Our gardening guru Kim Odering from KO & Co, lends her advice on how to get the best results from your garden this season.
A project with passion
With many years of real estate industry experience, Belinda and Steve Ellis from Bayleys Fendalton share some of their tried and true tips for budding home renovators.
An ode to autumn
As summer passes to autumn, our resident landscape architect, Tony Milne from Rough and Milne, celebrates the hues and the bounty of this golden season.
Out of the box
A tonal colour palette of green greys is translated into a unique living space with a clever wall feature and cosy, on-trend styling.
Green light your build
Abode’s home build expert, Dean McGuigan, from Golden Homes, explains why building a home is a sound option in a heated housing market.
Roasted sumac pumpkin, walnuts and coconut herb tahini dressing
Healthy, plant-based living doesn’t have to be all-confining. This summer salad has plenty of zing, with a herb tahini dressing, walnuts and pomegranate seeds to accompany the classic roasted pumpkin.
Wave break
On the West Coast of South Africa, a family’s holiday home is a cosy social hub from which to dash off into the waves and enjoy a sporting lifestyle.
Plum valley
A boldly and beautifully restored farmhouse and barn combines subtlety and respect for the past as much as it expresses individuality and a refreshing disregard for convention.
A head start
Abode takes a sneak peek at the latest house and land offering from Golden Homes in Rolleston, where attainable entry-level luxury awaits.
Nestling into the land
Settled into the Heathcote Valley, this home built by Jim the Builder, shows the power of building on the hill and the power of doing it right.
The house that Shearer built
This classically renovated home from Character Builders and MCD Architecture is a seamless blend of old and new, with a surprising family history.
Winning white
Combining super-functional spaces with the elegance of white on white, this striking Merivale family home by Coll Architecture has scooped up a well-deserved award.
Small is beautiful
Building an energy-efficient home does not need to cost the earth, literally and metaphorically. Architecta shows what’s possible in this beautiful Hoon Hay build.
The future looks green
To get a handle on what’s new in outdoor spaces, we caught up with expert Emily Hastie from Kamo Marsh Landscape Architects.
Feeling the heat
We recently caught up with Capisco Managing Director, Mark Coory and asked him all about a new trend from Herschel that’s set to transform the way we heat our homes.
New lines and fresh forms
The team at Oakleys Plumbing Supplies tells us about some of the exciting new products set to change the look of our bathrooms in 2021.
La dolce vita in Aotearoa
Our homes are canvases on which we express our creativity, so what better way to produce a masterpiece than with Forté’s new Artiste and Moda Collections? The team at Forté Flooring tells us all about these two European-inspired ranges.
Know thyself!
Whether you’re thinking of renovating or contemplating a kitchen as part of a new build, Sandy of Sandy Eagle Design, shares her top tips for designing the most frequently used room in the house.
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.
From function to feature
We recently had an enlightening chat with Justine Hickie from Eurotech Lighting, who told us about the new ways we’ll be bringing brilliance into our homes in 2021.