BOOK CLUB

APARTMENT LIVING NEW ZEALAND BY CATHERINE FOSTER, PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, $50.

Pop round to visit Kiwis for whom a smaller space is proving preferable to ye olde quarter-acre. Art-filled, retro, industrial, seaside – you’ll find loads of looks to emulate within the walls of these apartments dotted up and down the country.

MODERN RETRO HOME BY MR JASON GRANT, PUBLISHED BY HARDIE GRANT, $50.

Acclaimed Sydney interior stylist Mr Jason Grant gives a masterclass on how to blend contemporary and vintage pieces, accompanied by photographs of homes with enviable yet – crucially – achievable décor. Follow along as he wanders through every room of the house offering easily digestible pro tips.