vintage style

A modern Auckland home is treated to an 18th-century European makeover of mythic proportions Meet & greet Claire Crosbie (visual merchandiser), her two children Luke, 23, and Sophie, 21, and poodle mix Sasha. The property A three-bedroom converted barn in Auckland. From the outside, you wouldn’t know Claire Crosbie’s unassuming Auckland house looks like a miniature […]

This young couple used their love of character homes to turn a prefab house into a unique family home filled with vintage treasures This Christchurch family home is a vintage lovers paradise Meet & Greet Angela Fairmaid, 33 (founder of Miss Vintage), Julian Fairmaid, 34 (civil construction operations manager), Georgia, 2, and Cleo the cat. […]

Vintage-style objects from around the world have been modernised with bright colours, new materials and a crisp white backdrop in this Tauranga home Meet and greet Carly Ward, co-owner and manager of Nourish Cafe, Cameron Ward, general manager of clothing company You Know We Ain’t Ltd, Jackson, 9, and Mia, 7, plus Bruce the cat […]

Discover how full-blown florals, fun-loving pink outbursts and decorative skulls were the icing for this creative Auckland home Meet and greet Trudy Nicholls, caker and co-owner of Cherry Cake Company, Alaric Nicholls, 42 teacher, Reon, 9, and Parker, 6, plus Cocoa the chihuahua. Pink decor was like the icing on the cake for this creative […]

When this cake queen and her husband first saw the ‘banana house’, they thought it was time to split. Twelve years on, it’s a confectioner’s dream Meet and greet Trudy Nicholls, caker and co-owner of Cherry Cake Company, Alaric Nicholls, 42 teacher, Reon, 9, and Parker, 6, plus Cocoa the chihuahua. How this cake-maker transformed […]

Sun and space for family fun were top priorities for this creative couple, who almost single-handedly overhauled their small Nelson home Meet and greet Sam Williams, builder at Insideout Builders, Poppy MacPhedran, hair and makeup artist at Poppy Makeup Artist and founder of online store Yukiyo Natural Beauty, Jett, 7, and Nova, 5, plus cat […]