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Westpac head office fit-out reflects modern banking and its riverside environment
The contemporary fit-out for Westpac’s new head office within Christchurch CBD’s buzzing The Terrace precinct takes its design cues from the mighty A...
Master ensuite in a contemporary rear addition to an historic home celebrates the new along with quiet nods to the past
Classic sconces are just one nod to the original traditional home that this clean-lined master suite – p...
Here's an easy way to bring a degree of privacy for your bathroom toilet
Not everyone wants a toilet sitting in an open-plan bathroom – but nor do they want it in a closed-off room. The alternative? Use translucent glass for your toi...
The kids are alright – toilet
Being used solely by the two children in this family home, this separate toilet room needed bold and playful elements, including a velvet finish wallpaper on one wall that adds texture and warmth to the space
Creating Classic home interiors
We know Classic Style when see it – whether it's a Classic car, Classic black dress or Classic chair. But how do you give your home a Classic interior? Interior designer Angelique Armstrong gives advice on cr...
Diary of a renovation: Volume three
Ever wondered what the renovation process is like for a designer? Katie Scott from Stick+Stone Design brings us the third instalment on her diarised progress of her own villa renovation.
An inspired compact (even moveable) kitchen solution
Times are changing, housing options are changing and kitchen options are changing too – what better time for the market to embrace a modest, stylish and easily moveable kitchen design?...
The house of secret gardens
From shadow play on the walls, to the scent of fresh rain on dry earth, to gardens swaying in the breeze and a statuesque monk hovering over water – this passive climate control home engages the natural world on ev...