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ArticleBREAKFAST AT TIFFINEY’S
ometimes you just know when you’ve found the one. This is how Tiffiney Scott and her husband Peter Birse felt when they walked through their 1910 Napier villa for the first time. Nine years ago, the former Aucklanders moved to the sunny seaside...
ArticleVIVA ITALIA
With a shared passion for art and a desire to embrace the Italian lifestyle, Marina and Lawrence relocated to Milan with their two children after spending several years in the Netherlands. Lawrence, an American entrepreneur in the tech...
ArticleHONEY, I BOUGHT A HOUSE
Ange Demchy’s family never knows what she is going to return from her regular Saturday morning op-shopping trawl with. All around their Waikato River-edge home are collections and displays of treasures Ange has fossicked from local op-shops:...
ArticleHERITAGE STYLE
Charm exudes from this townhouse in spades. It’s been filled with secondhand treasures, clever DIY jobs and a grounded colour palette. It’s cosy and it’s homely – one might even assume that it’s a century-old cottage given a makeover. Plot...
ArticleHOOKED UP
1 For the ultimate custom look, measure the racks so they run end to end in the space. Measure the gap and take the measurements with you when you buy the timber. Have the team at your local hardware store cut these to length for you....
ArticleTHE HEAT IS ON
Acrisp winter morning can be a thing of beauty, the sun shining through the mist and the excuse to wear your favourite winter coat. But when the chill follows you indoors, winter loses its charm. For many New Zealanders, their homes are...
ArticlePS I LOVE YOU
Mikael Axelsson calculates it takes him five minutes to assemble Ikea’s inflatable chair. Add 7.5 minutes for inflation with the foot pump and that’s 12.5 minutes all up. It took me 34 minutes. As it should be. He is, after all, the IKEA designer...