Outdoor Living

Get ready to relax on beautiful outdoor furniture on your deck, patio or around your new swimming pool. We’ll show you how to make the most of your outdoor living areas

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Create your dream outdoor kitchen this summer

While a total reno might not be achievable before Christmas, you could be entertaining in style in no time if you consider putting in an outdoor kitchen.

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Giving a new meaning to indoor-outdoor flow

Many homes aren’t fortunate to have a large – or any outdoor space. When that’s the case, your only choices are to accept your fate or find a creative solution. The designers behind this home chose the latter.

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Getting your grass to survive summer

Your grass gets put through a lot during Summer. But there's one way to you can keep it looking flawless over the warmer months – artificial grass!

10 things to know about building a deck

Decks can be built using any number of materials, and designed to fit nearly any home. Here's a few things you'll want to keep in mind before starting your own

Custom-made retractable awnings

For any time of the day or season of the year, you decide how much sunshine you want to enjoy.

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These mosaics will make you say sacré bleu!

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To re-roof or not to re-roof?

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Red-brick addition creates new high-ceiling living, dining and kitchen spaces

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Space saving suggestions for small outdoor places

Giving a new meaning to indoor-outdoor flow

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The ultimate outdoor entertainment guide

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Keeping your summer cool

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SkyLouvre Concertina is New Zealand's first retractable roof louvre

Fully retractable roof louvres and vertical louvres offer privacy and climate control at the touch of a button.

Spiral Pivot System

It's not just our louvre blades that are aesthetically pleasing, what's hidden away out of sight is award winning and that's our Spiral Pivot system!

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This RADA home features a spacious, sunny master bedroom and excellent indoor/outdoor flow

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Get your opening roof louvre system from New Zealand's louvre experts! New Zealand's first retractable opening roof louvre, opening up a world of possibilities. SkyLouvres from Johnson & Couzins.