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10 ways to transform your small balcony into an outdoor oasis

10 ways to transform your small balcony into an outdoor oasis

Even the smallest space can bring you summer joy If you think your balcony is too small to provide a beautiful outdoor room to escape to, think again. Take a look at your tiny balcony. Does it serve as an outdoor room, or is it crowded with junk, dead pot plants, washing lines, mops and […]
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How Clint Roberts and Lucy Slight got their deck sorted for summer

How Clint Roberts and Lucy Slight got their deck sorted for summer

ZM Drive Show host Clint Roberts and Your Home and Garden contributor Lucy Slight share how they’re sorted for easy summer living, thanks to Cabot’s Aquadeck Nothing says ‘Kiwi summer’ like alfresco feasts with friends and family. The evenings are long, the weather is warm and those well-deserved bevvies are moreishly cold. And there’s nowhere […]
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How to prepare your deck for summer entertaining in 3 simple steps

How to prepare your deck for summer entertaining in 3 simple steps

Your deck is a unique haven, the one space in your home that doesn’t need pruning, weeding, dusting or vacuuming. Get your deck ready for the summer entertaining season by using Cabot’s products to create a low-maintenance timber finish you’ll love If you want to enhance the colour of your deck while keeping the natural […]
Inside The Block NZ outdoor terrace and winter garden room reveals

Inside The Block NZ outdoor terrace and winter garden room reveals

With all their indoor spaces completed, it was time for The Block NZ teams to tackle their outdoor rooms this week It was outdoor terrace time on The Block NZ, or in Stacy and Adam’s case “winter garden week”. With no actual outdoor space in their apartment, team purple were tasked with transforming a space […]
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A 10-step guide to planning and building your dream deck

A 10-step guide to planning and building your dream deck

Everything you need to know from inspiration, style and permits, to budget, preparation and maintenance. Here’s your go-to guide to building a new deck Is there anything more Kiwi than a bloody good deck? We love our outdoor living here in New Zealand and a deck represents the ultimate in indoor-outdoor flow that so many […]
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4 outdoor living trends we love and where you can shop the look

4 outdoor living trends we love and where you can shop the look

Are you seeking some styling inspo for your deck or patio? Take a look at these colour-based schemes that will transform your outdoor living space 4 outdoor living trends we love and where you can shop the look 1. Ray of sunshine Vibrant colours bring a delightful splash of summer fun. Mix in plenty of […]
11 things you need to know before building a new deck

11 things you need to know before building a new deck

From style and safety, to choosing your tradie we find out the 11 top tips for building a deck from builder Joel Johns-Markham   11 things you need to know before building a new deck Builder Joel Johns-Markham knows a thing or two about decks so we get his advice on tackling a new build […]
For now and forever solutions for a wrap around veranda

For now and forever solutions for a wrap around veranda

Your Home and Garden chief sub editor Stephanie Attwater’s dream reno is for a veranda. We discover the short and long term solutions For now and forever solutions for a wrap around veranda “I’ve always been taken by those beautiful, wide porches on old North American homes, with wicker furniture and iced tea on tap. If […]