homestyle

homestyle is New Zealand’s freshest home and lifestyle magazine. With a focus on clever ideas and intelligent spending, homestyle offers a mix of accessible luxury and practical inspiration giving you the confidence to create your own living environment with a personal touch. From new homes, to renovations and even rentals, homestyle is the magazine for anyone looking to transform their house into a home.

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STYLE

Scout • We've been shopping for your home and wardrobe.

GREEN DREAMS • Set within a popular neighbourhood, this tiny refuge uses just one colour to awaken and soothe the senses.

A LEGACY HAS LANDED • Claude Megson Architect describes a man whose body of work was a long time underappreciated.

SHADES OF LIFE • Designer Sammy-Rose Scapens of Homewerk translates her approach to storytelling with colour in small spaces.

PLEASE BE SEATED • Martino Gamper's Arnold Circus stool made him a household name. His current exhibition at Objectspace invites the public to sit awhile to do, well, whatever the mood takes.

FOLK MODERN • A traditional pattern-making technique makes the move from textiles to walls in a bedroom that's contemporary, while drawing on craft roots.

MATT ARBUCKLE ON WHAT PUSHES HIS PAINTING PRACTICE FORWARD, AND THE CHANGING SEASONS OF LIFE THAT SHAPE IT.

AWARD-WINNING FLORAL DESIGNER MELANIE STAPLETON PROVIDES A GLIMPSE INTO HER PROCESS AND INTRODUCES US TO SOME MENTORS ALONG THE WAY.

FLIRTING WITH COLLAPSE IS INTEGRAL TO THE MAN-MIMICS-MACHINE METHOD ZHU OHMU USES TO FORM HER OTHER-WORLDLY WORKS.

HOMES

RAISE THE BAR • This Wellington townhouse renovation proves what colour, warmth and genuine creative trust can do when a couple decide to go all in.

PIECE BY PIECE • This Wairarapa home was built to hold a slow-growing collection of art, memories and family moments.

BUSH BABY • Looking over a suburban pocket of green, this compact first home is colourful on the outside, calm in the interior — and exactly right-sized for a young family.

PRACTICE MADE PERFECT • It may have taken a little while but, several homes later, the owners of this countryside property south of Auckland have reached the peak of form meets function.

Curated calm • Elegantly modern window-treatment solutions that play with shadow and light bring hotel-like serenity home.

An open & shut case • Discreet yet design-led, pocket doors are the quiet performers in modern interiors.

OPEN DAY • Lace up your walking shoes and get set to discover the stories behind some of Ōtautahi/Christchurch's architectural treasures — both public and private — in this annual feel-good festival.

Last word • Designer Clark Bardsley reflects on In the Making, a show that celebrates local designers with global experience.