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Inside a small family home brimming with playful colour and botanicals

Inside a small family home brimming with playful colour and botanicals

Rather than upsizing their small family home, this couple has made it work extra hard, squeezing a workspace, a film studio and plenty of play within its walls Meet + greet Julie Stuart, 35 (blogger), Matthew Stuart, 36 (design engineer), Harvey, 5, and Piper, 3. Julie’s tips for living in a small home Add plants […]
This small family home maximises space and style with clever DIY projects

This small family home maximises space and style with clever DIY projects

Rather than upsizing their small home, this family have made it work extra hard, squeezing a workspace, a film studio and plenty of play within its walls If you’re puzzling over why this house in the Auckland suburb of Birkdale – and the cute little kids running around in it – looks strangely familiar, you’re […]
How this clever couple renovated their kitchen for just $1500

How this clever couple renovated their kitchen for just $1500

A crafty couple freshened up the kitchen of their art deco home using a little bit of paint and vinyl – and lot of ingenuity Kitchen renovation budget: $2000 Total spend: $1500 Time frame: 1 month What was wrong with your original kitchen? Maiko Nagao: The benchtop was brown Formica and the space was too […]
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How this creative couple pulled off a stylish renovation for just $12,000

How this creative couple pulled off a stylish renovation for just $12,000

‘Ingenious’ and ‘Undaunted’ could be the middle names of these first-home owners who worked wonders on their little Birkdale brick beauty with just $12,000 Meet + greet Maiko Nagao Irvine, 35 (artist and creative director at maikonagao.com), Mike Irvine, 36 (electrical apprentice and former primary school teacher), and Kaito, 3. Problems & solutions Previous renos had led […]
This beautiful renovation is a lesson in what you can achieve on a budget

This beautiful renovation is a lesson in what you can achieve on a budget

‘Ingenious’ and ‘Undaunted’ could be the middle names of these first-home owners who worked wonders on their little Birkdale brick beauty with just $12,000 Background How many times have you driven past a beautiful house and dreamed it could be yours? Many of us harbour house crushes for years, but only a few can boast […]