Whatever your outdoor style, Emily Hastie at Kamo Marsh Landscape Architects offers her design ideas for a beautiful spring garden.
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Soothing outdoor sanctuary
Kiwis love the outdoors, and our outdoor areas are the ultimate blank canvas – extending our living space and encouraging us to slow down. Resene brings the indoors out with this soothing neutral garden lounge.
Warmer windows await
Damien McGill of the Healthy Home Cooperation explains upcoming changes to the requirements for windows that will help make your new home more comfortable, healthier and energy efficient.
Building a lifestyle
Houses are built for living, but homes are built for life. Dean McGuigan from Golden Homes Canterbury tells us how thoughtful landscaping around your new home can help you build a dream lifestyle.
Make your kitchen and bathroom pop
Kitchens and bathrooms are areas in the home we spend a lot of time in. Katy Husband from Feather and Oak shows us how adding pops of colour is one of her favourite ways to inject a little joy into these spaces.
Your kitchen: just right
Homeowners, accompanied by their designers and CABINET MAKERS, can now ‘test drive’ their kitchen design concepts at Blum’s Christchurch showroom and avoid all those disappointing afterthoughts of ‘if only’.
An immersive showroom experience
Wondering where to start your kitchen design journey? The new Palazzo Kitchens showroom is the perfect place to start.
Create a spa bathroom at home
With clever use of lighting in your bathroom, Eurotech Lighting shows how you can create the luxury feel of an at-home spa.
At the top of her game
abode goes behind the scenes to meet with award-winning interior designer Davinia Sutton and explores what’s behind the success of her company, Detail by Davinia Sutton.
The right move
Award-winning real estate agent Michael Calder has launched Calder and Co. Residential, a new independent real estate agency in Christchurch with a love of the garden city and a close eye on the local market.
Inside your world of bespoke living
If you’ve been wanting to put together a new look for your home or living space but need some inspiration, then the Frobisher showroom and design team can help you find your own unique style.
Winter landscape
Tony Milne from Rough Milne Mitchell ponders the winter landscape and the traditions that embrace the chill of the season.
Covid-19 and the real estate market
Rachael Cone, owner of Total Realty, reflects on how the pandemic has impacted the housing market and where it’s likely to be heading now that we’ve adapted to life with Covid-19.
First home help
As the banks tighten up on lending and interest rates continue to rise, taking that first step onto the property ladder can seem like an unattainable goal. Dean McGuigan from Golden Homes shares the latest incentives to help first-time home buyers on their way.
The steps to your first home
Our new columnist Rachael Cone, managing director of Total Realty, shares some helpful tips for navigating the buying process and preparing to take those all-important first steps towards homeownership.
How to be more sustainable in our homes
Katy Husband from Feather and Oak shines a light on soft furnishings, furniture and décor that MINIMISE environmental impacts, reuse industry by-products and recycle materials.
Just right for you
Have you ever felt like a room was “not quite right”, but just couldn’t put your finger on what was wrong with it? It could be the rug placement, colour or size. abode looks at what Bremworth has to offer to solve our dilemmas.
Sofa transformations
How a classic, luxurious, Hamptons style sofa can transform your living space with the help of OneWorld Collection, in Christchurch.
Heating upwards
Imagine living in a warm toasty home with heating that you don’t see or hear. It’s just there, pleasantly warm. Damien McGill from the Healthy Home Cooperation tells us how.
Improve your chances for approval
As restrictions on mortgage approvals continue, Dean McGuigan from Golden Homes puts home finance under the microscope with valuable advice on how to secure a home loan.