Louise Richardson

This cheerful hue adds a fresh, natural feel to your home.

Bring out your inner artist and create some bright and colourful canvasses.

How to add a touch of luxury to your room without sacrificing functionality.

Your guide to building the perfect bathroom - even on a budget.

Even to this day, I sometimes have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming when I look at my lovely kitchen. Mind you, it was a long time coming – and on a very strict budget.

Floral artist Sandra Kaminski is virtually my neighbour (she lives two streets away) and I’ve loved entering the magical world this passionate woman inhabits. Sandra’s creative eye can see the decorative potential in almost anything and since meeting her I have been looking at the most mundane objects with new eyes. From pom-poms on presents […]

Sometimes I think it would be nice to have more than one house, with each one decorated in a very different style. Part of me loves sleek white minimalism (impossible with kids, let me warn you) and another part loves lots of black and silver, à la Art Deco. The one style I really adore, […]

Artist Joy Bell lives in the past and does so very joyfully indeed. The only obvious modern intruders in her tiny Victorian home north of Auckland are a TV, washing machine, CD player, a couple of kitchen appliances – and of course, electricity and hot and cold running water. Apart from these modern touches, Joy […]

our first home was furnished with finds from the famous Auckland inorganic rubbish collection, but these days we aim a little higher. Furniture is a big investment and I'd hate to think of you repeating

With our increasingly busy lives it’s really important we have a peaceful space to come home to each night. You might laugh at this idea, citing children and pets or even sloppy partners as an excuse for living in a hectic mess, but why not take the time to apply some basic Zen principles anyway? […]