To get a handle on what’s new in outdoor spaces, we caught up with expert Emily Hastie from Kamo Marsh Landscape Architects.
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The wild grace of potager
Potagers or kitchen gardens combine vegetables and ornamental plants with stunning results. Goom landscapes share their ideas from a christchurch garden which they designed.
A store within a store
McKenzie & Willis have formed a partnership with fellow local brand Belle Interiors, who bring their beautiful furniture collection and design service into the renowned home styling hub.
Furnishing with fashion
Finding your personal design style can be a challenge, but Abode’s resident design guru Katy Husband says the clues to your own definitive look are closer than you think.
Limited edition
Carefully considered and evolved over time, this extraordinary home in a seaside town in South Africa is both inspiring work headquarters and happy hideaway for this family of seven.
Twice the style
The team from Nathan Cook Builders had their work cut out delivering two beautiful homes on this prime Fendalton site, and the experienced team rose to the challenge with stunning results.
Built to last
With high density building on the rise, living in a townhouse is increasingly becoming the norm. Abode profiles a recently completed example, just north of Christchurch’s picturesque city centre.
Setting the scene
Now is the time to start enjoying your property’s backyard. Goom Landscapes offer some guiding principles on how to add beauty and value, as they showcase their recent award-winning work in the high country.
Build the dream
“If you can dream it, we can build it.” That’s the philosophy of the team from Pioneer Pools, expert pool and spa builders who specialise in unique, custom-designed concrete swimming pools and spas.
Artistic Expression
This reinvigorated late modernist home at the foot of Table Mountain has become an ever-evolving personal exhibition space for its gallerist owners and their young family.
Βeckoned by beauty
Babylonstoren’s new Fynbos Cottage in South Africa’s winelands offers a private sanctuary where nature takes the lead.
Buon Appetito!
Whether you’re cooking for family or friends, you can’t go wrong with a delicious meal of pasta, especially when it’s homemade.
Colourful cool
Combining vibrant colour and bold visual flair with clean architectural lines, this family home in Bishopscourt, Cape Town, is a classic study in the power of contrasts
Take the stage
If you’re looking for a little more performance in your life, the latest offering from Mercedes-AMG is set to be a real crowd pleaser – we just have to wait a little bit longer.
Unique playground for car lovers
A showroom recently opened in Christchurch offers a unique multi-sensory experience for those who appreciate a vehicle as much more than just a mode of transport.
Luxury spa therapy
For optimal wellbeing, a spa pool is a great way to reduce stress, soothe achy muscles and accelerate healing.
Seasonal nesting
Studio Home design blogger Julia Atkinson-Dunn shares some ideas on how to create a home that responds to the changing seasons.
A class act
This year heralds exciting new developments for the Armstrong Motor Group - with the launch of a brand new luxury pickup truck and the opening of the AMG Performance Centre.