BUDGET

+ What areas of your home did you splurge on? We splurged on the kitchen; it came in at around $35,000. This included all the Fisher & Paykel appliances. At the time, this was a little outside our budget but we made the decision not to compromise and we’re really happy with the end result.

+ Do you tend to buy high-end homeware or seek out a bargain? High-end mostly.