Adding gorgeous handcrafted natural textures and tones to your next bathroom project is made easy at The Custom Creative design studio in Nelson, offering many inspiring options.
Freekeh broccoli salad
Fresh, filling and loaded with colours and textures, this is the perfect salad for work lunches or entertaining. Unlike most grains, freekeh is packed full of flavour, taking on a delicious smoky flavour. If you don’t have freekeh, use any other grain you have at home. Serve this with your choice of protein.
Building for the future
This healthy, thermally efficient home was a truly collaborative effort by the building team from YBL Building, architect and homeowner alike.
Practically perfect
This sleek, contemporary Rangiora home is a private retreat, perfectly positioned to make the most of all-day sun and an outdoor lifestyle.
Small and impactful
Dean McGuigan from Golden Homes tells us which areas to focus on when bringing design trends into your home and how to create a visual impact that can be easily updated.
One way or another - Nordic cool
The Kelly Hoppen Coco Accent Chair from Frobisher stands out amid this minimalist tonal setting with wall in Resene Credence and battens in Resene Boris.
Natural and vibrant
If you need some inspiration for your summer project, Resene is here to help with a look at some of the biggest colour and design trends for 2023.
Inspired by nature
Using natural resources to create a sense of harmony between built and natural environments is the key to biophilic design. Lockwood explores this trend and how it’s thriving in its homes.
Renewed purpose
At Musgroves, sustainability and character go hand in hand.
The long house
Multidisciplinary designer Mia Widlake and her artist and adman husband Rui Alves have given an architect’s former home in Johannesburg a new lease of life.
The past informs the future
Tony Milne from Rough Milne Mitchell reflects on the return of Scandinavian minimalism and architectural simplicity in landscape design.
Coastal charm
A significant redesign and renovation of this seaside home by Johnston Architects and DJ Hewitt Builders with interiors by Inside-Out Design led to the creation of a breathtaking coastal retreat.
Game, set and match
In a winning partnership, Jennian Homes Canterbury collaborates with the New Zealand Olympic Committee to build a contemporary Christchurch home.
New year, new build?
As we launch into 2023, you may be looking to begin a new build or renovation. Katy Husband from Feather and Oak tells us how considering the interiors early in the project will bring the best results.
Gardens on high
Plants don’t have to be relegated to ground level. With the green roofs and walls from award-winning landscaping company Natural Habitats, gardens can defy gravity.
Functional luxury
Luxury is not simply generated through ‘a look’. For advice on how to create the experience of luxury and tips on what’s trending, we went to one of the world’s leading cabinetry hardware manufacturers, Hettich.
That’s wool, folks
Two modern powerhouses in the world of wool, Wilson and Dorset and Wisewool, have teamed up to bring a forward focus to the natural fibre, with an ambition to ditch synthetics.
Settling for more
With the housing market moving more in favour of buyers recently, Rachael Cone from Total Realty spoke with her busy South Island teams to share their insights on the top must-haves for home buyers.
One way or another - Tonal flow
The Kelly Hoppen Coco chair from Frobisher sits comfortably in a backdrop of Resene Parchment with abstract stripes in Resene White Pointer.
Style and performance
Large oversized glazing continues to feature strongly in new high-end homes. But it's not just views that count, as building code compliance changes drive rising expectations on performance.