No money? No worries. Try these 10 hot tips for refreshing your home for zero dollars Photographer: Will Horner Everyone deserves a beautiful home, no matter what their budget is, but sometimes there’s simply not a cent to spare. Put your wallet back in your pocket and rejoice. We’ve got 10 totally doable tips for […]

A dated Christchurch house is transformed into a stunning modern home

Choosing to build on the Whitianga Waterways was very much Plan B for one couple, but it now feels like it was meant to be Meet & greet Warren and Toni Griffin (both in early retirement), and Lincoln the American cocker spaniel and Thomas the British blue cat. To best view Warren and Toni Griffin’s […]

Joinery plays a big role in how your house feels. This step-by-step guide will make it easy to choose the right windows and doors for your new home A step-by-step guide to selecting joinery The joinery you choose for your new home will have a huge impact not only on how your finished spaces look, […]

     An artist sketched a house open to the views with a nod to the local birdlife in 2019.  Two years later, the vision was realised and he and his family moved into the home on a hill in Raglan Meet & Greet Simon Dickey (artist and photographer), Sarah Schultheiss (window dresser) and Tahli, eight […]

A couple finally found the view they always wanted and built a house around it Meet & greet David (consulting engineer) and Shelley Proctor (pharmacist) and Bella and Chloe the schnauzers. David and Shelley Proctor always had a house with a view on their wish list, it just took them a while to find it. […]

When a Timaru family built a holiday home in picturesque Wānaka, space and views were what they most craved Meet & greet Craig Fraser, Natalie Cameron, Aggie, 10, Oscar, eight, Ellie, six, and Yogi the cavoodle. When Craig Fraser came across a section in Wānaka with expansive views of Lake Wānaka and the surrounding mountains […]

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 […]

Meet & greet Jonathan Kennedy (architect), Fiona McIlraith (commercial manager), Jackson, eight, and Archer, one. Jonathan Kennedy has come home. He grew up on a 1600sqm Merivale site, studded with mature trees a hop, skip and jump from Christchurch’s verdant Hagley Park after his father bought the section when Jonathan was 10 and built a […]

Completely private from the front, this home opens out to the private garden through sliding doors and raked windows. With no windows you can casually peer into from the road, Tim and Polly Dagg’s home is a mystery by day. “One of my pet hates is having big windows facing the street and looking into […]

Alan and Georgina Judd make the most of both sunshine and scenery in this well-insulated Rotorua home British couple Alan and Georgina (George) Judd moved to New Zealand in 2011 and ran a bed and breakfast for seven years before embarking on a new build in Hamurana, Rotorua. It was not only an opportunity for […]

Curtains and blinds can make or break a home – here’s what you need to know when you’re fitting out your new build or renovation There’s a lot more to curtains and blinds than just preventing passers-by from seeing you in your pyjamas at night. They also provide added insulation and are an important component […]