MAKING IT WORK

LIVING Blue feature wall in Resene ‘Paradiso’; other wall colour unknown; town artwork by Anne Sinclair; planter from Mixt; striped ottoman made by owner using fabric from Madder & Rouge; fur from Alex & Corban; cushions from Gerty Brown; vintage sofa re-covered in fabric from Charles Parsons; cushions from

Gerty Brown; rug from Freedom; coffee table secondhand; jug, cup and saucer are vintage Villeroy & Boch ‘Acapulco’; ironing board artwork by Mark Ussher; pillar box is vintage Kartell; desk from Freedom; secondhand chair; small table part of the sofa; vase unknown.

KITCHEN Walls and cabinetry unknown; shelving made by Ben; everything else collected over time. DINING Walls unknown; table from Republic Home; ‘So Happy’ chairs from Thonet; cushion from Gerty Brown; vase unknown; teapot and mugs from Trade Me; filing cabinet from Pop Up France; ceramics from Warm Your Ghosts; rug from Freedom. BATHROOM Wall and floor tiles from Tile Depot; tapware from Methven; vanity and mirrored wall cabinet made by joiner Kirsty Winter; mirror from Bed Bath & Beyond; Boskke planter from Wanda Harland; fish vase a family heirloom. LOTTE’S ROOM Walls in Resene ‘Alabaster’; pendant light from Trade Me; bedlinen from Ikea; shelving from Collected; rug from The Warehouse. CUBA’S ROOM Bedlinen from Ikea; reproduction Star Wars poster. MAIN

BEDROOM Walls in Resene ‘Alabaster’; bedlinen from Citta; cushions from Gerty Brown; yellow chair from Republic Home; hanging light from Pop Up France; trunk from The Vintage Fair (held annually in Ellerslie); gold sneakers from Asics.