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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Fever Pitch • Ikea is almost here. The number of sleeps until the opening day is down to double digits. Here’s what you need to know ahead of 4 December

Lilac love • The soft purple hue is ideal for spring

10 of the BEST • Spring for a new outdoor planter (or two)

It’s a steal • The classic metal steel-ing people’s hearts

Glam age • Sparkling accents fit for a party at Gatsby’s estate

HOMES

Rural Idyll • This North Shore barn-style home channels the metro glamour of a New York loft, within a quintessentially Kiwi rural setting

Shop Their Style • Make a big impact in an open-plan space

Vacay Vibes • The Three Birds team converts a Californian bungalow into a Cali Cool family retreat

Shop Their Style • Light and bright rules in this home

Arts & Crafts • A Wellington family accustomed to the convenience of new-builds unexpectedly falls for a grand old dame that offers plenty of space for everyone

Shop Their Style • Pay attention to character details while adding personal flair

Decorate

Living Colour • Tiny scraps from its past helped inform the multi-coloured future of a Napier cottage that had faded from glory

Shop Their Style • Bright and brilliant are the keywords for this colour extravaganza

By the SEASIDE • The enduring appeal of coastal interiors has much to do with its relaxed living ethos. Here’s how to make it everything from Hamptons style to modern

Spring spruce-up • Sunny days are on the horizon and after months of neglect, it’s time to give your outdoor spaces some love and attention

Common mini-makeover mistakes (and how to avoid them) • Hands up if your enthusiasm has ever got the better of you and mistakes creep in that leave you feeling stressed, overspent, or halfway through a job you regret starting. Yep, been there. Here are some of the most common mistakes people make with mini-makeovers – and how to dodge them.

Your basic spring tool kit

Cabinet Reshuffle • Don’t like the colour of your kitchen cabinets and cupboards but they’re melamine? It’s a simple job to paint them

Makeover

Taking The Plunge • Summer time is all about the swimming pool and easy living at a shared holiday property purpose-built for two young families

Shop Their Style • Low maintenance and glam? The perfect holiday home combo

The Outsiders • Make the most of spring and summer by decamping to the courtyard, backyard or patio for casual entertaining or just chilling. Of course, you’ll need the right outdoor furniture

GARDENS

The constant gardener • It’s the last month of spring and the time to boost your garden in readiness for the long days of summer

Into the garden • The best outdoor ideas and designer creations we’re digging right now

The green evolution • A sub-tropical paradise filled with exotic fruit and flora was created over two decades by an Olympian and his wife in South Auckland

Feeding body and soul • Leading wellness expert Dr Libby totally digs good nutrition – and her own garden shows just how much she values it

Flavour Bomb • Smoky, silky barbecued eggplant adds the X factor to this Middle Eastern salad

Mexican Rave • From ceviche to soup and salsas, Daniella Guevara Munoz’s recipes will get your summer fiesta started

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