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Entering a new life chapter inspired a family’s move to a simpler, less laborious way of living in a cedar-clad black houseThe 1990s home was extensively renovated and reclad in black-stained cedar. Home Profile Meet & greet: Maree (founder of skincare company Evre) and Brad Glading (research and insight manager), children Frankie, 14, and Louie, […]

Advised to bowl this old Auckland house, its new owners opted for a transformation of epic proportions.

The owners of a new build in Raglan, which has cool curves in all the right places, took coastal Mediterranean architecture as their muse Meet & greet Monica (co-founder of an eco yoga mat company) and Justin Grimshaw (sales manager) and their two daughters Kalani, six, and Luna, four. For as long as Monica Grimshaw […]

An elevated section in the Bay of Plenty’s Te Puna hills, with its distant views to the sea, was the perfect spot for a spacious new build Meet & greet Gaelene (facilitator for Look Good Feel Better), and Howard Falconer (commercial property developer). For ex-farmers, Gaelene and Howard Falconer, a move to Tauranga in 2014 […]

Much-loved travel mementos find new life at a coastal home in New Plymouth Meet & greet Delwyn McCurdy (real estate consultant) and Craig Hooper (truck repairs) and their two dogs, Ted and Oscar, and Marley the cat. For Delwyn McCurdy and Craig Hooper, it didn’t matter what their next house looked like, it mattered where […]

A family exchanges cramped apartment life in Southeast Asia for a large, cedar-clad coastal home in Raglan Going from living in a small apartment in Singapore to a 400sqm home on a lifestyle block in Raglan is extreme. But, for one couple and their daughters that’s exactly what they did. “They were after a lifestyle […]

A heritage home’s contemporary update was shows how to perfectly juxtapose classic black and white Meet & greet Jess and Sam Hunter, and their daughters ranging from six to 13: Bea, Lily, Olive and Ellie, plus Willow the Labrador. After living in a 1950s weatherboard cottage for some time, interior designer Jess Hunter and her […]

A bungalow near the beach is an interior designer’s ever-evolving sanctuary Meet & greet Megan Ekdahl (interior designer) and Mike Ekdahl (commercial property developer) and Marlow the cavoodle. When interior designer Megan Ekdahl and her husband Mike bought their Strandon property 16 years ago, they had no intention of living in it. Despite its location […]

How a couple with vision tackled a run-down house on a steep, overgrown site and transformed it into a charming stylish home Meet & greet: Tomislav Ciganek (builder), Allanah Harrington (cardiac sonographer) and Harvey the cat. When Allanah Harrington and Tom Ciganek laid eyes on the 1940s three-bedroom art deco house on a steep bush […]

Imagination and professional expertise were required to completely transform this coastal house into a beachy-cool family home Meet & greet Amy Fowler (registered nurse), Ash Donkersley (construction business owner), Millie, seven, Bobby, three, Jack, 10 months, Luna, the English Staffordshire dog and Rosie the Tonkinese cat. For Mount Maunganui born and raised Amy Fowler, the […]

In Brianza, in the north of Italy, a fabric designer gives new life and colour to a 14th-century nobleman’s home Meet & greet Clio De Maria (fabric designer), husband Gabriel (IT consultant), Pietro Leon, five, and Galizia Lea, two. I like a place if I trust its light,” says Clio De Maria, a fabric designer […]

PR executive-turned-ceramacist Lauren Young and her current affairs reporter and keen gardener husband John Hudson left city life for a lush paradise by the sea. Meet & Greet Lauren Young (PR executive and ceramacist) and John Hudson (TVNZ current affairs reporter), Yorkshire terriers Molly and Harry, and Cornish Rex Nico If you’re looking for Lauren […]

Having access to some of the best global homewares meant the owners of a Mediterranean-inspired beach home were spoilt for choice. Meet & greet:  Jill & Perry Coleman (furniture and accessory retailers). Everything has meaning in Jill and Perry Coleman’s beautiful and beguiling home by the sea. Jill is a passionate collector who founded a […]

An Auckland restored villa has blossomed over the past three years and is now the merriest of places to be for the Goddard family. For Josh and Fiona Goddard, Christmas this year will be their most exciting yet. For the first time, they get to celebrate as a family of four, including adorable toddler Billie […]

A previously stark contemporary home is given a lively makeover with bold colour, fearless pattern and travel treasures on display. You could never accuse Emily Hunt of being afraid of a challenge. Move to New Zealand from Australia? Channel a love of interiors into a design business?  Take on a major renovation that others might […]

Radio host and Dancing with the Stars contestant Clint Randell shows us inside his newly renovated Auckland home, now fully prepped for loads of fun with family and friends Meet + greet Clint Randell, 33 (The Edge Breakfast co-host), Jaime Randell, 32 (hair and makeup artist), Cameron, 3, and Ty, 2. Total spend $400K-$450K (including all […]