Design

Peach perfect: The best design picks inspired by Pantone’s Colour of the Year

A signpost for both colour and design choices for the coming 12 months, Pantone’s annual announcement of the Colour of The Year is always highly anticipated.

Mount Maunganui design store develops Airbnb to showcase homewares

Ever been taken by the design elements of your Airbnb accommodation?

How to choose the best bed linen: An expert shares her tips

Luxuriously silky fabrics made from organic-certified cotton transform a bed to an oasis that helps deliver a great night’s sleep.

Kiwi design innovation shines as Lexus New Zealand Design Award winners revealed

The future of New Zealand design is well in hand, based on the brilliant ideas taking out the top prizes in this year’s Lexus New Zealand Design Awards.

Lexus Design Award inspires Kiwis to create innovative solutions for a better future

Lexus Design Award is providing a framework to nurture some of New Zealand’s brightest up-and-coming talent to develop new design solutions that create a better tomorrow.

Unlocking the Essence of Soulful Decorating: A Guide to Infusing Your Home with Heart and Character

Soulful decorating is an interior design approach that goes beyond aesthetics and focuses on creating spaces that reflect the unique personality, experiences, and emotions of the people who inhabit them.

These 6 colours will influence design in the coming years, according to experts

Trend forecaster WGSN, a global authority on consumer and design trends and Coloro, a global authority on the future of colour, have pinpointed five colours predicted to be everywhere by 2026.

How to Transform Your Home and Create Your Sanctuary

Are you ready to give your home a fresh new look that aligns with your personality and lifestyle?

Coffee Table DIY: Add a personal touch to your home

Creating your own coffee table can be a rewarding DIY project that adds a personal touch to your home decor. Here’s a basic guide on how to make your own coffee table.

Decor Disaster? Help at last – How to choose the best colour for a large lounge room

Choosing the best colour to paint a large lounge room depends on your personal preferences, the room’s purpose, and the atmosphere you want to create.

The must-have mirror trends that will elevate your interior style

A long, long time ago, someone said “let there be light!”, and an interior designer said, “sure, let’s add a mirror.”

5 tips for choosing a headboard

A headboard is one of the first things you notice when you enter a bedroom.

How to set the perfect dining room table for entertaining

Preparing to host a memorable gathering?

5 ways to decorate your entryway

The entryway to your home offers a lasting first impression for guests. It sets the tone for what’s ahead and so should mimic the wider approach of your home and living spaces.

Pull up the covers: Trending linen hues that create a cosy bedroom

Transform your bedroom for the season by updating your duvet and linen to the latest on-trend hues. These colours are easily found across a wide range of specialist suppliers and high-end department stores.

NYC’s new natural history museum wing to light up in ‘Manhattanhenge’

The Natural History Museum is one of New York’s most popular attractions, but also one of the most crowded. A new wing, designed to light up when the sun shines down the city’s grid of streets, is set to add much-needed space to the setting of “Night at the Museum”.

House tour: A dreamy holiday home on the shores of Long Island

This weekend home serves as a platform for social gatherings for the owner, his family and their many friends and guests who all come to take a welcome break on the shores of Long Island.

Echo New York: Celebrating a century of exquisite scarf design

Four generations of a family textile empire celebrate a century in the business of bringing joy.

House tour: An artistic retreat in the forests of Costa Rica

Nestled in the mountains of Palmichal de Acosta, and surrounded by cloud forest, lies Lilly Peña’s retreat, Casa Salvaje.

STYLE must-haves: Highlights from the Studio Italia end of summer sale

While it’s never nice to wave goodbye to summer, at least the end of the season is bringing with it some amazing deals from Studio Italia.

Modernist chic to opulent luxury: 10 beautiful kitchens to inspire

These days, the modern kitchen is the heart of the home – a place for entertaining, gathering and of course, cooking. From a mountainside New York-style loft to a palatial Spanish villa, these stunning kitchens demonstrate how to make the most out of a space with forward-thinking and unique interior design.

How Copenhagen is marking becoming the World Capital of Architecture

Anyone interested in the impact of architecture on life in cities should put Copenhagen at the top of their list of possible destinations for 2023, as the Danish capital is the World Capital of Architecture this year.

House tour: In the forests of Finland lies an architectural haven

Through a dense spruce forest, in a clearing, three interlocking square masses stand guard over a landscape that serves up nature’s beauty on a platter.

Designer Lee Broom talks finding inspiration and the art of collaboration

Designer Lee Broom’s furniture, lighting and accessories have made their way into the permanent collections of cultural institutions in London and New York.

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