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

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

Simply effortless entertaining • There’s still time to enlist the help of the latest in kitchen technology for festive entertaining, especially if you’re making special dishes to impress your guests. Here are five tips to make hosting a breeze with Noel Leeming

Light work • Table lamps in natural tones, pure white and glitzy brass will look lit in any room, even when unplugged

Clock watcher • Time might march on but at least it’ll look good with the latest clock offerings for walls, desks and bedsides

Dream team • Mum-and-daughter duo Sandy Cubitt and Courtney Henderson run Moi on George and Moi St Clair, two Dunedin lifestyle stores with a carefully curated point of view

From dawn to dusk • These three outdoor settings take you through the day, from brekkie in the sunshine, to a lazy afternoon read-and-snooze, then dinner al fresco

Classic cool • Enhance your decor with pieces that echo the style of bygone eras, and combine them with modern touches to create an air of effortless elegance

Perk up • Give your morning coffee the reverence it deserves with artisanal accessories in earthy tones

Blurred lines • Ribbed glass in clear and smoky finishes evokes a luxe retro vibe stretching back to the mid-century and art deco eras

YOUR Homes • Creative and inspiring New Zealand homes with heart

SPLASH PALACE • Building new meant this Cambridge couple could combine privacy, parties and poolside bliss into one perfect package

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Furnishings in grey, stone, peach and umber add a soft, luxurious feel to a light-filled home balanced by bold blocks of black

The open home • A passion for international interiors and a love of entertaining shaped the style of this soulful seafront abode

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Moody seascapes, limestone, wood and grey-green tones give this home an elemental feel that anchors it to its clifftop site

Family tree • It’s a house that’s been cherished by her family for three generations – and this homeowner has ensured it’ll be loved for many years yet

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Light, white spaces furnished in soft greys and black create a cool, modern look while glints of silver and foliage add freshness

Field of dreams • A sunny spot next to a cornfield was exactly the rural setting this young couple were looking for. Then all they had to do was build a house…

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Simple, rustic shapes, hand-thrown pottery and furniture improvised from time-worn timber create a low-key, country vibe

NATURAL LIGHT • This elegantly designed Hamilton home wraps around a lush gully of native bush and boasts almost seamless connections to its outdoor spaces

TAKE IT OUTSIDE • Create the ultimate outdoor space where you can cook, lounge, dine and entertain with contemporary furniture and an all-in-one barbecue kitchen

SITE LINES • Knocking down the bach and building a permanent home in its place has resulted in the perfect mix of style and comfort for this Raumati couple

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