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 ORGANISING WISHLIST FOR FEB

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

Bargain of the month

THIS MONTH

To have & to hold • Ain’t too proud to bag? Show your commitment to the environment with reusable carry-alls to see you through every shopping adventure

A natural fit • Be it cane, rattan or raffia, natural materials take a starring role on the summer living scene, for modern indoor-outdoor style that’s rooted in tradition

Hooked on a feeling • From simple and utilitarian to the outright off-the-wall, this selection of handy hooks will ensure you always have a place to hang your hat

Artful living • Kiwi artist Sam Michelle paints vivid still lifes from her home studio south of Melbourne

Peachy keen • Embrace summer’s romantic sunsets with accessories and soft furnishings in delicate shades of peach, pink and coral – it’s enough to make you blush

Golden hour • Dressed in warm terracotta tones and burnished brass, a stylish outdoor lounge is just the place to chill on a late and lazy afternoon

Foodie heaven in the heart of the city • Sophie Gray, food editor at Taste, Food, Nadia and foodtolove.co.nz, experienced a weekend of foodie indulgence with a culinary getaway at Cordis Auckland

A place to call home • Creating a room that looks and feels like ‘you’ can seem a little daunting. Stylist Amber Armitage shows how a simple step-by-step approach can produce the ideal balance of style and personality

BEST-LAID PLANS • Our homeowners Oliver and Ella have some big decisions to make

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

AIM HAIER • It’s never too early in the home design process to start planning your dream kitchen and laundry – and choosing your appliances should be at the top of your to-do list

AHEAD OF THE TRENDS • There’s a trick to choosing a colour scheme that feels fresh and new – take advice from the experts who can see into the future

BUILDING FROM THE FLOOR UP • Your flooring sets the tone for your entire house – so plan ahead to get the foundations right.

YOUR Homes • Creative and inspiring New Zealand homes with heart

The bright side • Anja Niechziol’s sunny disposition has coloured every facet of her New Plymouth home – from navigating the ups and downs of renovating, to the warm and friendly feature accents that glow throughout

SHOP THEIR STYLE • A mix of high-end designer pieces, original artwork and travel keepsakes evokes an authentic, worldly vibe

A refined palette • Opening the doors to her Hamptons-inspired retreat in Karaka, foodie extraordinaire Jo Wilcox reveals her key ingredients for happy family living

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Cool, neutral tones, natural textures and a little French provincial flair create a heritage coastal vibe at this airy family home

Art & soul • Newbold by name, Newbold by nature – this creative couple designed and built a personality-packed weekend retreat just out of Auckland

SHOP THEIR STYLE • A surf-shack palette sets the scene for vintage furnishings and whimsical details in this classic Kiwi bach

Spot of calm • This New Plymouth kitset home has been...