of a new-build, this Auckland kitchen was the judges’ favourite for its warm feel and clever use of materials

BEAT THE HEAT WITH DAIKIN

Black magic • This new Hastings home has a modern kitchen designed for maximum enjoyment with friends

Deco darling • The Wilsons’ kitchen and dining space was the final stage in the renovation of their Tauranga art deco home

High & ply • The Baldwin family’s new...