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Mount Maunganui design store Kayu Studio has expanded its horizons with Kayu Casa, an Airbnb allowing guests to experience their favourite pieces

Mount Maunganui design store Kayu Studio has expanded its horizons with Kayu Casa, an Airbnb allowing guests to experience their favourite pieces

Whatever you love should be reflected in your interiors, and made brighter for it.

Creating a child-friendly garden was a priority for this Auckland couple Ben and Kylie Crawford’s lawn used to be a problem. They’d try growing grass but it would burn off in summer and the ground would become waterlogged in winter. The solution? Easy-to-maintain artificial turf that can be used by their sons, Huxley and Mylo, […]

A white bathroom with dated vinyl and a small showerbox simply didn’t cut it for colour-loving Nikki Kettle, who’s transformed the ensuite into an engaging new space     Nikki Kettle doesn’t mind a challenge. The builder, and DIY expert for Your Home and Garden, has already painted and then repainted a giant mural in […]

A timeless approach to design led to a dark, dreamy bedroom for a New Plymouth couple. It’s a true exercise in smoke and mirrors, with wallpaper to match Meet & greet Gina (photographer, designer and vintage shop owner) and Rick Fabish (builder) and their four daughters. Transforming a white bedroom into a dusky, opulent boudoir […]

How to make our new favourite room – the laundry – a functional and practical space that’s full of style Unlike the kitchen, we don’t really expect to be enamoured by a laundry. That’s because this hard-working room is normally all function and no frills. But when a laundry delivers the unexpected – beautiful design […]