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.

Hello

Social club • Sleep on it, beauty works and culinary adventures

SHOPPING

Window shopping • TAKE A PEEK AT THE LATEST FINDS

WILD thing • Because animal print is a neutral

10 of the best • Update your table lamp game and get glowing

Call me ROYAL • Let Britannia rule over King’s Birthday weekend

SPIN CYCLE • Tailor your laundry routine to your lifestyle with innovative tech

DINNER SERVICE • A midwinter feast is a seasonal necessity

The Art of Timeless Living • Behind every design choice is a trend. Whether you lean into them consciously or not, they shape the way you feel in your home

HOMES

RETURN TO THE BAY • Most weekends, a family escapes to their happy place – a home they built in the Far North

SHOP THEIR STYLE • A love of green meets glamorous bach vibes

OLD SPORT • The Gatsby era inspired the opulent restoration of this Roaring Twenties bungalow

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Paying homage to the original era without resembling a museum was key for this home

home truths • WHAT DID YOU SAVE/ SPLURGE ON?

Make a WISH • Tossing up between living in Auckland or Vancouver came down to a list of requirements

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Moody hues perfectly match this windswept villa

NO HALF MEASURES • In part two of our three-part renovation series, these radio, podcast and reality TV stars are mid-way through renovating their Warkworth home

STYLE & SUDS • The Green family’s laundry has been transformed from a cramped, chaotic corner into a serene oasis

THE HEAT IS ON • It’s the heart of the home and a busy hub, so choose Resene paints that can handle the heat

Glow-getters • Whether you’re a big fan of the ‘big light’ or a certified lamp-lover, the right lighting can truly pull a space together

KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL • The Green family can’t wait to cook up a storm using Haier’s latest product range

OPEN DOOR POLICY • On sunny days, this young family’s Auckland home becomes the ultimate example of indoor-outdoor flow

A modern classic reborn • Renovating an early 20th-century townhouse that had been stripped of its original features was a year-long process as the new owners lovingly reinstated some of the classic architectural features that had once been lost

SHOP THEIR STYLE • A taste for colour – particularly pink – and pieces from all periods make this home feel warm

ADDING VALUE to KITCHENS • In t he first of our eight-part series on adding value to your home, our expert looks at the importance of kitchens

WARM THOUGHTS • Curl up and get cosy with Your Home and Garden editor Fiona Hawtin as she shares what’s on-trend in furniture and decor over the cooler months

An inviting living room is a pleasure and a joy to come home to. We asked interior designers for the inside scoop on how to create an enviable sitting room

GENTLE MOVES

RUSTIC TREASURE • A century-old house on a former apple orchard is the perfect backdrop for a lifetime’s worth of collected treasures

“We’ve both always loved old houses and we wanted one in the country, with a big garden that we could get stuck into.”

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Channel this home’s charm by layering furniture, textiles and one-off display items

Property DEVELOPMENTS • Having a new home is the dream for many, but there a few need-to-knows when it comes to buying off the plans...