Your Home and Garden

Your Home and Garden shows you how to create a home that reflects your personal style. From decorating tips to easy DIY craft projects and expert gardening advice, it is packed with inspiring and affordable ideas for when you are renovating, building or simply updating your home.

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SHOPPING

Window shopping • TAKE A PEEK AT THE LATEST FINDS

PUPPY LOVE • Release your inner decor hound

HIGH GLOSS • The lacquer look is back

Orange FIZZ • This zesty colour is making a comeback

OPENS IN AOTEAROA • With 11 family-friendly interactive activities, featuring eight million LEGO® bricks, get ready to play, build and create at this epic exhibition

HOMES

AMONG THE VINES • A decision to buy land in Martinborough, build a home and plant a vineyard finally comes to fruition

On the interiors • Design tips with Helen’s interior designer, Sam McArthur, from Wild Bird Interior Design.

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Cosy yet elevated is the vibe we’re chasing from this dreamy home

home truths

A happy coincidence • Timing, good connections and a positive attitude all helped in the build of this modern Nordic barn-style home

SHOP THEIR STYLE • A moody Japandi vibe was the go-to when decorating this new-build

MODERN COASTAL • Alice and Caleb Pearson, The Block NZ winners and expert renovators, walk us through one of their most ambitious projects yet

THE HOME STRETCH • In the final part of our My New Home series, we see how soft furnishings and statement decor brought Art and Matilda Green’s renovation to life

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT • Art and Matilda Green discover that IKEA’s cool children’s furniture and decor range puts the fun in functional

A STRONG FINISH • Inspired by Art and Matilda’s interiors? We’ve picked a few of our favourite Little & Fox pieces scattered throughout the Greens’ home so you can shop their inviting style

THE LONG GAME • A young family were called home from overseas to a heritage villa in Wellington, which they then cleverly added a modern extension onto

Evergreen APPEAL • Once destined for demolition, this rescued holiday home was the keeper of some unexpected delights

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Greens and soft pink are a match made in heaven, particularly with wood furniture

SWEET DREAMS • ESCAPE THE CHAOS OF EVERYDAY LIFE WITH OUR GUIDE TO CREATING A BLISSFUL BEDROOM SANCTUARY

Smart sleep • SMALL INNOVATIONS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. HARVEY NORMAN IS COMBINING FORM AND FUNCTION WITH ITS SMART BEDROOM FURNITURE RANGE

Clear the clutter • AS THE OLD ADAGE GOES: TIDY SPACE, TIDY MIND

Built here, built better • THERE’S SOMETHING DEEPLY REASSURING ABOUT FURNITURE THAT’S MADE BY HAND, CLOSE TO HOME

Sleep well, live well • IF YOUR BEDROOM ISN’T SET UP FOR QUALITY REST, YOU’RE MISSING A MAJOR PIECE OF THE WELLBEING PUZZLE

Let’s get cosy • PROTECTORS, PILLOWS, DUVETS AND SHEETS – HOW TO BUILD A BED WORTH SINKING INTO

Style your sanctuary • ADD A FEW PERSONAL EMBELLISHMENTS NOW THAT YOU’VE ASSEMBLED ALL THE ESSENTIALS

To the MAX • Embrace a personality-packed modern maximalist look – and learn how to find the sweet spot between calm and chaos

Five principles of MODERN MAXIMALISM

THE UNSUNG HEROES: LAUNDRIES & GARAGES • In part three of our eight-part series on adding value to your home, our expert looks at two areas that sometimes don’t see a lot of love

THE SWEET LIFE • A young family embracing life on the land gave their modern farmhouse a personality-packed makeover

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Introduce contemporary elements into a relaxed country look for a fresh take

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