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 • ’Grams to get lost in, reno refresh and a playful pup
Your Home And Garden
SHOPPING
Fresh finds • The latest looks and products we love
Plot twist • Leave the straight and narrow for this bendy interior trend
Light relief Amp up your bedside with illumination that adds form as well as function
Eye candy • Playful and pretty, life is sweet with some pastel hues
Wood work • Delight in the natural world with these timber-terrific pieces
Clean slate • How to transform two hotspots for clutter into storage havens – without compromising on style
Rainy-day pursuits • Five easy, fun and affordable ways to keep the little ones entertained when the weather turns gloomy
Top finds this month
Clay all day • Hidden in Auckland’s Titirangi hills is a group of potters who come together to celebrate what they love to do
HOME
All about the FLOW • An Auckland family’s contemporary home, with its judicious use of doors, features a number of ultra-cool design features
SHOP THEIR STYLE • Part of the secret to this cool, contemporary home’s success is careful selection of natural materials with a modern twist
View from the hill • Undaunted by restrictive property caveats and two earthquakes, a Christchurch family couldn’t be happier with their self-built and designed dream home
COUNTRY RETREAT • Intent on creating a luxe holiday at home vibe, an Auckland couple took inspiration from coastal Hamptons sophistication and Hawke’s Bay landmark Black Barn Vineyards
BACK TO BLACK • A young couple left life on deck in the Med and got on board with building their future in Kerikeri
NEW-BUILD WORKSHEET
RENOVATION
NEW INDUSTRIAL • Strong, sleek lines, a dash of concrete and stainless steel are central to this look
A little bit of teamwork • Renovating a home with hubby who likes to tear things apart and two tiny ‘helpers’ has its own challenges and blessings
Tips & tricks to styling on a budget
SHOP THEIR STYLE • A commitment to earthy colours, plants, natural woods and textiles has transformed this home into a gentle, holistic retreat
The best little powder room • It may be the smallest room in the house, but potentially, it’s the one with the most impact. This is the place to indulge any decorating fantasies you may secretly harbour
MAKEOVER
Dream spaces • Sleep easy in a room that’s designed with rest and relaxation in mind
Bedside STORIES • Sometimes a bedside table isn’t a table at all – sometimes it’s a wall shelf or headboard ledge
Style tip
Kid’s corner • A playful room to inspire little adventurers
Stripes ahead • Gear up with embroidery thread and a vintage lampshade to create your own rendition of the popular Hay Bonbon light
Style on a SHOESTRING • A young creative stamps her mark on her first studio pad
Home advantage • From start to finish, PlaceMakers has everything you could possibly want for your new build, reno and everything in between
THE BLOCK NZ • Four architecturally designed houses in Auckland’s inner-west suburb of Point Chevalier are the scene for this year’s competition. After one week, the contestants are already delivering jaw-dropping room reveals
Who are the judges?
WEEK 1 GUEST BEDROOM
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