Lockwood

A dark and dated Lockwood was the perfect project for this creative couple – and enticed them to trade city life for a surfer’s paradise Meet + greet Hilary Boer, 33 (illustrator), and Jasper Boer, 39 (photographer), plus Marley the cat. Problems & solutions Low ceilings > Tiles were removed to reveal high, pitched ceilings. […]

Business meets leisure at florist Milly Van Der Hoeven’s open-plan Pirongia haven, where flowers bloom with abandon and the holiday season is rooted in family traditions Here’s how a flower farm florist celebrates Christmas at home For Milly Van Der Hoeven, Paul Johnson and their three kids, it’s not Christmas until their home is filled […]

This Coromandel couple pulled off an amazing overhaul of a ramshackle 1960s Lockwood house, turning it into a warm family home – for less than $30K Snapshot Who lived here? April Hansby, stay-at-home mum, aromatherapist and skincare maker for ahsskincare.com and HempFarm, interior design graduate, Zane Hansby, builder, and Archie, 4, plus four chickens. When […]

It's a design dilemma we hear often - what to do with a dark and dingy Lockwood interior so its original character is retained  while giving it a fresh new look. Here's a Lockwood renovation idea that won't break the bank!