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 Home and Garden NZ
YOUR Shopping • New products, trends and looks we love
Fresh finds • What’s new in homeware from our place to yours
SAVE OR SPLURGE Basket case • Stock up on cute jute, seagrass and wire baskets for quick and easy storage
Clay queen • Felicity Donaldson, aka Wundaire, has built a thriving ceramics brand through the power of persistence and creative collaboration
Work perks • The return to the office looks pretty good with these luxe desk accessories
Bedside story • Style your bed in bold prints, plush textures and luxe details with the new Your Home and Garden bedding range, available exclusively at Farmers
TOP PICKS
Keep it neat • The best storage is practical, beautiful and makes the most of otherwise unused spaces
Long division • Room dividers are a versatile tool when it comes to zoning a space, but they can also make a glam style statement
Round the bend • Lounge furniture is losing its edge, with freeform curves, plush fabrics and plump forms in the spotlight
YOUR Homes • Creative and inspiring New Zealand homes with heart
Family tree • Building their home around an existing tree helped this family create a warm, welcoming home inspired by nature
SHOP THEIR STYLE • Tranquil blues, white tongue-and-groove walls and Scandi-style furniture create a calm vibe in this family home
Fresh take • After downsizing from a high-maintenance home to a sunny new-build across town, this Rangiora family have no regrets
SHOP THEIR STYLE • Basketwork, rattan pieces and plants in every room lend a soft boho touch to the no-fuss surfaces in this super-practical home
Light switch • Swimming in sun and colour, this seaside sanctuary was built around an existing bach and now provides an art-filled environment for everyday living
SHOP THEIR STYLE • A backdrop of off-white and pale wood allowed this couple to go bold with brilliant blues of every shade
OUTSIDE THE BOX • By building a home divided into a series of boxes, this couple maximised their opportunities to connect with the beautiful landscape beyond
YOUR Renovation • Expert advice on home alterations, extensions and updates
Open house • This couple made it their mission to rescue their home from dated ‘improvements’ and connect it to the world outside
RENOVATION WORKSHEET
Ready, set, sell! • Whether you’re selling the family home or renovating for resale, our experts have got you covered
Before you sell your home
11 UNEXPECTED WAYS TO ADD VALUE
How to renovate for resale
TIP
Tips for choosing a real estate agent
Work-life balance • Design, colour and styling advice for simple and affordable transformations
Super sorters • Want the perfect package-free pantry? Two professional organisers share their sorting secrets and show us two of their real-life makeovers
Sweet scullery
TIP
Fresh & clean
Top tips
Birds of a feather • A vibrant swatch of bird-patterned fabric provided inspiration for a refreshed family home
The great divide • Successfully creating separate zones inside an open-plan area is as easy as using paint, colour and some well-chosen furnishings
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