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This striking marigold holiday home was a happy find on Airbnb for our editorial director Shelley Ferguson, who stayed there with her family last month. The house is in Canggu, a busy surf town in Bali, which is also known for its beachfront bars and bohemian lifestyle. Find this home on Airbnb at airbnb.co.nz/rooms/21943177.

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One great thing about living in today’s hyper-connected society is that we don’t have to travel the world to gather inspiration from other cultures – it’s all there at the touch of a button. We’ve been including a bit more overseas inspiration in the magazine lately and I hope you’ve found it interesting! Real Kiwi homes will always be the backbone of Your Home and Garden, but we like to mix it up sometimes, so do let me know what you think.

I’m not the only YH&G family member to jet overseas this month – style director Catherine has been in Palm Springs, USA, our chief sub editor Steph has been in Europe, and editorial director (and this month’s cover girl) Shelley has been in beautiful Bali. Read all about the interior design inspiration she brought home, plus how you can achieve the same vibe at your place, on page 36.

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What’s new in the homewares scene – from our place to yours Compiled by Vanessa Nouwens.

THE JUNGLE LOOK

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Bring some tropical vibes to your kid’s room, powder room or even hallway with this stunning digitally printed wallpaper from Concrete Blush. Perfect for any space in need of a lift, this intricate design makes a statement while bringing a sense of calm to your room with its contrasting green tones and jungle flora and fauna. Available for $349.95 per roll from concreteblush.com.

With warmer nights on the way, it’s time to get a drinks trolley ready for summer entertaining. The wheels on this Sika Carlo trolley, $799, give you the flexibility to easily roll it outside for drinks al fresco.

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MORE WAYS THAN ONE This versatile palm-print ottoman is suitable for both indoors and out thanks to its durable outdoor fabric. The best part? It’ll only set you back $20! Use as additional seating, a foot stool or even as a makeshift table for a tray of food. Available now as part of the new summer outdoor range from thewarehouse.co.nz.

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER We love Auckland-based designer Cathy Hansby’s colourful depictions of native wildlife from all over Australasia. Also available via the Hansby Design online store, Cathy’s wooden fridge magnets and key rings bear beautiful imagery of tui, pukeko, crested penguins and swans – perfect for gifting or to keep as a souvenir for visiting friends. Prints start at $25 and gift items are from $10.90 from hansbydesign.com.

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BOLD & BRASSY Australian designer Henry Wilson has collaborated with Aesop to create a brass oil burner for the design-led cosmetics brand. Retailing for $215, they’re crafted from solid brass with unique character and patina which will evolve over time. Aesop is also launching a complementary new oil-burner blend, Béatrice, a woody citrus scent, to celebrate Aesop’s first foray into homeware. aesop.com.

GREEN CLEAN Fragrance and cosmetic brand Ashley & Co has created two new eco-friendly, plant-based home products – Benchpress, a countertop spray, and InSink, a dishwashing liquid. The Homekeeping range is designed to be gentle on hands and hard surfaces ranging from everyday crockery to your best fine china. Both retail at $19.95 from ashleyandco.co.

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The new refillable onyx candle holder collection by The Luxuriate is designed as a renewable way to enjoy beautiful fragrance and candlelight without creating waste.

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1 Low outdoor chair, $349, from Green With Envy. 2 Bailey outdoor dining chair, $85, from Target.

3 Rattan-look chair, $45, from Kmart. 4 Portobello chair, $329, from Ico Traders. 5 Cate chair, $129, from Early Settler. 6 Sydney outdoor wicker dining chair, $399, from Design Warehouse. 7 Helena one-seater, $1599, from The Design Depot. 8 Click dining chair, $299, from Houe. 9 Gypsy outdoor dining chair, $499, from Design Warehouse. 10 Safron one-seater armchair, $599, from Early Settler.

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Local sage Kate Megaw is the creative force behind Penny Sage, a cult clothing label beloved by stylish women who dress to please themselves Interview by Sally Conor. Photography by Helen Bankers.

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Since 2011, this under-the-radar clothing label has been gaining a devoted following among creative, independent women in New Zealand and overseas. The talent, the vision and the business brain behind Penny is Kate Megaw, a designer who hails from Taihape but now calls Auckland home.

After getting her start as a designer for Miss Crabb, Kate now dreams, designs and sells her collections from her Grey Lynn studio.

Everything she designs is made by locally owned, family businesses and this commitment to quality and craftsmanship is key to the Penny Sage aesthetic. These values shine through in Kate’s clothes, which are clean, simple and sophisticated but often with a twist, such as an unexpected detail, choice of pattern or a fabric that could only be Penny Sage.

We visited Kate in her studio and talked to her about fashion, inspiration and where she goes to recharge.

When did you start Penny Sage and what inspired you to take the leap?

I started Penny Sage in 2011. I’ve always loved making clothes and I knew I wanted to be my own boss. I had been working in the fashion industry for a number of years before starting Penny Sage and felt that I had gained enough experience to set out on my own. I had

so many ideas that I wanted to explore and a strong vision of how I wanted to run a fashion business.

Why did you decide to use a name other than your own for the brand?

Sage is my mother’s family name. I wanted a brand name that I felt personally connected to while also being able to have the security of a pseudonym. It’s the only thing that separates me from my business!

How would you describe the Penny Sage aesthetic?

I mostly wear Penny Sage, so naturally I design things that I want to wear. I love natural fabrics and primarily use wool, linen, silk and cotton in my collections because they wear and age so beautifully. Penny Sage is comfortable, relaxed and pared back. I’m not taken

by superfluous detailing so my garments feature simple details that are functional. I’m drawn to clothing with unique cut, shape and colour. These elements are so important to me and help me communicate my story or inspiration each season.

Where do you find inspiration for your designs?

I’m obsessed with clothes and always have been!

I daydream about shapes, colours and ways of garments going together. When my head is in the right place, I find inspiration in everything.

I get most of my colour inspiration in nature. I love films and they are often the starting point for the feeling or mood of a new collection. Most of all, I’m inspired by the amazing women I have in my life.

It’s endlessly fun imagining wardrobes for them.

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STUDIO LIFE Kate works out of a space in Auckland’s Grey Lynn, which doubles as a shop selling Penny Sage and work by other local designers on Saturdays.

“I’m obsessed with clothes... I daydream about shapes, colours and ways of garments going together” What are the hardest things about running your own label in Aotearoa?

It’s a small industry with limited technology and even more limited resources. I have to be creative with what’s on ofer.

And what are the best things about it?

Working with passionate and talented makers who impart their time, energy and skills into creating our garments. And being able to bring designs to life makes every workday special.

Which other local creatives inspire you? Who are your design heroes?

There are so many amazingly talented people in New Zealand. I’ve been lucky enough to work with some creatives that inspire me the most. These include photographer Leilani Heather, textile artist Marta Buda, jeweller Zelda Murray and painter Imogen Taylor, to name a few.

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What is your favourite step in the process of creating a new collection?

I am a tactile person so I get a lot of joy out of pattern making, sewing and putting garments together.

However, I think the most rewarding step for me is when we photograph the collection and I can finally see months of hard work come together.

How do you relax and recharge away from work?

I love to visit my family who live in a small rural area near the Rangitikei River where I grew up. I hang out with the animals and eat delicious vegetables that my dad grows. It couldn’t be further from the Auckland fashion scene and for me it’s the best way to feel grounded and refreshed. •

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Cloon also spends most of his time here, so his antics serve as entertainment for anyone that stops by.

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S What do you love most about your home? RM: We’ve lived here for five years and, over that time, have had a blast putting our stamp on it – from flooring inside to decking outside. I love that we have really made it our own. JC: We’re only 25 minutes from the CBD and yet we’re completely immersed in native flora and fauna here – we absolutely love coming home to our relaxing retreat after a busy day.

How would you describe your interior style?

JC: We like to keep things simple but really value texture and colour. We’ve always liked the modern, bohemian aesthetic you see in places like Byron Bay – open, bright and beachy with greenery, muted tones and lots of natural accents like wood, linen and leather.

How have you achieved this look in your living area? JC: Our living, lounge and kitchen blend into one another, so we’ve created a nice flow throughout by mixing natural textures like wool, linen, flax, rattan, and cottons. We don’t really care much for flowers but

have a soft spot for indoor plants and love the feeling natural greenery brings to a space.

What are your favourite features? JC: The sliding oak door is definitely a favourite. This was actually sealed of when we bought the house but Ryan worked with a local woodworker to build it, and it has become a feature that ties our space together. RM: It’s great that we can talk with guests in the lounge while we’re cooking in the kitchen – having an open space allows the diferent areas to flow together nicely.

What are your favourite homeware pieces?

JC: My favourite pieces in the room are the butterfly chair by Kanuka Collective, an earlier brand of ours – this was the original sample and it’s just getting better with age. The print above our sofa is a one-of and we think it adds a bit of interest to the space, too. Lastly, our ceramic cofee cups from Thea, Waiheke, are a beautiful handmade touch. RM: Our oak table by Nood – it’s ridiculously heavy and amazing for entertaining.

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When it comes to homeware, do you save or splurge?

JC: We’ve splurged on key pieces, but we’re actually relatively crafty with what we’ve made; Ryan’s pretty handy so he’s made a few things for me, like all of our shelving.

It seats eight or more, or is the perfect surface for platters and snacks for a party. I also love this little tile plaque from the Atlantic by an artist in Byron Bay – he looks like my granddad. Naturally, Clooney loves his Camp Cloon teepee, but his favourite place to spend the day is on this beanbag from Citta, which is now his.

Do you change the decor in this room often?

JC: We’ve gone through diferent phases with most of the decor in our place, but we’re really happy with the vibe now – it’s feeling really cohesive. It took some time to get here as our style has been evolving over the last five years. When it comes to switching things up, you can do so much with soft furnishings if you have nice bases like a neutral couch and table – a beautiful throw or cushion can make a huge diference. Also, plants – just layering lots of greenery always makes our space feel like more of a home.

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What have you learned along the way? To really stick with a theme – know what you love and stay within that vibe. Layering textures is really important to create some interest in a space, as ultimately you want to create a space you love to spend time in and texture has an amazing way of making things a lot cosier. Always keep an eye out, you might find the perfect piece on sale, or on the side of the road!

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Golden days After soaking up the colour and culture of a sunshine yellow Airbnb in Bali, Shelley Ferguson explores how you, too, can create interiors inspired by The Island of the Gods Text by Shelley Ferguson.

Photography by Sheila Man.

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A highly decorated lawang, or traditional Javanese house gate, leads into the lush garden. These doors are customarily oriented to deter bad spirits from entering the compound.

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SPIKY SPRUCE-UP Exotic plants are an easy way to bring a bit of the tropics into your home. Group plants together in beautiful pots and use contrasting shapes, heights and sizes to create interest. Cacti are ideal for people who don’t have time for frequent watering, but avoid them if you have pets or small kids!

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CRAFTSMANSHIP Bali is known

RITUALS Spirituality is very important

for its master craftspeople, who have passed down their skills through the generations.

From traditional painting to carved wooden furniture and metalwork, local wares are for sale in abundance on the island and feature throughout many interiors. Balinese crafts are often influenced by Buddhism or Hinduism, the predominant religions on the island, but if you buy pieces inspired by religion or that have cultural significance, take time to research their meaning and choose objects that align with your own beliefs. Understanding and appreciating the history and significance of the things in your home that come from other cultures makes them more meaningful.

This home is a joglo, a traditional Javanese house that features a peaked roof and vaulted ceiling which is lined with woven matting and framed by wooden beams. If you want an achievable alternative to Indonesian architecture that will help translate this look into your own home, shop for imperfect teak pieces such as furniture, room dividers, feature front doors and shutters, and embellished metal objects like lanterns and Buddhas, or painted motifs such as elephants.

to Balinese peoples and, as a result, the island has an enchanting feel that naturally attracts soul-seeking travellers. The Balinese live simply and slowly, value self-love, are connected to nature and honour the values of their faith daily.

No wonder it’s such a popular travel destination!

To embrace spirituality in your home, you must cultivate good energy. Add plants, the right crystals for your temperament, candles and oil or incense burners. Embrace rituals such as slowly preparing your favourite drink, stretching for 10 minutes each morning, playing chilled music, reading in a sunny corner or showering outside.

The yoga platform in this garden, featuring the message “those who believe in magic will find it”, is a great example of making space for ritual.

LAIDBACK SURF CULTURE There are palaces, lush jungles and rice terraces everywhere in Bali, but if you’re anywhere near the coast, it’s the surf culture you’ll notice.

Popular in Bali’s surf meccas, like Kuta, Uluwatu and Canggu, surfer culture has evolved into interior spaces characterised by no-fuss, flexible furnishings. The key to this look is layered textures, such as vintage textiles and used

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materials, moveable comfy furniture, art inspired by the water, a soft colour palette inspired by oceans and sunsets, and playful touches such as hammocks or a surfboard on the wall.

INFLUENCES FROM NATURE

“In Bali, gold hues portray happiness and prosperity and represent hope for a good life”

Almost everything in Balinese architecture and interior design mimics nature, forming a seamless connection between inside and out. While for most of the year New Zealand lacks the balmy breezes of Indonesia’s tropical climates, bringing natural materials into the home can add a summery vibe.

Follow this homeowner’s lead and add seagrass laundry baskets in the bedrooms, wooden bowls and utensils in kitchens and bathrooms, long, natural cotton drapes, wooden birdcages, clay-beaded chandeliers and plant pots, and pressed-metal photo frames.

RIOTOUS COLOUR The Balinese peoples embrace brilliant, bright colours in art, food, fashion and interiors. This home is no exception, featuring a bright yellow exterior – in Bali, gold hues portray happiness and prosperity and represent hope for a good life.

The bedrooms are glorious in wasabi, navy and millennial pink – different colours that work together thanks to common neutral elements including a concrete floor, feature tiles, neutral ceilings and white window frames.

While the main living area features fresh white walls to allow the ceiling to be a focal point, colour is added with painted furnishings, from emerald green dining chairs to a hot pink front door. Woven Mexican floor rugs in chaotic colours and patterns scattered throughout the house add an exotic touch.

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Vintage Turkish kilim cushion, $149, from Everyday Needs.

Palm lampshade in natural, $149, from Indie Home Collective.

Foldable seagrass basket, $14, from Kmart.

Gava Grande planter, from $139, from Citta.

Elmwood bench, $425, from Indie Home Collective.

COLOUR PALETTE INTERIOR GREENERY Potted plants feature in every room of this home and are a costeffective, beautiful and health-giving styling option.

Use foliage like palms, cacti and monstera for a tropical feel and vary the size and texture of your pots and plants to create a more natural look.

A LUSH GARDEN Balinese gardens are verdant, luxurious and bliss to spend time in.

So how do they do it? A lot of planning, planting, pruning and privacy is the secret (and the tropical climate helps). The most common colour in a Balinese garden is green, with shade trees such as banana, palm, bamboo and ferns framing the perimeter, and semi-tropical plants layered in front.

Flowers like bougainvillea, lotus lilies, frangipani, birds-of-paradise and orchids add rich colour and gorgeous scent.

To emulate true tropical style at home, you’ll need a water feature like a pond, pool or fountain, plus an area to meditate in, a spaced-out stone pathway and some serene-looking statues. Complete the look with a tasselled umbrella called a tedung, which features in Bali’s religious festivals and ceremonies. • Heading to Bali? Find this Canggu house at airbnb.co.nz/rooms/21943177.

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RESENE ‘Blue Lagoon’

RESENE ‘Ebb’

RESENE ‘Half Rice Cake’

RESENE ‘Moon Yellow’

HOW TO CHOOSE PAINT COLOURS INSPIRED BY BALI + The use of colour is very important in Balinese culture. Many colours carry powerful symbolic associations drawn from Hindu or Buddhist beliefs, but natural colours such as blue, ochre and green are also common. Choose shades like these that are from naturally occurring elements such as leaves, wood and clay. + If you’re choosing a large range of paint colours similar to the palette featured in this home, keep the interior sheens the same to give the surfaces a common element. Resene Zylone Sheen is a popular low-sheen, waterborne finish. + Painted surfaces in Bali feature an imperfect, aged look. View the Resene range of paint efects online at resene.co.nz/paintefects and learn how to get a similar look using efects such as sponging, colour-washing, rag-rolling and lime-washing. + While few of us consider doing it, painting the exterior of your home a feature colour can create a distinctive look that’s deeply satisfying if the colour is meaningful to you. Select one Resene colour that has rich depth or beautiful brightness, and choose another complementary Resene colour to use sparingly.

In this case, the homeowner has chosen a highly pigmented yellow and a deep magenta pink.

T H E G R E AT OUTDOORS Make your al fresco entertaining area functional as well as s man Styling by Catherine Wilkinson. Photography by Wendy Fenwick.

AmalďŹ Outdoor Cushion, $42.90, from Harvey Norman.

Leaf Print Outdoor Cushion, $32.90, from Harvey Norman.

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Leaf Print Outdoor Footstool, $71.99, from Harvey Norman.

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FURNITURE Style your space in a way that allows for easy conversation with an open arrangement, as we’ve done here, and a table as your focal point for drinks, snacks or for keeping your Sunday reading material within reach. As always, comfort is key, so choose furniture that helps bring the feeling of indoor living outside, such as the Jovi 4-Piece Outdoor Lounge Setting from Harvey Norman. Its sturdy, rust-resistant aluminium framing and luxurious, plush seat cushions help create the ultimate outdoor lounging experience.

TEXTILES The neutral tone of this outdoor lounge setting makes the perfect blank canvas upon which to add your own personality. Have fun with colourful cushions, footstools or a throw for cooler evenings, and be inspired by your natural surroundings – think shades of blue, green and vibrant sunshine yellow. It’s these small, thoughtful details that will really make the space feel inviting.

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Estander Large Lantern, $219, from Harvey Norman.

between your furniture and deck or patio with a hardy outdoor rug. Ideal for use around pools, patios and entranceways, a classic flax texture in a neutral tone that contrasts with the ground around it will create a natural sense of opulence – and a lovely surface for your bare summer feet. Don’t forget a sun umbrella for shade and perhaps a lantern or two to really make the most of your outdoor living at any time of the day.

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Ben and Kylie Crawford’s home sits so lightly on the land that a stream flows beneath it and native bush peeps in at every window. Plants, natural textures and wooden finishes in every room make this unique house feel like an extension of its wild setting. See the whole award-winning home on page 66.

Painting outside the lines: personalising a predesigned home Page 48 View master: a Bay of Plenty haven years in the making Page 58 Let it flow: tranquil living in an unlikely location Page 66

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Painting outside the lines Lots of love and lashings of flair have made this predesigned house a unique and treasured home

Text by Ady Shannon. Photography by Kate Claridge.

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Meet & Greet Angela Fairmaid, 33 (founder of Miss Vintage), Julian Fairmaid, 34 (civil construction operations manager), Georgia, 2, and Cleo the cat.

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COMFORT ZONE The cosy couch is topped with an ever-changing array of cushions.

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ngela Fairmaid is a self-confessed lover of villas and character homes, but when it came to finding a home for herself and husband Julian, practical considerations overcame her passion for the old. The couple were renting a character home in Christchurch city while looking to get a foot on the property ladder, but after trying to buy in the inflated post-earthquake housing market, they decided the smartest investment was to build.

At that time, Angela, an interior designer, was working as a colour consultant for GJ Gardner Homes, so it was a no-brainer to purchase a design-and-build package through her employer. Budget limitations ruled out central Christchurch, so the couple chose a site in Kaiapoi, 15 minutes north of the city. That decision proved to be an unexpectedly good one. “It made complete sense for us to build; we chose Kaiapoi initially for its affordability,” says Angela. “But now we love living in this community and being a little bit out of the city.”

Insider knowledge Angela and Julian married in 2014, the same year they moved into their new home. They chose an economical three-bedroom, two-bathroom package with open-plan living. “We were just a couple at the time and, even though we planned to have a family, we didn’t need a huge mansion,” Angela says.

Angela was familiar with ensuring her clients were able to personalise their projects to suit their own taste, but being her own client was a strange position to be in. “I was familiar with the options but I became my hardest client,” she laughs. “Decisions are often determined by budget, but I have always advised people to spend extra money on the most important items. I think upgrading flooring

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“I love colour, but I need my interior space to be a calming environment, so I chose restful tones. I want to feel relaxed when I come home”

H PERSONAL TOUCHES Angela’s favourite spot is the cane basket chair.

Julian made the vertical bookshelf behind it.

Far right The pieces decorated with script and bearing a dragonfly motif were embellished

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underlay is really important, as is choosing the best-quality carpet you can afford.”

Soft-close drawers in the kitchen cabinetry and improved shelving in the wardrobes were two other areas that Angela typically recommended upgrading; she followed her own advice on all but one point.

Now with the benefit of hindsight, Angela says her strict focus on keeping costs down prompted some less-than-ideal choices. “We were very budget-conscious at the time we built this home, but now, four years on, I wish we had upgraded a few more things, like the carpet, which is already showing signs of wear.”

Practical magic When it came to interior colours, Angela had no problem deciding on her palette. “I love colour, but I need my interior space to be a calming environment, so I chose restful tones. I want to feel relaxed when I come home at the end of the day.”

This practical attitude extends to the home’s furnishings, and Angela is always refining her decor. “Everything is function before form; absolutely the main priority is that things are comfortable and practical. If it’s not, it will end up being given away or sold,” she says.

As an interior designer, Angela is inspired by beautiful spaces, but she is down to earth enough to realise that family homes just don’t work that way. “My absolute bottom line is that a home needs to be lived in,” she says.

“The designer in me wants perfection, but life doesn’t go like that. I can create the ideal balance if I can easily clear the clutter away at the end of each day.”

Sensible styling The Fairmaid home has been decorated in a way that is entirely child friendly: off-white kitchen cabinets were chosen specifically for not showing fingerprints; benchtops and shelves house kitchen utensils beyond the reach of a toddler; and breakable

treasures and tech are out of sight in converted cupboards and cabinets.

An antique glory box and vintage suitcases provide ideal storage for Georgia’s toys, a glass-fronted cabinet stores and showcases Angela’s growing collection of plates, and recycled wood and cane shelving units provide display space for collectables.

Julian crafted the space-saving bookcase in the living room.

“With a two-year-old, nothing is too precious,” says Angela. “I have endeavoured to make things easy to look after and keep tidy. Everything has its place. We have plenty of storage but if there is no more room, I get rid of some toys. I can’t deal with clutter!”

The patio area is frequently used for entertaining friends and family. A picnic table, barbecue and comfortable outdoor seating make the space function as an extended living area. A macramé swing is especially beloved by Georgia.

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Old meets new Despite being a new-build, this home features a dynamic mix of vintage furnishings. Retro glass lightshades hang over the kitchen island and a secondhand timber table is surrounded by vintage mahogany chairs covered in original green velvet. A combination of new and vintage rugs are used throughout to provide interest, and Cleo the cat loves to curl up in the soft sheepskin that lines an old cane chair.

“The living area doesn’t suit large pieces of furniture so I’ve chosen furnishings in proportion with its size,” Angela says. Roman blinds have also been used to maximise the interior space. “Blinds are great for window treatments as they allow you to utilise the space under the window.”

Angela has recently given up full-time employment to concentrate on her artistic endeavours. Under the title Miss Vintage, she sells antique plates hand-painted with art and words, as well as teacup planters.

Her favourite plates hang on walls in the living room. “I appreciate plates for their original beauty – I just upcycle them to give them a new life, and I custom design many to order. They come and go but I do find it hard to part with my favourites,” she says.

Working from the dining table, Angela loves the “uniquely Fairmaid” environment she has created – even though her home is not her dream character villa. “We have a low-maintenance, dry, warm house for our family. An added bonus is we know what is underneath in terms of ground stability and foundations. In Christchurch, that is always a comfort.” • > Find the things you love from this home on page 176.

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Make the most of space with items that multitask. This vintage velvet-covered glory box is great as seating and toy storage.

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DREAM SPACE The bedrooms feature a mix of retro and recent purchases. The beds are new, as Angela says: “It’s important that where you sleep is comfortable.”

Above left The floral rug in Georgia’s room resembles one Angela had as a child.

Keeling & Co plate, $35, from Antiques of Epsom.

Vienna bentwood chair, $225, from Zuca.

Velvet and linen cushion, $54.99, from Shut The Front Door.

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THINGS I LOVE + The solid mahogany vintage sewing cabinet under the television that has been converted into our entertainment unit. The quality of this kind of piece often surpasses a lot of new items available these days. + Our antique valve radio. Georgia and I listen to it while eating breakfast every morning. + The layout of the home. All rooms are easy to get to without a long hallway to trek down. + Our large kitchen. A lot of new-builds have a small kitchen that is not in proportion with the house. Ours is about one third of the total open-plan living area space. And our kitchen island bench is 3.5 metres long! It’s great!

Create an environment that’s cool, calm and collectable with a mix of modern furnishings and vintage finds

THINGS I’D CHANGE + I would increase the width of the hallway by 200mm and have a fourth bedroom/ofice. At the time of building, we didn’t think it was necessary, but now, working from home, it would be nice. + I would upgrade the carpet. It would have cost about $3000 at the time but will cost us much more 1 + I would have a locking handle on the door through to the garage so when the garage door is open I wouldn’t need to worry about Georgia getting outside onto the road. + I would add extra power points.

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1 Sunnylife small ice cream neon light, $39.99, from Mighty Ape. 2 Layered early modernist occasional table, $850, from Mr Bigglesworthy. 3 Round velvet cushion in Rose Smoke, $54.99, from Shut The Front Door. 4 Annalise quilt, from $129.90, from Wallace Cotton. 5 Curious Owl framed print, $450, from Shut The Front Door. 6 Palm Trees Lagoon cushion, $89, from Shut The Front Door.

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DULUX ‘Wairakei Quarter’

+ Vintage Wonderland (Phillipstown) + Seaside Vintage (New Brighton) + Twine Antiques (Waikuku) + Revamp Vintage Market (Christchurch Girls’ High School, Merivale, every 3 months)

Products compiled by Lauren Freeman. Photography by Bauer Media Group Studio.

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KEY 1 Entry 2 Lounge 3 Dining 4 Kitchen 5 Ensuite 6 Walk-in wardrobe 7 Bedroom 8 Bathroom 9 Laundry 10 Garage

+ House and land GJ Gardner Homes, gjgardner.co.nz + Electrical work Christchurch Electrical, christchurchelectrical.co.nz + Site works and hard landscaping Hunter Civil huntercivil.co.nz + Kitchen design Sandy Eagle, sandyeagledesign.co.nz

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+ Land purchase price $175,000 + Build contract $265,000 + Landscaping (hard and soft) $40,000 + Window treatments $5000 (through McKenzie & Willis) + Furnishings Around $30,000 for entire house.

Total $515,000

View master A refined architectural vision for a bare Bay of Plenty section has resulted in an uncomplicated home with views from every angle Text by Monique Balvert Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor. Photography by Rachel Dobbs.

MEET + GREET Sally Lines, late 40s, and Andy Lines, early 50s, (owners of Urban Lounge Interiors), Georgia, 22 (now living independently), Mack, 18 (student), plus Mavis the black Labrador and a handful of goats and lambs.

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H KITCHEN The kitchen splashback tiles are by Patricia Urquiola for Mutina.

Sally blended two diferent colourways as she wanted a hint of ginger in the mix.

IN THE BEGINNING Back in 2003, Andy and Sally Lines bought a 6.4-hectare gorse-covered block of land up high in the Pahoia hills, just north of Tauranga. It took them a while to live on their land, with a house built only three and a half years ago, but it was worth the wait – this concise yet spacious home is ideally situated to take advantage of glorious views across rolling countryside, bush, and water beyond. White Island, Mayor Island, Bowentown, Waihi Beach and the Kaimai Ranges frame the vista.

The family says it’s easy to be mesmerised by that view. Andy, a keen hunter, finds the rolling green outlook appealing, too. He says he now has an ideal vantage point, although

an increasing number of critters are off limits – the quail families, the cock pheasant and a soaring white hawk have become favourites of the family.

When the Lines family bought their property, it included a sheep shed, complete with dirt floor and dipping pen, Sally tells.

“We put a deck on, hired a Portaloo, hoisted the hammocks and then camped out of that shed over a few Christmases and had lots of fun,” she says.

The property includes a stream, as well as glow worms, a majestic copse of gums, bush and punga galore. Following extensive gorseclearing endeavours, an orchard of 200 lime trees was also planted.

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LIVING A neutral colour palette is punctuated by splashes of colour such as those seen in this artwork

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Using a base of neutral bedlinen allows you to have fun with pillowcases, top sheets and maybe even a feature wallpaper.

“I have always loved natural fabrics and crisp white to keep things fresh. We are determined to be quite comfortable in our home.”

THE HOUSE By the time Sally and Andy finally committed to pushing play on the house project, their architectural vision had been through several iterations, with three sets of house plans drawn up over a period of 13 years.

“Each time, it got scaled down,” Andy says. “By the time we got to the final plan, we had created something fit for the view and lifestyle. Our plan for our architect – Idea Architecture – was for view maximisation, open-plan living, plenty of outdoor flow and a pod design. It has definitely stacked up well.”

Sally says super-slick, contemporary, apartment-style living wouldn’t sit well in the country; what they have is a modern farmstyle home that is hard-wearing and sleek.

“We wanted a home to suit family living (gumboots, quad bikes, firewood, muddy

clothes) and the surrounding landscape.

There needed to be an element of simplicity about it, too,” Sally says, adding that they are not into “fluffy, decorative finishes”.

The exterior is a deep-grey stained ply and baton with horizontal cedar. At the gable ends, slats of varying thicknesses are randomly placed, creating a feature.

The old sheep shed still has a part to play in family living. While daughter Georgia was still living at home it was a fantastic studio and creative space for her and fellow budding musician Mack. The space was also perfect for teenage hangouts, with Georgia even using it to host songwriting retreats on occasion. But nowadays the shed is a selfcontained bed-and-breakfast, and Mack’s music-making zone has been shifted to a spare bedroom.

THE POD The main living pod comprises the home’s entrance, open-plan kitchen, dining and family spaces (along with an office nook behind double doors), the master bedroom suite, and an area the family call their night lounge or snug.

The second pod is home to the remaining three bedrooms and a bathroom.

An internal courtyard is an integral part of the design and means the view can be enjoyed from several vantage points around the house. Stacker doors form walls of glass in the main living pod, ensuring a lookthrough perspective from the courtyard.

The garage has been designed with the same effect so that it, too, could one day become a games room or a granny flat with full visibility of the commanding view.

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LIVING Large windows in the living room look over an internal courtyard, designed to bring light into the home and allow spectacular views to be glimpsed from a number of vantage points.

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MATERIAL CHOICES Sally acknowledges that interior design trends can change rapidly so it was imperative she chose items and finishes she has always liked, rather than those that are the height of fashion. That’s why her love of raw materials has come to the fore.

“I like the idea of using honest materials, so we have concrete floors (not cut and polished, just lightly burnished), raw sisal carpet, natural fibres such as linen, and we have earthy colours,” she explains. “I have always loved natural fabrics and crisp white to keep things fresh. We are determined to be quite comfortable in our home.”

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> The Lines family home has no passageway ceiling lights. Instead, they opted for wall illumination so light is thrown down onto the art displayed there. > Window dressings in bathrooms don’t have to be conventional. In Georgia and Mack’s bathroom, Sally has had a shower curtain in a Marimekko print made into a Roman blind. > Knobs that would traditionally be seen on chests of drawers have been used as coat hooks in the home’s front entrance. > Hang a favourite garment on the wall as a piece of art. Sally has done this with a black dress with feather collar she found at a market. When not being worn, it adorns a wall in the master bedroom. > Bar stools at a kitchen island are not mandatory.

Sally and Andy don’t have any at all as nobody would want to sit with their backs to the view. > Sally likes to keep her duvet covers quite simple (ie not patterned) but then changes out the sheets, pillowcases and euro pillows to create all kinds of diferent combinations. Her clients know this is a signature Sally Lines look. > Find the things you love from this home on page 176.

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Kip & Co cotton pillowcases in Croc Desert, $79 a pair, from Superette.

Leather weave armchair, $990, from Corcovado.

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> Two antiques – Sally’s grand piano (a 40th birthday present) and Argentinian dresser – both live in the snug room. > The contemporary chaise by late NZ designer Bob McDonald – this favourite of Andy’s lives in the main living area and converts to a daybed. Above it hangs art by Tauranga artist Leana Buxton. > The couch in the snug – Sally and Andy’s 27th wedding anniversary present to each other combines leather and fabric, forming a patchwork. > The kitchen’s Patricia Urquiola splashback tiles by Mutina – Sally has mixed two diferent colourways as she wanted warm ginger in the mix. > The kitchen lamps – reminiscent of Tom Dixon designs, purchased from a roadside pop-up store. > Flamingo wallpaper – in Georgia’s former room. > The studio’s indoor swing, which Mack made for Georgia for Christmas. •

High T-Table table, $630, from Kartell.

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A crisp, modern palette is offset by colourful art, statement design pieces and playful soft furnishings

1 1 Russo three-seater sofa in blush velvet, $2999, from Shut The Front Door.

2 Vi Letter cushion cover, $62, from Bolt of Cloth.

3 Stone stool in amber, $495, from Kartell. 4 Verve Paco pendant light, $24.88, from Bunnings.

+ How did your budget forecast compare to your actual spend? Andy: We worked really hard, prior to getting of the ground, to pre-select everything, have it specifically priced and then run a spreadsheet through the build with quotes versus actual spend. Therefore, our only over-runs were on engineering, which we couldn’t forecast. + Do you tend to buy high-end homeware or seek out a bargain? Sally: I buy things that I like because I just like them – I don’t care what their cost is, although having an interiors studio means contacts are endless so expensive items are not out of the ballpark. + Best advice when it comes to spending money on a home? S: Don’t spend all your money on all the hidden things because usually ’s nothing left for finishings like drapes, rugs and furniture bits that make it feel like yours.

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LET IT MEET + GREET Ben Crawford, 37 (brand agency owner and winner of The Block NZ season one), and Kylie Crawford, 30 (primary school teacher).

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THE VISION Standing on the site that first day, Ben already had a rough idea of how they could work around the waterway and Kylie picked up on his vision pretty quickly.

“I was naturally worried about the stream but Ben thought we could make a feature out of it by building on either side with a bridge to connect the structures,” says Kylie. “I thought he was nuts but the sketch he drew for me at a cafe after the first site visit is pretty much the house we now live in. He always had this vision for how we could work with the land and not against it, making a feature out of the stream and the bush.”

Even though many would write the project off as being mission impossible, the Crawfords were enamoured by their dream of what could be. “The section was surrounded by the most beautiful native bush: kauri, kanuka, nikau and ferns,” says Ben. “We saw the opportunity to build our dream home in an amazing location and create a home we could raise a family in, with a country-style lifestyle in the middle of suburbia. Coming from a sheep farm in Southland, this really appealed to me. To top it off, it was only a five-minute walk to the beach in an area well above our pay grade.”

Knowing how long the section had been on the market, Ben and Kylie put in a cheeky offer for half the asking price. Extra cheekily, they added in a four-month due diligence clause (to see if the build was actually possible) and declined to pay a deposit. Within a matter of hours, the offer was accepted and they were the conditional owners of a piece of land that had baffled so many others.

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THE PLAN During the property’s six years on the market, there had been multiple other conditional owners of the property who had moved on when they realised the scale of the task ahead or couldn’t get consent to build what they wanted. Ben and Kylie systematically contacted the contractors who had been engaged by those interested parties – the surveyors, engineers, geo-tech engineers and landscape architect – to explain their vision and ask each expert if it was possible. With a tentative thumbs-up from all of them, it was up to council to decide if the stream-straddling home would work – a big ask considering the district plan specifically prohibited building so close to a waterway.

Ben and Kylie scheduled a pre-application meeting with council and shared their vision for working with nature, not against it. After some discussion, the council said their decision hinged on specialist reports that were needed before they could grant resource consent.

These specialist reports outlined some specific requirements – one being that the finished floor level of the house had to be built 500mm above the estimated 100-year flood level. To accommodate this condition, the Crawfords designed their home to sit on stilt foundations, then envisioned large cantilevered sections that would reduce the appearance of them. It’s ended up being one of the best aesthetic features of the home.

The build was approved and, in November 2014, the couple officially started the journey of turning their vision into reality. Seven months after breaking ground, they moved into their three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 165-squaremetre house with its expansive 100 square metres of decking.

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LIVING Everything was designed to bring the outdoors in where possible, with large windows and indoor plants. Being in a valley, the house gets limited winter sun, so the windows keep the house bright and warm.

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THE HOUSE The house itself is comprised of two pods – a living pod on one side of the stream and a bedroom pod on the other – connected by an eye-catching glass bridge. Having the areas separated makes the house feel bigger than it is; every window offers a new perspective as you journey through the home and feel more and more embraced by the bush.

For Ben and Kylie it was imperative the house looked like it was part of the land, rather than sticking out like a sore thumb. They took cues from nature for their materials (timbers, stone, slate-like tiles) and colours (neutral tones and browns), and designed the house with extra-large windows and doors to bring the outside – and tonnes of light – in.

As well as channelling nature in the design, they also wanted to respect it with the build.

“We wanted the house to be light on the land and decided to prefabricate it to allow this,” says Ben. “Ours was the first house in Auckland to be built from Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs), which are expanded polystyrene

sandwiched together by strand board and structurally laminated. Replacing traditional framing and batts, they have superior insulation properties, which is a huge pro given our valley location and volume of glazing. They’re made in a factory, then the house is assembled on site like a giant jigsaw puzzle. It’s an incredibly fast way to build and saves huge amounts of time and cost.”

But where’s the fun in building in an isolated location if you don’t make the most of it? The ensuite shower with its bush outlook was an early brainwave of Ben’s. “That first day when we found the section, I stood under one of the kanuka and thought how cool it would be to shower there every day, so we set about designing that into our ensuite shower. It’s one of my favourite features – to be showering in the bush without a person in sight, just tui, fantails and wood pigeons!”

THE INTERIOR Ben and Kylie both say they’re influenced by nature and Scandinavian design. For their home they used a limited

material palette of pastels, whites and greys, blonde timbers and lots of textures. Their similar taste meant they found it easy to agree on the aesthetic they wanted to achieve in their home.

To begin with, the couple didn’t have any furniture so bought it all as the house was being built. Now they’re taking their time to fill gaps by waiting until they stumble across things they love, “which has really made our house feel like a home”, says Kylie.

The living pod has become Kylie’s favourite space in the house. “It’s the heart of the home and when we open up the stacking doors, it’s like one giant room out to the bush. I love opening it up, putting music on, sitting in a bean bag on the deck and reading a book,” she smiles.

For Ben, it’s the glass bridge – “I love watching the full stream flowing on a stormy wet day” – and the master suite. “It’s so calming lying on the bed reading a book on a Sunday afternoon, light filtering through the floor-toceiling windows and surrounding trees.”

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BEDROOM The couple brought a natural element into their master suite with an oak feature wall to complement views of the bush through two walls of glass.

They’re still looking for the perfect artwork to hang on it.

OUTDOOR LIVING With such an enticing backdrop to work with, it makes sense that Ben and Kylie wanted to make the most of it. They’ve built three decks – one off their bedroom, which is a cool little spot to hang out on and sip coffee in the filtered afternoon sunlight. There’s one off the living pod, which works as an extended entertaining space for al fresco dinners and lunch gatherings. And then there’s the big talking point; a roof deck which functions as a suntrap above the living pod.

“We were trying to figure out our decks when planning the house, knowing we would have limited sunlight, during winter in particular,” says Kylie. “I suggested a roof deck since that would be the sunniest spot. We have a super-relaxing sofa set and sun loungers up there, plus a big umbrella. It’s an awesome spot for reading, listening to music or having drinks with visiting friends,” says Kylie.

And, of course, there’s that stream. The couple’s engineer calculated the likely volume of water in their stream during a 100-year flood event and in response, they recontoured it to hold that full volume. They then lined the entire length of the waterway with geotextile fabric and 30 tonnes of rock – each stone was painstakingly carried and placed by hand. After more landscaping and some hard graft, that formerly boggy ditch is now a standout feature of the home.

THE FUTURE It seems Ben and Kylie’s foresight paid off. They took a punt on an apparently unusable site and, after a relatively painless build as far as these things go, they’ve ended up with a stunning home that not only works for them but has won national awards.

“Building from scratch, you have an amazing opportunity to build a home that suits you and your lifestyle perfectly,” says Kylie. “We knew we wanted to live here for a very long time, so while we were conscious of our budget, we didn’t want to scrimp unnecessarily and regret it in a couple of years. Because of that, we’ve ended with up an incredibly valuable home because of its quality, unique design and amazing liveability.”

This might not be the last time the Crawfords build – they designed the foundations and structure of their bedroom pod to accommodate another storey so they can build upwards when they start a family or need more space. There’s that famous foresight in action again. •

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DULUX ‘Ohai Quarter’

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HONESTY BOX + High-end homeware or bargain buys? We love Freedom. Their style, quality and price is perfect for our tastes, age and stage. + Any splurges? Our roof deck, the architectural stairs up to the roof, giant windows and doors, and the cantilevered section over the garage – it wasn’t needed but it looks cool and kept our home from looking like a pole house. Plus, I always wanted one like that! + Best advice for spending money on a home?

It’s cliché, but kitchens and bathrooms. Don’t skimp on the fittings and hardware – you use the taps, cupboards, showers and handles every day. It might feel expensive at the time, but quality lasts and pays!

Also, when building, you only get one shot at getting your structural aspects right. Spend the money to make the openings bigger or the hallways wider or add in that extra skylight or two. You won’t regret it once you’re living in there. Spend the time and money to ensure it will work for you the way you need it to. + What’s one thing you would change if you could?

Although a small thing, we wish we had thought about recessing our living-room blinds into the ceiling. But they are still pretty cool – being electric, they’re like a scene from a James Bond movie when they come down. + Most memorable experience you’ve had in your home? Moving in and having our house-warming/ engagement party. Being able to share a really exciting time in our lives with everyone we know and love. It also gave the house a thorough testing with about 80 people enjoying it till the small hours.

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JuJu hat, $699, from Republic Home.

Farmhouse bench cowhide seat, $1545, contact Hawthorne Group for stockists.

Home Republic jersey knit cushion, $69.99, from Adairs.

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SUPPLIERS + Carpet and wood flooring Carpet Court, carpetcourt.nz + Tiles Tile Warehouse, tilewarehouse.co.nz + Window coverings Kresta, kresta.co.nz + Shower and tapware Methven, methven.com + Hand-poured concrete benchtops Slatecrete, slatecrete.co.nz + Kitchen cabinetry, bathroom vanities, laundry cabinetry, wardrobes, doors, hallway bench seating custom-made by DL Kitchens & Cabinetry, dlkitchens.co.nz + Exterior window and door joinery Rylock, rylock.co.nz + Glass balustrades glassvice.com + Other glass Viridian Planitherm, 0800 837 434 + Composite decking Outdure, outdure.com + Architectural stairs Stylecraft, stylecraftstairs.co.nz

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The best builders ever, with incredible craftsmanship, dedication and skill. Just great, genuine people. havenrenovations.co.nz. + Formance SIP panel prefabricated housing, formance.co.nz. + Thurlow Consulting Amazing engineers who advised us on all flood and water-related issues, 09 478 4305. + EAV Amazing electricians, very forward-thinking, flexible and communicative. eav.co.nz. + Verdant Green Great landscape architect and advisor, verdantgreen.co.nz.

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1 Fulham three-door sideboard, $799, from Early Settler. 2 Handle Me pendant, $689, from BoConcept. 3 Onyx planter & stand, $48.99, from Koop.

4 Bufalo Mountain framed art print, $599.99, from A&C Homestore. 5 Home Republic Savana vintage washed fringed throw in blush, $99.99, from Adairs.

6 Suva chair, $349, from Nood.

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Catherine Wilkinson STYLE DIRECTOR SHARES HER SPRING STYLING TIPS

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he warm tangerine glow of a springtime sunset is a sure-fire way to signal the start of the warmer months ahead. As days get longer and the promise of languid light-filled evenings lingers, I feel motivated to revive my interior to make the most of the daylight. With sunlight transforming from soft and dappled in spring to strong and vibrant in summer, it’s important to filter the light to create the perfect warm glow for your space.

Luxaflex Silhouette shades help to diffuse the light in a room when open, and when closed provide greater privacy while still allowing the light to filter through for ambience. Refresh your home and bring more life – and light – into your spaces as it’s done here in this Scandi-inspired living room with these simple tips.

CATHERINE’S TIPS > Switch it up Update your soft furnishings with a new throw or a few lighter-toned cushions to bring more layers into your room, and let spring shine indoors by creating a simple floral display with twigs and foliage.

An easy way to create a new look is to simply move things around to make the most of those sunlit areas; try bigger pieces in a diferent corner of the room where you’re more likely to spend your time.

If you’re after a more subtle efect, display smaller objects in a new way by styling them as it’s done here with this shelving unit. Again, layering is key, so create interest by stacking books or magazines from big to small. I like to curate small piles of three or five, making the spines of the books a key styling feature. > Colour me pretty Adding more colour is a lovely way to freshen up a space, and subdued tones such as sage or seafoam will look stunning against a backdrop of soft light. Bring these naturefilled hues through with crinkled linen tea towels or napkins, as it’s done here to create the perfect lazy Sunday brunch setting.

These tones pair efortlessly with whites but you can really make them pop by adding black or charcoal accents here and there. Just be sure to let your new pieces breathe by giving them space to stand out.

THE SILHOUETTE SOLUTION More than simple window dressing, Silhouette ShadingsÂŽ features two layers of sheer fabric separated by a series of floating, soft fabric vanes. The 65mm vanes allow a gentle glow of light into your home when closed and almost disappear when open to gently diffuse light, combining privacy with a softly filtered view. Made from Brilliance Translucent fabric in Bicycle Beige, the shades softly filter sunlight to give a warm glow as well as protect your furnishings from UV fading.

For advice on choosing the right blind for your space visit luxaflex.co.nz

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Photography by Emma McDonald.

The entrance to Kate and Nick Thorpe’s Auckland home remains largely unchanged from when they bought it, but that can’t be said for the rest of the house – the couple completely inverted its layout, moving the main living area and kitchen to the ground floor to allow better connection to the outdoors. See the result of this lush reno on page 80.

A big-city renovation inspired by small-town life Page 80 Workshop: how to build an outdoor bathing area Page 88

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PROBLEM Poor indoor-outdoor flow Upstairs living areas prevented movement between inside and out.

Limited storage made the house unsuitable for a busy family of five.

Budget restrictions meant the family needed to keep costs down wherever possible.

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SOLUTION Inverted the home’s layout so all living areas open directly onto the lawn and garden.

Maximised the roof cavity with pull-down attic stairs.

Maximised space under the stairs by incorporating a large storage cupboard.

Kept costs in check by using a draughtsman rather than an architect, completing all council forms themselves and helping tradies on site.

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It is pretty unlikely you have ever driven down Williams Road, a small back-country lane on the outskirts of Gisborne, where Kate Thorpe (née Williams) spent her childhood. She always considered this quiet, rural pocket surrounded by farmland and citrus orchards to be a little piece of paradise, but not quite enough to contain her.

Fast-forward to seven years ago, when Kate and husband Nick were having dinner at a friend’s house in Auckland, just around the corner from where they now live. It was mentioned there was a place down the road they should look at. “We had been househunting for months, with our focus mostly in the western suburbs,” explains Kate. “To be honest, I wasn’t really interested in moving to this side of town until we viewed this property.”

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KITCHEN The elegant kitchen and dining spaces have been furnished with products from Kate’s own homeware brand Williams Road.

The couple instantly fell in love with the property. “It felt like a little slice of the country right in the middle of the city,” recalls Kate. “The house even came complete with chickens.”

Having grown up on Williams Road, it’s unsurprising that Kate felt an instant connection to this spacious, peaceful property.

The address is hidden down a long driveway and you’d have no idea a section like this could exist so close to central Auckland. From its lower level, the property overlooks the mouth of the Orakei Basin and the eye skims out over the water towards the bush surrounding St Heliers Bay Pony Club. Although the outlook feels rural – especially with Coco and Chanel clucking in the garden – it’s from the upstairs level, where views extend all the way out to the high rises of the CBD, that you are reminded of just how close to the city centre this property is.

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MEET + GREET Kate Thorpe, 39 (director of Williams Road), Nick Thorpe, 41 (director of Oceania Medical and The Defib Store), Ralph, 5, Oscar, 3, Hugo, 2, and chickens Coco and Chanel.

DRINKS, ANYONE? The stylish bar, complete with aged mirrored glass which Kate cleverly made, can be discreetly concealed behind a custom barn slider.

A large geometric floor rug in the living space defines the lounge zone in this open-plan layout.

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The land came with a dated but well-maintained four-bedroom bungalow. “The previous owners had lived here for 40 years, so it had been well loved and was in need of a modern makeover,” recalls Kate. The couple lived in the house as it was for two years before deciding to embark on a renovation. By this point they understood what parts of the house worked and didn’t work for them. Now that children were part of the picture, they soon realised it was an issue that all the home’s living space was located upstairs.

“We used to sit upstairs looking down on our lawn and garden, but we didn’t get to enjoy it as much as we do now,” recalls Kate.

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With three young sons now part of the family, Kate and Nick wanted to include plenty of storage in their design. In the master bedroom the couple planned to add pull-down attic stairs to open up storage capacity in the roof and, in the downstairs rumpus room, a large storage cupboard under the stairs was earmarked for keeping all the boys’ toys.

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The plan embraces an open layout that maximises indoor-outdoor flow.

Kitchen and living spaces open out to the large lawn. For added flexibility, a sliding door between the main living area and the rumpus allows the two areas to be partitioned off when necessary. “We love this idea because when the boys are young they can feel that we’re nearby, but all the mess is hidden away in the rumpus and when they get noisy or are watching a movie we can slide the door across for a bit of peace and quiet,” explains Kate.

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Even the most careful plans can go awry and, unfortunately for Nick and Kate, their moment of crisis arrived when they looked under the house. It was obvious that their home’s piling was not sufficient and the house needed extensive retaining work. This meant they needed new plans drawn up, which cost them both precious time and money.

An original projected build time of four months blew out to 18 months. The whole family moved into Nick’s parents’ home in nearby Parnell for six months but returned before the project was complete. “When we moved back in, the flooring wasn’t finished and we had no kitchen,” explains Kate. “We set up a makeshift kitchen in our ensuite that included a sink, kettle and toaster. We cooked on the barbecue which was outside the front door among all the gravel and dust. I still can’t believe we managed to live like that with a newborn baby and two toddlers.”

The couple were very hands-on during their renovation, doing what they could themselves to keep the budget under control. “Luckily Nick is very handy on the tools,” says Kate. “He stained the cladding, laid wiring, stained the floors, tied off steel, did a lot of the painting and together we managed all the tradies on site.”

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Kate engaged long-time friend and interior designer Kate Shanahan to help her create a cohesive and neutral aesthetic throughout the house. “We’re still working on some of the rooms,” says Kate. “I definitely recommend using an interior designer as Kate saved me time and stress. She was amazing at helping to keep everything cohesive and guided me to choose furnishings that would stand the test of time (and three young boys).”

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RENOVATION WORKSHEET BUDGET $800,000 approx.

KATE’S BUDGET TIPS > Double everything – budget and time. For us, what was supposed to be four months turned into an 18-month-long project. > Get at least three quotes for everything. You will find quotes can vary significantly but you will need to weigh up price versus quality. > Get a quantity surveyor’s report done before you start so you know where you stand. Our builder gave us a ballpark figure, but it was way off. > Plan to get stuck in and help on site as it will keep costs down, but is also incredibly rewarding.

CONTACTS > Interior design Kate Shanahan Interiors, kateshanahan.co.nz, kate@kateshanahan.co.nz > Landscape design Xanthe White Design, xanthewhitedesign.co.nz > Kitchen design Kristen Basra, spatialstudio.co.nz, kristen@spatialstudio.co.nz > Furnishings Williams Road, williamsroad.co.nz, kate@williamsroad.co.nz

American oak from Timspec

White-washed cedar battens from Hermpac

Anna Spiro wallpaper from Porter’s Paints

Original bathroom floorboards

Fireplace tiles from Artedomus

Poured aggregate concrete

TIMELINE

MAY 2011

JUNE 2013

MARCH 2015

APRIL 2015

OCTOBER 2015

JANUARY 2016

House purchased

Planning begins

Moved into Nick’s parents’ home

Build begins

Moved in – although build not complete

Build complete – landscaping still to go!

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It was during this project that Kate developed a real passion for decor and design. So much so, she has gone on to launch her own range of homeware and furniture – aptly named Williams Road.

“Williams Road was born out of our renovation.

I was frustrated at the same-old feel of all the shops in New Zealand, and anything that was slightly different came with a hefty price tag,” she recalls. It wasn’t until a recent holiday to Bali, however, that Kate came across the means to turn her passion into something more.

Uncovering exquisite, handcrafted furniture and homeware unlike that available at home, Kate’s interest was piqued and Williams Road was born.

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Kate now works from home on her quiet, inner-city section surrounded by farmland and citrus trees. Although it took much longer and cost more than she and Nick ever expected, the renovation was worth it.

All the stress is forgotten as she sits back, admires the idyllic view of trees and water, and feels perfectly at home in her new piece of paradise. •

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SU N D R EN C H E D Does bathing beneath a leafy canopy float your rubber ducky? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve devised a comprehensive list of things to bear in mind before you dive in Text by Sally Conor.

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nstalling an outdoor shower or bath is becoming more and more popular in Kiwi backyards, whether it’s a simple cold-water shower for rinsing off after a swim, or a luxurious resort-style bathing zone.

“Outdoor showers, baths and hot tubs can add another dimension to outdoor activities, creating better year-round use and enjoyment of the outdoors,” says Mark Read, lead landscape designer at Natural Habitats. “The bath or shower is an element of a larger design goal, which is to connect to the outdoors, add romance, relaxation, and enhance wellbeing.”

Although it may seem simple to pop an extra tap and a shower head on the side of your house, adding outdoor bathing into your garden requires a fair amount of planning.

Read our guide to positioning, plumbing and draining your outdoor shower, but consult your plumber or landscape designer for advice on your specific house and garden setup.

MARK READ Landscape designer

Photography by Martina Gemmola, Maree Homer, Alicia Taylor/bauersyndication.com.au.

D LANDSCAPE DESIGNER MARK READ’S OUTDOOR BATHING CHECKLIST + Is your bath or shower going to be permanently plumbed in? + Will it be close to your house or a luxurious destination set a small distance away? + Will the water be heated? If so, how? Solar, mains electrical, a wood or gas burner, or black plastic bags are all options. + How will you maintain privacy? + Is your preferred site sheltered from the sun and wind? If not, how will you provide this? + What type of drainage is best for the type of shower or bath you’ve chosen and its location? + Will you connect to the water supply or use a separate source such as a rain tank? + What style will your bathing area have? Is it a standalone element or influenced by the era of your house? Is it rustic and natural or sleek and architectural?

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If you’re planning anything more complicated than a hosepipe, it’s a good idea to consult a plumber or garden designer for advice about the best way to plumb your bath or shower, depending on your budget. But here are a few options to consider while deciding what might suit you best: $ Hosepipe out the window If your bathtub or shower is situated close to your house, a simple length of hosepipe attached to a bath or kitchen mixer will deliver a hot open-air bath in no time. But you’ll still need to think carefully about drainage for when you pull the plug. $ Garden hose While it will only allow a cold bathing experience, hooking your outdoor shower or bath up to the hose is an easy and cost-efective option that will also give you more flexibility when it comes to location. $ $ Hot and cold taps You can tap into your home’s hot-water supply for outdoor bathing. A plumber will be able to advise you on the best location for a new set of outdoor taps which can then be connected directly to your outdoor shower or bath. $ $ $ Fixed plumbing Hooking up to the permanent water lines in your home is the most costly option as it will involve new pipes and landscaping to hide them if you wish to bathe a good distance from your house. But the result will be a seamless bathing experience of the utmost luxury.

Outdoor showers and baths often don’t need complex drainage systems, especially if you’ll only be bathing outdoors occasionally. But frequently draining a bath or showering into your garden can cause problems, so it’s best to get professional advice. These are your most common options: + Direct garden drainage The easiest and most eco-friendly way to drain a bath or shower is to let the waste water seep directly into your garden. Make sure you don’t use any strong bath products, shampoos or soaps if you want to avoid harming plants and critters. + Stones and pebbles Using stone flags and pebbles as the base for a casual freshwater shower will allow water to naturally drain away into the ground while providing an elegant surface. + Collection tray If a shower or bath is installed over decking, a collection tray can be placed underneath to drain the water away into your home’s wastewater system. + Soak pit This structure is designed to aid drainage and is suitable for some situations. Talk to a specialist if you have a boggy garden, or if you want to bathe close to your house and there’s no slope to drain the water away from its foundations. + Plumbed-in If your shower or bath is likely to be used frequently, connect it to the house wastewater system to avoid your garden becoming too damp or unstable.

Photography by Derek Swalwell, Maree Homer, Alicia Taylor/bauersyndication.com.au.

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2 Fontealta club outdoor shower with mixer, $5499, from Plumbline.

3 Monsoon shower rose extended arm, $100, from Mitre 10. 4 Caroma noir tub, $2489, from Mico. 5 Wood Melbourne olympia round concrete/brass taps with individual concrete backplates, from $799, from The Kitchen Hub.

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TA KE T H E P LU N G E Take inspiration from this Balinese-style plunge pool as a clever way to save on space while creating something special in your backyard.

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Photography by John Paul Urizar, Steve Ryan/bauersyndication.com.au.

1 Noosa three-panel screen, $299, from Freedom. 2 Shower curtain, $10, from Kmart.

F E E L I NG T IN N Y Create a rustic outdoor bathing zone by giving a new lease of life to a secondhand sheet-metal bathtub. Keep an eye out on Trade Me for one in good condition and consider how you’ll deliver hot water to the tub.

LO CAT I O N There are a few different ways to approach choosing the location for your bath or shower: + Existing plants Since outdoor bathing is all about connecting with nature, a great starting point can be to look at your existing garden and plants and find a lush, leafy spot that provides good privacy. + Plumbing Starting with the location of existing bathroom or hose plumbing can help you situate your bathing spot for maximum convenience (and lower cost). + Surface An efective outdoor bathing situation will be firm and flat and could include a deck, patio, path, driveway or lawn. + Function If your outdoor shower is for rinsing of after a surf, you may wish to position it just inside the garden gate. But if you’re more interested in creating a relaxing outdoor bathing area, taking advantage of the best view might be your priority. Think about how you want to use your outdoor shower or bath and make sure it’s going to work for your lifestyle. + Shelter Consider carefully the situation of your bath or shower with regards to its exposure to wind and sun.

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WORLD OF CONTRASTS The first finalist of the Resene Colour Home Awards drew creative inspiration from her family’s hobbies and passions

COLOUR HOME AWARDS

Text by Fiona Ralph. Photography by Kate Claridge.

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essica Cameron used Resene paints to add personality throughout her home, from a monochrome statement in her living room to creative themes in her kids’ bedrooms.

Son Brody’s room is inspired by the family’s love of riding on motorcycles and in four-wheel drives. Jessica used a base of Resene ‘Black White’ and traced tyre tracks onto the wall in Resene ‘All Black’, then painted trees on in Resene ‘Oxygen’, Resene ‘Subzero’, Resene ‘Stack’ and Resene ‘All Black’.

Daughter Honor’s room, meanwhile, was given the princess treatment in colours such as Resene ‘Ballerina’ and Resene ‘Unicorn’.

In Jessica’s living and dining room, thick horizontal stripes in Resene ‘Black White’ and Resene ‘All Black’ create drama and set the scene for sophisticated entertaining.

WI N $ 5000 GET YOUR ENTRIES IN BY

29 OCTOBER TO BE OUR SECOND FINALIST

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ENTER OUR COMPETITION You could be one of five finalists to appear in Your Home and Garden and also receive a $250 Resene paint voucher. The overall winner will be chosen from the five finalists, taking the Resene Colour Home Award title and winning $5000 in cash. An extended story on the winning home will feature in our June 2019 issue.

M O R E C O LO U R S TO T RY F R O M THE NEW RESENE FA N D E C K

R OYA L TO U R In daughter Honor’s room, Jessica created a feature panel in Resene ‘Fountain Blue’, with coloured sprinkles painted on and a layer of Resene FX Pearl Shimmer to finish.

Resene ‘Freelance’

Resene ‘Wishing Well’

Resene ‘White Island’

Resene ‘Mystery’

Resene ‘Ethereal’

Resene ‘Charcoal’

HOW TO ENTER Email photos and a 200-word description of your project to yhg@bauermedia.co.nz with your last name and ‘Resene Colour Home’ in the subject line. Please include your name, home address, daytime phone number, the names of the Resene colours used and details of when you painted your home. Please credit anyone who assisted you in choosing the colours.

W H AT W E ’ R E LO O K I N G F O R + Clever interior colour schemes + Exciting kids’ rooms + Amazing paint projects and features + Great use of colour in bedrooms + Interesting use of exterior colour

TERMS & CONDITIONS Instructions on how to enter are part of the conditions of entry. This competition is open to New Zealand residents, except employees of Bauer Media Group (LP), Resene, and their immediate families and agencies. The five finalists and overall winner will be notified by telephone and/or email. All projects are eligible for consideration for the Resene website. Any non-finalists selected for the Resene website will receive a free gift from Resene. Resene paints and colours are available from Resene ColorShops and resellers nationwide. Visit resene.co.nz or phone 0800 RESENE (737 363).

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Iconic Styl Irresistibly beautiful ÂŽ

Introducing Iconic Styl, the irresistibly beautiful new standard in residential electrical accessories that delivers clever efficiency to your home.

Setting a new benchmark for quality, Iconic Styl is a sophisticated new range of skins which can be changed and personalised easily and safely. Iconic Styl comes in three different on-trend anodised aluminium finishes, and offers clever home-enhancing features you will love.

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Available from late 2018. Find out more and see the full range of colours online.

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Makeover

Design, colour and styling advice for simple and afordable transformations

Keep it casual

Photography by Helen Bankers.

Less formal than a dining table and more unifying than an island, a kitchen table brings everyone together for relaxed indoor meals. This round wooden number in Cathy Popeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen creates a soothing, natural connection with the adjacent garden. See the whole cosy reno on page 110.

Room reveal: a cool, coastal living area Page 98 Workshop: 50 ways to refresh your outdoor spaces Page 100 Then & now: transforming a diamond in the rough Page 110 Finderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fi Page 116

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ROOM REVEAL

Summer breeze Bring the colours and textures of the coast into your home and create a relaxing lounge area where summer is always just around the corner Text by Alex Walls. Photography by Bayly & Moore.

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ALEX WALLS Stylist

Wall painted in Dulux ‘Molesworth’. Firth natural lamp, $399.99. Frederick three-seater sofa, $3399.99. Honey velvet cushion, $99.99. Izusa cushion, $139.99. Izusa silk throw, $299.99. Tall recycled glass vase, $169.99. Short recycled glass vase, $169.99. Cotton stem, $30.99. Aiden cofee table, $2499.99. Round woven tray set, $119.99. Surf Shack by Nina Freudenberger book, $54.99. Valley sunglasses, $229.99.

St Agni slides, $169.99. Anja teak chair, $1499.99. Kaimai rug, $869.99. All from A&C Homestore. Carpet is Cavalier Bremworth Foss in ‘Devon’, $105 per square metre, from Flooring Xtra.

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arm, balmy days will soon be with us, which means we can start looking forward to coastal getaways – or at least some lazy hours in a relaxed, beach-style living room.

Inspired by my beloved family beach house, this room brings the outdoors in with the sandy hues of Dulux ‘Molesworth’ and the grounding natural textures of rattan, timber, feathery toetoe and fluffy cotton stems.

The heart of this set-up is the amazing, low-lying Frederick sofa with its minimal, modular form providing the perfect spot for putting your feet up after a swim. Just add a generous coffee table for chilled lemonade and a pile of good reads.

Having vessels of various shapes and sizes on hand makes it easy to play with accessories.

From this hold-all woven table tray that keeps sunglasses and other essentials close by, to the large green glass vases for displaying your daily beach and bush finds, clutter is kept to a minimum but chance discoveries have a special place to be admired and enjoyed.

So kick off your slides, take a seat and enjoy some laidback style this summer!

DULUX ‘Molesworth’

DULUX ‘Norsewood’

DULUX ‘Stockyard Point Half’

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50 E A S Y O U T D O O R U P DAT E S

Spend a lot or spend a little â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the choice is yours!

Use these practical and stylish tips as a starting point for finessing al fresco, whatever your budget Text by Vanessa Nouwens.

1 If your outdoor space is small or you live in an apartment with a small deck, a vertical garden is a great way to create a gorgeous green outlook while masking a bland wall or fence. Buy a bespoke product or put your DIY hat on and repurpose some ďŹ&#x201A;ower pots, garden bags or pallets.

2 DECK CHECK If your deck is looking a little faded and weathered, give it a good waterblast and a fresh coat of deck paint or stain for an instant update.

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Photography by Kristina Soljo, Chris Warnes/bauersyndication.com.au.

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Splash out on a couple of spiky specimens to take your outdoor area to the next level.

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Lanterns containing tealight candles or LEDs cast a warm glow and create a real sense of occasion.

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Swap out old outdoor wall lights for modern new models with sensors or colour-changing options.

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1 Festoon string lights, $159, from Freedom. 2 Bolle large hurricane lamp, $109, from Country Road. 3 Blush lantern, $12, from Kmart.

4 Coastline outdoor shower column, $1699, from Plumbline.

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Nothing says “relax” like the gentle sway of a hammock.

Whether you hang yours from some trees or on a bespoke stand, a hammock will become the in-demand napping spot at your place this summer.

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TOW E R P OW E R

Who doesn’t like pizza?

A pizza oven brings an instant injection of fun and flavour to any backyard, and there are plenty of affordable options available, including easy attachments for your home barbecue.

If you’re a dab hand on the tools, whip up an oversized Jenga set using wooden offcuts and challenge the kids to a few rounds of the fun tower-toppling game.

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Sick of wet towels lying by the pool? Create a towel-hanging area with marine-grade hooks and impose a penalty for failing to use them. One hour of lawn mowing per towel should do the trick!

1 Two Trees single cotton hammock, $59, from Bunnings. 2 Charmate Pizzaro woodfired pizza oven, $799, from Turfrey.

3 Giant tumble tower, $296, from The Big Game Company.

15 W H E E LY C O O L Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing what you can create with a set of castors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a wooden pallet can become a low coffee table and beer crates can be turned into handy mobile seats. Add a coat of paint for an instant outdoor furniture set.

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Outdoor cushions can get a little faded after a few summers so give your lounging space a fresh look with some new soft furnishings. Have a little fun with it by pulling together a new colour scheme to give the whole area a refreshed feel.

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1 Santarem jade leaf outdoor cushion cover, $85, from Bolt of Cloth. 2 Balthazar ceramic stool, $467, from Smith & Caughey’s. 3 Wooden cubby house, $199, from Kmart.

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If you don’t have a discreet place to store your rubbish and recycling bins, they can be a real eyesore in your outdoor area. Buy or build a bin storage unit to help blend your bins into your outdoor space, or mask them with some planter boxes filled with tall flowers or shrubs.

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If your wooden outdoor furniture is looking less than fresh, a coat of paint or stain will give it a lift and protect it from the elements.

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Buy or build an outdoor storage box for keeping outdoor cushions and throws out of sight when not in use. Add a squab on top to make it double as extra seating.

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Rather than the same old beige variety, choose a bright statement umbrella to shelter your outdoor dining space – keep your ey on Trade Me for an authentic vintage variety.

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If you’re a budding aviphile, add a cute birdhouse or feeder to your outdoor spac Keep it away from tables or decks, though – the space underneath can get messy.

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Arrange on a wooden crate or table with some glasses and reusable straws. Kids can help themselves to water or fruit drink and adults can enjoy a nice summer mojito without venturing inside.

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Give the kids a place to express themselves by painting a large sheet of outdoor plywood in blackboard paint. Screw the board to a fence or wall for an instant art area they will love.

A sandbox in a backyard will never go amiss with kids (and some adults). For an easy, affordable, portable and sun-smart alternative, ďŹ ll an inexpensive play tent with sand and beach toys.

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If your outdoor dining space has a roof or pergola, install a statement pendant light over your table. This will add a little extra style to your al fresco dinners and provide better illumination of your latest culinary triumph.

Just as you would inside, arrange your outdoor areas into zones for living, dining and play. Use rugs, furniture and soft furnishings to indicate the function of each zone and create a distinct feel in every one.

If privacy is an issue in your garden and you’re planning a hedge solution, think ahead to summer and choose fruit trees such as feijoa, peach or citrus. This way your privacy screen doubles as dessert.

Instead of growing herbs in the same containers you bought them in, replant them in pots ranging from small to large and in lots of different colours. Arrange them in a cluster to make a fun – and delicious – feature.

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Replace your mish-mash of old planters with a more uniform style in a variety of sizes to make the space feel more cohesive and orderly.

Adding a water feature is an affordable way to bring a sense of serenity to your garden and can also help to mask noise from neighbours or traffic.

Anchor ceramics planter, $400, from Garden Objects.

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Water sphere, from $195, from Stone & Water World.

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Garden art is a great way to add an element of the unexpected to your outdoor space and support local artists.

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Buy or make bunting in an outdoor fabric and string it up in your entertaining area for an extra festive touch.

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Replace your faded or cracked pavers with some Moroccan-style or terrazzo versions for an on-trend update.

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For an easy splash of colour, scatter a wildflower seed mix in a planter box or on a section of your lawn to create a mini meadow.

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Encourage more wildlife into your garden by planting lots of flowers for the bees (they love blue and yellow blooms the best), and berries and nectar-giving natives for birds (such as kowhai, flax and kawakawa). And pop a bell on your catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collar so the birds can hear it coming.

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Tired of mowing the lawn? If your lawn is relatively small and flat, modern artificial turf is an easy, attractive alternative.

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If the shed is looking a bit tired, cheer it up with a fresh lick of paint, or mask it with some trellis and a fragrant climber such as jasmine.

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Having an outdoor TV is a great way to enjoy the big game or a movie without leaving home. Avoid positioning it in direct sunlight and mount it so you can view from multiple angles.

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Adding a garden bench and a few softly scented flowers to an unloved corner of the garden can create a sweet seating area for you and a loved one to enjoy at the end of the day.

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Create a simple bar by ďŹ xing a shelf to an exterior wall of your house or fence using brackets or hinges. If you have a large window that opens out to your deck or patio, add this shelf underneath it and serve drinks through the hatch.

Bench seat, $1399, from French Country.

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1 Outdoor rugs by Tribù, from $4489, from Dawson & Co. 2 Macramé hanging chair, $169.99, from EziBuy. 3 Rattan hanging chair, $595, from The Cane Factory.

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STENCIL ST YLE

Explore the wide range of outdoor rugs on the market now and mix and match them to create inviting outdoor spaces.

For a fun patterned look, paint a stencilled design directly onto your deck or pavers. Your pattern could include a hopscotch path or giant chess board.

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Heat things up in your outdoor space with a fireplace, fire pit or chiminea to add heat, light and a handy marshmallow-roasting station for cooler spring and autumn evenings.

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Installing a bar fridge in your outdoor entertainment area will dial up the luxe factor, as well as making it easier to prepare fresh food and cutting down on trips inside the house for more drinks!

Got a secluded spot in your outdoor space that is screaming for a hot tub or spa? It can be a cheaper and easier alternative to a pool, and you’ll get use out of it all year round.

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Adding a pool is the ultimate garden update!

Yes, it’s expensive, but it will add value to your property and offer enjoyment for years to come. Is this the right summer to finally take the plunge?

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THEN & NOW

Precious gem Jewellery designer Cathy Pope’s renovated Waterview bungalow and home studio is a delightful mix of colour, “clutter” and creativity Interview by Fiona Ralph. Photography by Helen Bankers.

SN A P S H OT Who lives here? Cathy Pope (jewellery designer and television costume stylist), Martin Hermans (advertising creative), plus dog Senna and cats Trixie and Gem.

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BACKG R O U ND Why did you decide to purchase your home?

We needed a large house because my brother was living with us while recovering from a brain injury. We didn’t have a massive budget and it was in an area we’d been renting in. We could also see it had lots of potential.

What did you love about it? We loved the space the house offered. The separate living spaces and the studio met our requirements. The location was also ideal; a neighbourhood I had lived in for five years already and an area we both really enjoyed. We thought the setting was quite grand with its outlook and proportions.

The views over the upper harbour on one side and Waitakeres on the other, and the northwest-facing aspect were also very appealing.

What did you not like about it? It needed a complete makeover. It was tired and had some quirky additions and odd things that had been done over the years that needed undoing. There were many things we wanted to improve, like the stark white exterior and many of the interior aesthetics. The pool fence was also very ugly and made swimming quite unpleasant as the wooden railings made it look like a cage rather than inviting and fun.

Were there any issues you needed to fix? As is often the case, we didn’t realise the extent of the project until we started the renovation.

We discovered floors were not at all level and that the upstairs balconies weren’t watertight, which was causing leaks into the lounge. We had to completely replace both balconies at great expense for very little visual change. We also had to remove an unused chimney which was taking up a huge amount of space. The pool deck wasn’t in good shape, either. We started removing the top layer, only to find the joists were rotten, so we had to do a complete rebuild of the pool decking.

KITCHEN/DINING/ LIVING The granite kitchen bench was an investment piece which has become one of Cathy’s favourite features.

The couple’s love of colour is seen throughout the home – in the living room Martin’s old sofas have been given a new lease of life in yellow.

BEFORE

How would you describe your style? Eclectic. Martin would prefer modern minimalist but I like clutter so the combination works well for us. We both love colour and are not afraid to mix things up.

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MASTER BEDROOM/ENSUITE Auckland artist Flox is a close friend of Cathy’s. She painted the mural beside the pool, and this piece in Cathy and Martin’s bedroom. The couple only made the decision to make over their ensuite after the guest bathroom was renovated and it became clear that the ensuite could do with some love, too.

BEFORE

Best moment during the process? For Martin, the initial repaint and tidy-up made an enormous diference, but for me the new waterfall granite kitchen bench was the highlight. When we first moved in, we replaced the kitchen, but we made a poor decision about a dark Formica kitchen benchtop. The renovation four years later was the perfect opportunity to change it.

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T HE MA KEOVER What renovations did you undertake? We spent two weeks before we moved in recarpeting, repainting, removing a conservatory and installing new window dressings and light fittings throughout. A few months later we added a new kitchen, and another few months later we completed new landscaping at the front of the house.

We then painted the exterior, all in time for our wedding – we got married on the front steps. That set us up for five years, after which we did more major work like new bathrooms, redoing the pool fence and deck, extensive remedial work on two balconies and removing an old chimney.

What’s your favourite feature of the new space?

The redevelopment of our rear deck has made

the outdoor area so much more pleasant and usable. The seated nook outside by the pool would be our favourite space. It’s gone from a messy corner housing the dog kennel and barbecue to the most utilised space outside.

It feels like an outside lounge – we can sit there in the morning or evening and it’s cosy and protected, and great for entertaining.

How do you keep inspiration alive in your space?

I change the space all the time. It never stays the same for longer than a couple of months.

The Zen garden in my courtyard catches the morning light, which moves over to the front of the studio in the afternoon, so the constant bright light keeps me feeling happy and inspired. The new addition of vintage display cabinets I bought from Victorian Gilt have added a touch of old that I was looking for.

M STUDIO There have been a number of additions and renovations to Cathy and Martin’s home over the years. The original bungalow was lifted in the ’90s, and the lower floor now houses Cathy’s studio, where she makes her gorgeous statement gemstone jewellery.

T H E IN T E R I OR Tell us about the styling in your home. I’ve developed green fingers recently so the house is full of plants, which works with the bright open spaces and the natural light everywhere. Most of the interior walls are neutral but we’ve used a lot of colour in our furnishings and art. Our house is full of art we’ve collected on our travels and from friends who are photographers and artists, like Flox (Hayley King).

Hayley painted the mural by the pool about five years ago, soon after we moved in and had transformed the exterior wall from orange to dark green. It looked so austere being a solid colour, but one day I had a strong vision of a Flox mural. Hayley was keen so we designed it together and she painted it on planks over the water. It was the ideal way to brighten up a curved and difficult exterior wall.

How does it work having your studio downstairs?

Working from home is ideal for me. I love that my studio is separate from the house and has a separate entrance that my customers use, keeping my home private. I also enjoy having my animals around me, apart from the fur!

The studio has evolved into a creative and inspiring space where I design and make as well as a showroom where customers visit by appointment. I attribute the success of my jewellery business to the transformation of this room. Every designer needs the right space to create their best work and I now have mine.

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FACT FILE Exterior painted in Resene ‘Edward’.

CARPET from Carpet Court. LIVING/DINING Couches from Freedom, reupholstered by Krishna Upholstery Works. Vintage Indian textile on wall. Vintage cofee table. Rug from Flooring Xtra. Dining table secondhand.

Dining chairs from Trade Me. KITCHEN Italian granite bench from Stone Warehouse. BEDROOM Bedding from Foxtrot Home. Bed base from Freedom. Lights from Lighting Plus. ENSUITE Tiles from Tile Depot. Bath and vanity from Plumbing World. EXTERIOR Pool fence from Balustrading Concepts. Sofa from Freedom. Table and chairs secondhand.

BEFORE

D E TA I L S Did you use tradies or do the work yourself? We did a lot of the easy things like interior painting and used tradies for everything else.

What were the challenges of adapting a renovated bungalow? We inherited poor building standards from the various owners who’d made changes over the previous 50-60 years.

What was your budget? We didn’t really have a budget as the work was done over a long period of time, but all up we spent about $150,000.

What did you save on? A friend of mine painted the house and we did our best to find the best deals. We tried to save on everything but it wasn’t always possible, so we haven’t managed to complete everything we set out to do.

What did you splurge on? The granite benchtop in the kitchen is a great example of an overspecification, but I love it and it does make the kitchen look incredible. We decided to do two bathrooms rather than just the one.

After we saw the spare bathroom looking so beautiful, we realised that our ensuite didn’t look so great, so it had to be done, too. The new layout included a large shower that looks out over the harbour with amazing views.

The new glass pool fence was also expensive but necessary.

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Buyer’s checklist + Is the caravan waterproof? Check for watermarks and rust on the interior. You may need to silicone rivets and joins if there are any small leaks. + Is the structure solid? The more rust or dents there are, the more you will need to spend to get it looking good. + What condition is the interior in? You may need to reupholster squabs and add new flooring, unless you are planning to gut the caravan and refurbish it from scratch. + Are the windows in working order? Check that these open and close, and seals are intact. + Will you need power in your caravan? If so, you could have it wired from your house by an electrician or have them install solar panels to make it self-suficient. •

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ot a spare sunny spot on your property? A caravan can be an affordable and creative solution for use as an outdoor office, backyard retreat, art, music or writing studio, spare room, or even a cute bar like Darcy the Caravan Bar, pictured here.

If you are buying a caravan solely for use in your backyard, it won’t need to be warranted or road ready – this means you can potentially buy a cheap doer-upper.

Alternatively, you may wish to invest more up front and buy one that is in great condition or has recently been refurbished.

Trade Me has lots of caravans for sale, and you can also check out businesses dedicated to selling secondhand caravans. Look for shapes, sizes and colours you like and that will suit the style of your house.

If you are wanting to make your caravan a permanent structure, you will likely need to put it on blocks or build a platform to stabilise it. Building a deck off your caravan will also maximise your living space, but you will need to check if you require a building permit for this.

Now for the makeover. If you need to repaint the exterior of your caravan, this will require a lot of stripping, sanding, and rust-proofing. When it comes to the actual painting, Resene offers a range of products suited for this purpose. See one of their specialists in store to find out exactly what you need for your particular project. If budget allows, enlisting an automotive painter can be easier than doing the job yourself.

Inside the caravan, use interior paints, and varnish any wooden surfaces. You could line the walls with plywood like Darcy here, or keep the original fit-out, restoring any Formica or linoleum. Decorating is the fun part – hunt online for inspiration and scour vintage shops for accessories.

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BAKED BRIE WITH PINE NUT DUKKAH SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 280g whole double brie cheese 1 clove garlic, sliced thinly 1 Tbsp pomegranate molasses 50g dried muscatel raisins 100g lavosh crackers

PINE NUT DUKKAH ¼ cup pine nuts ¼ cup blanched almonds 1 Tbsp sesame seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

2 Place brie on tray. Cut small holes in the top of the cheese and press garlic slices into holes.

Bake for 15 minutes or until warm and soft.

3 Place dukkah ingredients in a small, dry frying pan over medium heat and stir for 3 minutes or until nuts are golden. Place in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Season.

4 Drizzle molasses on warm brie and sprinkle with dukkah. Serve with raisins and crackers.

3 eggs 180ml cream Pinch ground nutmeg 1 medium general-purpose potato (200g), sliced very thinly 100g stilton cheese, crumbled 2 Tbsp honey 1 Process flour, butter and half the walnuts until crumbly; add egg and enough of the water to make ingredients just come together.

Knead dough on surface until just smooth, then press into a flat rectangle. Enclose in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2 Grease an 11cm x 34cm rectangular, loosebottomed flan tin. Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until large enough to line tin. Lift pastry into tin, press into base and sides and trim edges. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

3 Preheat oven to 180°C. Place pastry tin on an oven tray, line pastry case with baking paper, then fill with dried beans or rice. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove paper and beans, and bake for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.

4 Pour boiling water over spinach in a medium heatproof bowl, stand for 1 minute and drain.

Refresh in another bowl of iced water and drain. Squeeze water from spinach. Set aside.

> TIPS Pomegranate molasses is available at some supermarkets and specialty food shops. > Any leftover dukkah can be sprinkled on salads, soft cheese or roast vegetables, or served with bread and oil.

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5 Whisk eggs, cream and nutmeg in a medium bowl and season well. Arrange spinach and potato alternately on base of pastry case and top with three-quarters of the cheese and remaining walnuts. Gently pour remaining egg mixture over filling.

6 Bake tart for 30 minutes or until filling is set. Serve topped with remaining cheese and drizzled with honey.

INGREDIENTS 250g plain flour 125g cold butter, cut into 1cm cubes 70g walnuts, chopped coarsely 1 egg, chilled 2 Tbsp water, approximately 120g baby spinach leaves

> TIPS The pastry case can be prepared a day ahead; keep refrigerated until ready to bake. > You can also use ready-rolled shortcrust pastry sheets. > Use a mandoline or V-slicer to cut the potato into very thin slices.

CHEESY RISOTTO BALLS MAKES ABOUT 50 INGREDIENTS 40g butter 1 medium brown onion, chopped finely 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 cups arborio rice ½ cup dry white wine 4 cups hot vegetable stock ½ cup cream 1 cup grated parmesan ½ cup grated mozzarella 2 egg yolks 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs Vegetable oil, for deep-frying 200g mixed olives ½ cup aioli Fresh mixed herbs and lemon wedges, to serve 1 Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic, stirring, for 2 minutes or until onion is softened. Add rice and stir to coat in mixture. Add wine and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until wine has evaporated.

2 Gradually add hot stock, 1 cup at a time, stirring continuously, for 25 minutes or until all stock is used and rice is just cooked. Add cream and cook, stirring, a further 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat, stir in parmesan and mozzarella.

Cool for 20 minutes, then stir in egg yolks.

Season. Spread rice mixture on a baking-paperlined oven tray and leave to cool for 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle.

3 With wet hands, gently roll tablespoons of the rice mixture into balls, then coat in breadcrumbs (the mixture will be quite delicate).

4 Fill a large saucepan one-third full with oil and heat to 180°C (or until a cube of bread turns golden in 10 seconds). Fry risotto balls in batches for 2 minutes, turning occasionally, or until browned and heated through. Drain on a paper towel.

5 Serve risotto balls immediately with olives, aioli, herbs and lemon wedges.

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SPICED PANEER & EGGPLANT FRITTERS SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS 1 large eggplant, cut into 2.5cm cubes 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 Tbsp cumin seeds 2 cups chickpea flour 1 Tbsp ground coriander 2 tsp garam masala 1½ cups water 200g paneer cheese, cut into 2.5cm cubes Vegetable oil, for deep-frying 1 medium lime, cut in half or wedges

COCONUT MINT CHUTNEY 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves 1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves ½ cup water ½ cup shredded coconut 2 spring onions, chopped coarsely 1 fresh green chilli, chopped coarsely 2 Tbsp lime juice 1 tsp ground cumin 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a roasting pan with baking paper. Combine eggplant, oil and cumin seeds in pan and season. Roast, stirring halfway through cooking time, for 30 minutes or until golden. Reduce oven to 100°C.

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2 Meanwhile, place coconut mint chutney ingredients in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Season to taste.

3 Whisk chickpea flour, ground coriander and garam masala in a medium bowl to combine.

Whisk in the water until just combined.

Season. Stir in roasted eggplant and paneer.

4 Fill a large saucepan one-third full with oil and heat to 180°C (or until a cube of bread browns in 10 seconds). Place individual pieces of eggplant and paneer into hot oil, allowing excess batter to drain off first. Fry in batches for 3 minutes or until golden, turning halfway through cooking. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. Season with salt.

5 Serve fritters with chutney and lime wedges.

BEETROOT & COURGETTE PAKORAS SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS 2 cups chickpea flour 2 Tbsp cumin seeds 2 tsp garam masala 2 tsp sea salt

1½ cups water 1 large beetroot, grated coarsely 2 medium courgettes, grated coarsely 2 medium carrots, grated coarsely 1 medium brown onion, sliced thinly 4 cloves garlic, crushed Vegetable oil, for deep-frying Fresh mint leaves and micro mint leaves, for serving

MINT YOGHURT 2 cups Greek-style yoghurt ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves 1 Combine mint yoghurt ingredients in a bowl and season to taste. Set aside.

2 Sift chickpea flour into a large bowl. Add spices, salt and water, and stir until well combined. Stir in beetroot, courgette, carrot, onion and garlic.

3 Fill a large saucepan one-third full with oil and heat to 180°C (or until a cube of bread turns golden in 10 seconds). Deep-fry heaped tablespoons of vegetable mixture, in batches, for 2 minutes or until browned and crisp. Drain on paper towel.

4 Serve pakoras with mint yoghurt and fresh mint leaves. •

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Gardening, landscaping, outdoor rooms and plantscaping

Go wild

Photography by Helen Bankers.

Throw structure out the window and let your cottage garden take on a life of its own. Consider growing a range of ďŹ&#x201A;owers that will last well in a vase such as zinnias, cosmos and dahlias. Simply scatter some seed and let nature take its course.

Outdoor diary Page 126 Garden makeover Page 128 Workshop: throw shade this summer Page 130 Book extract: urban growers dig in Page 136 Which garden style are you? Take a guided tour of four unique spaces Page 142

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November’s checklist Text by Carol Bucknell. Illustrations by Pippa Fay.

There are plenty of gardens to see this month with festivals all around the country, including in Tauranga (gardenandartfestival. co.nz), Taranaki (gardenfestnz. co.nz) and Waiheke Island (waihekegardenfestival.org.nz).

If you’re keen on garden art, don’t miss the fabulous NZ Sculpture OnShore on Auckland’s North Shore (nzsculptureonshore.co.nz).

Energise and nourish your garden for its spring/summer growth spurt by spreading organic matter (homemade compost, sheep pellets and other animal manure, seaweed, etc) around trees, hedges, shrubs and other plants, then cover with mulch. Liquid-feed container plants, too.

Once frosts are over, it’s time to prune winter or early spring flowering shrubs such as camellias, rhododendrons and daphnes.

Gently thin out the canopy and tidy up the shape of the plant by removing frost-damaged, old and diseased branches or those rubbing against each other (which will encourage diseases).

Many gardeners use irrigation systems for containers these days but be sure to move them to a shady spot when the warm weather arrives. Adding water crystals to potting mix will stop it drying out too fast – a good idea for plants that aren’t drought tolerant.

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Don’t let weeds rob your plants of precious nutrients and water. Pull them out while small and cover bare areas with mulch. If you allow weeds to mature and set flowers, they can produce thousands of seeds that can remain viable for long periods, germinating when conditions are right.

Treat yourself to some colour while you’re at the garden centre. Filling hanging baskets and planters with flowering annuals such as Alyssum, Calendula, Lobelia, Zinnia, petunia and marigold will give your outdoor spaces an amazing lift. For an eyecatching effect, buy several plants of the same species and colour, then repot in 3-5 containers of the same material. Place on decks and steps where they can wow visitors (and bees).

Flower of the month

Fed up with buying stuf for Christmas presents that will only end up as landfill within a few months? Head down to the garden centre this November and grab some smallish flowering plants or herbs instead. Repot them into larger, attractive containers, keep them watered and they’ll be looking fab in time for holiday season.

Christmas lilies The deliciously fragrant trumpetshaped blooms of either Lilium regale or L. longiflorum are a real favourite at this time of year, particularly with florists. To give your house a festive flavour in the weeks leading up to Christmas, buy potted blooms ready to flower and place them in containers outside.

Don’t forget some lily flowers for the house too.

Snipping the tops of stamens will ensure the bright yellow pollen doesn’t stain clothes and tablecloths.

Leave some stem and leaves when cutting lily flowers – like all bulbs, they build energy for next season’s flowering through their foliage. Plant lilies where their tops will receive sun but bulbs won’t dry out.

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G HARVEST > Pick nutrient-rich microgreen seedlings when they have two sets of leaves. Snip them off with scissors and add to salads, stir-fries, omelettes, fish and meat dishes, vege smoothies or simply use as garnishes. > Try to pick lettuces, salad greens, spinach and other leafy greens in the morning when their leaves are full of water. The more regularly you harvest these veges, the more leaves they will produce. But don’t go overboard and denude the plant or you’ll slow its growth completely – or worse, kill it. > Bok choy and other Asian greens are ready to harvest 5-10 weeks from sowing, depending on the variety. For tasty leaves, try and pick before they start to flower, although if you want to sow more seed, let the odd plant flower.

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> Beetroot can be harvested about 9-10 weeks after sowing, with the small roots being much tastier than the large ones, which can turn woody and dry. Cut off the leafy tops before storing in the fridge. > Pick courgettes when young and small for the best flavour. Think about making stuffed or fried courgette flowers if you have a surplus of this delicious vege this summer. Courgettes are a good source of vitamin C, folate and potassium. > As you finish picking asparagus, give it a light feed. Make sure beds are kept moist and weed free over summer so plants will gain strength for next year’s crop.

CAROL BUCKNELL Garden editor

Reserve the leafy tops of your beetroot and use to make a salad with lots of fresh herbs and a simple vinaigrette.

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PLANT

> Courgettes are a varied species that come in all shapes and sizes, as does their relative, the rounder scallopini. Sow seed for both around 2cm deep directly into the garden or containers.

Choose a sunny spot and repeat sow every four weeks if you love this versatile vege. If plants develop mildew, pull them out and wait 2-3 weeks for spores to die before replanting. > Quick and easy to grow, radishes add a delicious crunch to summer salads. Seed can be sown directly into the garden between rows of slower crops or even in pots. A sprinkle of seed every few weeks gives a succession of crops.

Try a coloured variety such as purple plum (kingsseeds.co.nz). Radish seed can also be sown into containers or trays as a microgreen. > Coriander can bolt (flower and produce seed) in warm weather so sow seed in a partly shaded spot. Growing coriander in pots means you can move them to shade but you’ll have to water container plants more regularly. > Sow carrot seed directly into the garden (or planters), as they’re hard to transplant. Mix organic matter such as poultry manure, blood and bone and compost into soil a few weeks before. Make a shallow 1-2cm trench and sprinkle seed. Some people mix with fine sand to ensure seed spreads evenly, then cover with half a centimetre of soil. Keep moist, not wet, until seeds germinate (about 10-14 days). > Get the kids to sow sunflowers to attract bees, provide food for birds and chickens and, of course, to brighten up the garden.

> You’ll need plenty of salad greens now that barbecue season is in full swing. Keep planting lettuces and mesclun mixes into fertile, welldrained soil for on-demand salads. > Plant out your sweetcorn seedlings in blocks, not rows. This will give you better pollination rates as sweetcorn is wind pollinated. > Plant or sow green beans (dwarf or runner) in a warm, sheltered spot where soil temperatures are above 15°C. Good drainage and plenty of moisture are essential. > Get those tomato plants in the ground, ideally into well-drained, deep, loamy soil, but only if there are no frosts likely at your place. Seedlings should have developed at least one flower truss before going into the garden. Too early and tomatoes won’t thrive, nor will they produce a decent crop. Feed with a tomato fertiliser once fruit starts to set, ideally every two weeks. > If space is tight for planting pumpkin or butternut squash, try positioning near a fence, wall or even the frame of a swing so they can climb upwards rather than outwards. Soil should be well drained, fertile and rich in organic matter. Water well during summer.

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Front lines This blank-slate garden in Rotorua is ready for some love, and Carol recommends low hedging and a trio of flowering trees to bring it to life Text and perspective drawing by Carol Bucknell. Illustration by Imogen Temm.

Hi Carol I would really love some help to create a new garden at the front of our house in Rotorua. We are in the middle of painting the exterior (we’re taking a pause for winter) and as soon as it’s done, I want to get stuck into creating a beautiful garden. We get plenty of rain and the soil is moist. The area faces south-west, is somewhat sheltered and only gets afternoon sun. Something easy-care with a bit of colour and fragrance, and maybe a small feature tree, would be nice. I’d also love to get rid of the three conifers, I’m just not sure what to replace them with. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Natalie Turner, Rotorua

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CAROL’S SOLUTION

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Build wider, shallow steps with solid risers up to the front porch and widen the entrance path to create a more substantial look and a pleasing sense of arrival. Risers should be around 180-200mm high and treads ideally 300mm wide. These can also double as seating. Paint the porch and steps to create a crisp, finished look.

Soften base of house along inside of front path with a medium height (trimmed to 500-700mm) hedge.

Do the same with low hedges (trimmed to 400-500mm height) along outside edge of path and driveway.

Plant a garden along front side of house with fragrant shrubs and/or flowering perennials such as daylilies, flag iris and Helleborus. Edge with a low, evergreen hedge to keep the garden looking tidy year-round.

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Replace small garden beds below trees with one long bed on inside of street fence. Plant with flowering shrubs as well as flowering perennials (as in step 3) and spring bulbs (daffodils, narcissus, etc). Mulch well to keep weeds down and edge with low hedge.

Plant three small, flowering trees along street boundary to provide an attractive view from the house while screening it from passersby.

Choose trees that have coloured leaves in autumn, winter berries or spring blossom for year-round interest.

4 COVER UP Disguise plain wooden fence with a scented flowering climber such as star jasmine or wisteria.

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Photography by Getty Images.

Low, clipped hedges are perfect for low-maintenance gardens as they hide weeds and plants that are not looking their best while adding a crisp, defined look to the garden.

Sasanqua camellia ‘Setsugekka’

Box honeysuckle

Prunus ‘Amanogawa’

Fragrant daphne

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FLOWERING TREES Try upright forms of crab apple such as Malus ‘Jack Humm’ and flowering cherry eg Prunus ‘Amanogawa’ or ‘Awanui’, kowhai eg Sophora fulvida, forest pansy (Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’), compact varieties of deciduous magnolia like ‘Genie’ or ‘Vulcan’.

MEDIUM-HEIGHT HEDGE Try Sasanqua camellia such as ‘Yuletide’ or ‘Setsugekka’, Mexican orange blossom (Choysia), Corokia ‘Geentys Green’ or ‘Frosted Chocolate’, Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’, Lophomyrtus x ralphii ‘Kathryn’.

LOW HEDGE Buxus ‘Green Gem’, Chilean cranberry (Myrtus ugni), box honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida), dwarf corokia eg ‘Silver Ghost’, Myrtus x ralphii ‘Pixie’.

FLOWERING/SCENTED SHRUBS

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Try scented dwarf camellias such as ‘Spring Mist’ or ‘Scented Gem’, fragrant daphne, hydrangea, Californian lilac, perfumed rhododendron eg ‘Fragrantissimum’ or ‘Mi Amor’, Viburnum davidii or scented Viburnum ‘Eskimo’.

Does an area of your garden need a revamp? Garden editor and landscape designer Carol Bucknell will come up with a plan for some lucky readers. All we need are photographs of your problem area, details of where you live, a site description (where north is, the soil type, whether your garden is exposed to wind or heat) and the style of garden you would like.

SEND TO Case Study, Your Home and Garden, Bauer Media, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1010, or email yhg@bauermedia.co.nz. We can’t feature everyone’s garden in the magazine, but if you’d like some personal design advice, you can contact Carol at carolbucknell.co.nz.

NOTE Most of the plants listed here are suitable for the conditions of this particular site, which is inland and partially shaded.

These plant suggestions are a guide only.

Check them out at your local nursery and ask about their growth rate, height and spread, and whether they’re suitable for your garden.

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Made in the shade

Enjoying the outdoors in summer is all about keeping cool, which means finding the ideal style of shade protection for your garden Text by Carol Bucknell.

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ome like it hot, but most of us prefer to be cool when the sun is beating down. These days we’re not just seeking better sun protection for those balmy days at the beach or on the boat, but in our backyards, too.

While creating shade for outdoor living spaces has obvious health benefits, it’s also worth considering for the increased enjoyment shade provides. We tend to linger outdoors for longer when we’re under shelter, whether it’s entertaining friends or simply reading a book beneath a shady tree. And it’s not just about beating the heat. The versatility and sophistication of modern outdoor shade structures means you can be in the garden when it’s raining and windy, too.

As with any major outdoor element, deciding what type of shade structure will suit your space needs careful thought. Key to this process is establishing what you’ll use it for.

Do you want a quick-fix solution such as a large umbrella or lightweight sail that can be quickly erected when the sun comes out?

Or are you seeking a permanent extension to your interior living space with a large, covered pergola that connects to the house?

In between these two ends of the spectrum are many different options, including freestanding pergolas, tensioned membrane sails, wave shade sails, retractable awnings and canopies. As well as function, think about how many people will use the space and how often.

Freestanding 3m x 4m pergola with retractable canopy, $649, from Trade Tested.

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Photography by Bo Wong, Andre Martin/bauersyndication.com.au.

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G BROLLY GOOD SHOW Although not as effective as some shade structures, sun umbrellas are relatively low cost and they add a lovely festive atmosphere to a garden. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also very versatile, with cantilevered, rotating and wall-mounted options now available.

Many are also made of UV-resistant materials. If you want to add an instant splash of bold colour to your garden, a brightly coloured sun umbrella is the perfect solution.

Sunday Supply beach umbrellas, $329 each, from Paper Plane.

Classic shade Pergolas have been around since ancient times, their classic open canopy form creating a beautiful and effective transition between an enclosed indoor space and the outdoors.

Today pergolas can be made of many different materials besides traditional timber with some such as steel and aluminium allowing for lighter, more elegant structures. If built close to, or attached to, the walls of a house the style and materials should always complement the architecture of the building.

Pergolas can be left open or planted with deciduous climbing vines which will allow dappled light to penetrate below. When the vines are bare in the winter, the deck or terrace is fully open to the light. Many gardeners today ďŹ nd vines too messy and either leave their pergolas bare or cover with awnings or lightweight polycarbonate roofs.

Shanghai umbrella, $99, from The Warehouse.

Kaprice round umbrella, $199, from Target.

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Durashield Platinum rectangular 3m x 5m shade sail, $199, from Mitre 10.

Green canopy The most ancient shade structure of all is, of course, a leafy, spreading tree. You’ll feel more refreshed under a tree than a manmade structure as their leaves release water vapour through transpiration, cooling the air around them. Some of the best shade trees include silk tree, Gleditsia, flowering cherry, jacaranda, magnolia, Melia and elm.

Flexi plus Shade sails can vary hugely in quality and style. Rather than simply going for the cheapest option, it’s worth doing a little research before buying. Factors to consider include durability, UV protection, pole strength and correct installation. Badly installed, low-cost shade sails can stretch or flap in the wind, creating a lot of noise, or causing the fixtures to break and damage the walls they are attached to. Support poles need to be designed for adequate loads.

ALL WEATHER Outdoor blinds and curtains are often added to the sides of shade structures so they can be used even when it’s raining or windy outside. If privacy is an issue in your backyard, consider blinds made of mesh that still allow you to see out, rather than clear PVC. Weather tightness will depend on the quality of fittings. For maximum sun protection, check the UV rating of materials.

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Shadeline retractable awning, POA, from Cool Awnings.

Photography by Armelle Habib, Maree Homer, Jason Busch/bauersyndication.com.au.

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The unpredictability of our weather conditions makes retractable awnings and louvred shade structures ideal for many homeowners. Although they’re at the higher end of the price scale, their ability to create that all-important outdoor-room space makes them a worthwhile investment. Retractable awnings and canopies are often made of a PVC membrane that can be transparent, opaque or even block out light. Always check the UV-protection rating of these materials – the higher the better. Most retractable (or fixed) shade structures can be attached to the sides of the house or built freestanding. Some canopies or awnings can also be positioned to cover an existing pergola-type structure.

Retractable mechanisms can be hand operated or fully automatic.

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Take it outside Sunshine hours are about to get their glow on, ready for the season of all things outdoors.

Create a look you’ll love this summer with stunning outdoor living spaces and beautiful, functional furnishings, inspired by the new summer collection from The Warehouse

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he endless Kiwi summer is just around the corner, which means impromptu barbeques with friends, clinking drinks in the sun, lazing by the pool with family and embracing all that outdoor living has to offer. If your outdoor entertaining space is looking a little tired after a long winter, add a pop of colour, a bit of fun and a hefty dose of style to the place where friends and family come together.

From everyday outdoor furniture and umbrellas to barbeques and fire pits for summer cooking, bean bags, cushions and hammocks

for much-needed chill time, and outdoor dining options for fun dinners with friends, the new summer outdoor furniture range from The Warehouse has it all. And thanks to an everyday low price guarantee, you’ll be surprised what you can find in store.

Whether you want to reinvent your outdoor dining space, create a beautifully lit corner for intimate occasions or get the party started poolside, your summer entertaining space has never looked better, thanks to these inspired ideas from The Warehouse. Read on to discover top picks for seasonal fun with flair...

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CARRIE FAIRLEY GM – Home, The Warehouse

STARS OF SUMMER Nothing says ‘summer’ quite like getting outdoors and enjoying the sunshine. Here are my favourite picks from our stunning new summer outdoor furniture collection.

SUMMER STUNNERS Opposite page: French Bistro three-piece setting, $99. Clockwise from above: Table, $169, bench seats, $70 each, assorted outdoor candles and lantern holders from $5 each, hammock $79.

Living & Co Folding Cape Cod Chair A timeless classic, the ever-popular Cape Cod Chair provides a slice of classic charm, complemented by serious comfort factor.

Sit back, take stock and relax into the endless summer as you enjoy the best of both worlds – form and function.

NEED IT, WANT IT To celebrate all that summer has to ofer, getting your outdoor furniture and entertaining space sorted is just as important as the goodies you’re grilling on the barbeque.

Gascraft Porrtable Chaarcoal Barb beque, $ $25

Living & Co Melamine Picnicware, from $7 Living & Co Wicker Swivel i l Chair, $150 Living & Co Lotus Fire Pit, $149

Living & Co Folding Cape Cod Chair, $99

Living & Co Lotus Fire Pit Glowing fires are not just for winter! A unique feature piece for your outdoor entertaining space, the Lotus Fire Pit is as stylish as it is practical. Keep cosy outdoors and enjoy deliciously gooey toasted marshmallows with friends and family as the sun goes down.

Living & Co Melamine Picnicware ‘Tis the season to entertain. These gorgeous glazed melamine table settings add a sweet touch of contemporary style to any barbeque, picnic, or al fresco supper.

Find the hue that works for you and set the table with colourful panache.

Gascraft Portable Charcoal Barbeque The perfect partner for home, beach or park, no matter where you’re making memories this summer, this portable charcoal barbeque is sure to become your new best mate when it comes to delicious, perfectly cooked seasonal meals.

Living & Co Wicker Swivel Chair Settle in for a long, hot summer and get cosy in this super-comfy swivel chair.

A standout addition to any outdoor space, this is the ideal spot for a lazy Sunday cofee and newspaper session in the sun.

Even the tiniest backyard or patio can house a flourishing kitchen garden, say horticulturalist Byron Smith and his partner Tess Robinson, whose new book encourages urban dwellers to get growing

Plant a seed Text by Byron Smith and Tess Robinson.

Photography by Alex Carlyle.

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“To make a meal from the produce you’ve grown is one of life’s simplest luxuries and greatest pleasures”

We’ve been lucky enough to have a prolific patch while living in our city home. This backyard bounty has included an abundance of fruits, herbs, veges, eggs and honey. It’s been a labour of love, with a sharp learning curve when it comes to succession planting. We’ve had to quickly adapt to harvesting, cooking and storing some rather large batches of produce.

L AYO U T FO R S M A L L S PAC E S When I check out new spaces for potential edible gardens, the first thing I consider is where the sun will be shining throughout the year – choosing a place with plenty of sunshine will ensure you get the most growth out of your plants. From my experience, you need a space with at least six hours of sun per day to grow food. This is a good rule of thumb, at least until you start learning which plant needs more or less sun than its neighbour.

YOUR HOME’S ASPECT A garden that’s clearly open to morning and midday sun is preferable. In the Southern Hemisphere, that’s a north-east aspect. Often, my team and I need to get creative to find the sun-soaked spots around our clients’ homes. We utilise rooftops and walls to take full advantage of those UV rays.

DECIDUOUS PLANTS Learning where to place a deciduous tree or vine in the landscape can help you keep a balance of sun and shade throughout the year. Fruit trees such as fig, persimmon, pomegranate, apple and pear drop their leaves over winter for their dormant period. This leafless period also applies to deciduous vines, such as grape. In urban areas, tall deciduous trees do a great job of shading people in summer and letting the sun through in winter.

Place your deciduous plants so they can not only provide you with fruits, but also pockets of sun and shade when and where you need them.

CLIMBING THE WALLS Greening the walls around your home creates a cooler, calmer and more productive space. The simplest, low-maintenance, long-term way to green a wall is to place a climbing plant next to the wall and train it to grow up a fixed wire or similar. You could plant a perennial passionfruit directly into the soil, or some annual climbers, such as cucumber, in a planter box. Another way to green a vertical space is to attach several pots to the area using steel reinforcement mesh and timber. You’ll need someone who is handy with tools, as this custom-built option requires the mesh to be fixed securely onto the wall or fence. This design allows you to grow a colourful, multi-textured wall of herbs, flowers and leafy greens that will make your cooking and dinner parties even more satisfying.

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Space savvy Using a well-curated collection of pots is a simple and practical solution for growing plants on balconies or in courtyards. It also means you can move the pots around to make the most of the sun throughout the year. Try grouping together three pots of various sizes in a sunny corner of your space.

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Snip it It’s generally best to cut each fruit or vege from the stem using a sharp knife, scissors or secateurs. Try not to pluck a fruit or tear a vegetable of the stem with your hands, as this usually damages the plant. In addition, the produce you’ve picked will store better with some of the stem attached. Some plants, such as lemongrass and rhubarb, naturally break of quite easily when plucked, so you won’t damage the plant in this instance.

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HE R BS These beauties are best picked and used fresh for fragrance and flavour – that’s the benefit of having them on hand. If you need to store softer herbs, such as parsley, coriander, dill, basil or mint, I find that wrapping them in a damp paper towel or cloth and placing them in the fridge keeps them sprightly. Bunches or sprigs of hardy perennial herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, oregano and sage, do well in a vase of water on the kitchen bench for easy picking. Fresh herbs contain aromatic oils, and their scent breezes through the home if they are left on display. Dried herbs have their uses, too. I often have a big bunch of dried thyme in a wooden bowl in the kitchen for months. It is so handy to have strongly flavoured homegrown thyme at the ready. Hardy perennial herbs grow thicker when they are used often. The continual cutting of the stem tips triggers more lateral leaf growth, so they naturally grow wider and bushier. It’s also lovely to let herbs flower, as the blooms attract beneficial insects and bees to the garden that help keep the balance. You can also use the flowers from rosemary, sage, thyme, English lavender, nasturtium, borage and bergamot in your recipes.

L E AF Y GR EEN S If you’re harvesting leafy greens, such as kale, English spinach, silverbeet (Swiss chard), rocket (arugula) or mizuna, just cut the outer leaves off close to the main stem without cutting through or removing the inner leaves.

For quick growers, such as cos (romaine) lettuce and bok choy, you should harvest the whole head at once by cutting off at ground level.

VE G E TA BLES A N D FRU IT Learn to know when each type of vegetable or fruit is ripe – check its colour and smell, see whether it feels soft to the touch and give it a taste test. Is it the right time in the season for the crop to ripen? If the plant has to come out early to make way for next season’s soil prep, the crop might still ripen inside the house.

You could even have a go at drying the crop for later use. •

Edited extract from Slow Down and Grow Something by Byron Smith and Tess Robinson, published

by Murdoch Books, distributed by Allen & Unwin, RRP $45.

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LOV E B LO O M S Planning and planting a verdant home garden in Tauranga has been both healing and enriching for this hands-on couple Text by Annick Larkin. Photography by Jay Drew.

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or Isaac Weston and Lara Bui, 2008 and 2009 were extremely challenging years. With two unsuccessful rounds of IVF and the passing of their beloved cat, Max, the couple were left feeling lost, heartbroken and bereaved.

They decided they needed a fresh start and purchased a house in Matua, Bay of Plenty.

Although the property needed updating, its beautiful estuary views, abundant bird life and potential for landscaping really captured their imaginations. The couple soon found the challenge of starting a new garden was a good way to heal and move on from the grief and disappointment of recent years.

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URBAN HORTICULTURE Fast-forward to 2016 when the couple’s backyard was accepted as a Trail Garden for the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival, having been transformed into something truly unique.

That same year, Lara had decided to set up Cool Plants, a business supplying customers with plant packages for work or home. “In the simplest terms, I wanted to bring a bit of beauty to the world through potted greenery,” she says. “In my eyes, plants are so beautiful and life-affirming.”

Launching a new horticulture enterprise just before the start of autumn is unusual as plants need protection from wind, rain and frost, something Lara and Isaac’s property had none of. They set about covering the decked area at the side of the house with a large gazebo and white polycarbonate sheeting, an idea Lara had seen in a YH&G feature years before. She found it created a brilliant “lightbox” effect.

This area is now one of Lara’s favourite spaces and it’s where she propagates, pots up and stores the plants she buys to grow.

It conveniently connects to the Cool Plants showroom, allowing her to easily pop outside and get additional plants as required. Laid out gallery-style amid the foliage is Isaac’s garden art and wall-panel workspace for his business, Re.Work.It, which look stunning with Lara’s plants as a backdrop.

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A LIGHTBULB MOMENT The design of Isaac and Lara’s urban garden has multiple areas, such as the pizza oven area, al fresco dining space, outdoor showroom, food forest and vege gardens, all cleverly defined by Isaac’s artworks, mature trees and beautiful urban planting.

Three years ago, Lara attended a workshop held by Kay Baxter from the Koanga Institute on food forests. “It was a lightbulb moment as I learned we could be growing a lot more of our own food, even though we are in an urban environment,” recalls Lara. With the course workbook as their guide, the couple plotted out what foods they would like to grow. The plan took into consideration soil health, drainage, sun direction and existing protective hedging.

It was an evolving process, but they now have berries, almonds, pears, apples, nectarines, peaches, oranges, plums, lemons, guavas and lime trees. They also created several raised vege gardens from which they largely harvest broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, capsicums, chillies, spinach, courgettes, beetroot, peas, broad beans and lettuces.

Isaac built a wooden slat wall in the pizza oven area to provide screening from the neighbours, and sweet-smelling jasmine grows on the wall’s sunnier side. On the dining side – which enjoys dappled sunlight thanks to the overhanging Valencia orange tree – the couple have installed one of Cool Plants’ own products, the Prai Vertical Garden System. The bromeliads the couple planted in its pockets are perfect as they’re low maintenance, vibrant, and require very little soil.

THE END This garden, grown lovingly from seeds, is full of life-affirming beauty and is testament to the power of plants. “I know a plant isn’t just a plant – often it’s a new beginning, a healthier lifestyle or someone just being nicer to themselves,” Lara says. She and Isaac know better than most that a well-tended garden offers new beginnings every day. •

VISIT THE BUI-WESTON GARDEN Lara and Isaac’s garden will be open to the public during the BOP Garden & Art Festival from November 15-18.

For tickets and more info visit gardenandartfestival.co.nz.

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URBAN GARDEN Urban gardens are typically small but, with a little savvy planning, Isaac and Lara have created a number of different spaces in their garden, including a dining area complete with pizza oven, a shady pavilion and a food-growing area

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There’s a big difference in the quality of an open space like an uncovered deck and one with some form of overhead shelter. With the latter you feel enclosed, cocooned and protected from the elements.

The former, not so much. There are so many great options for overhead shelter out there, from a simple pergola with a slatted cover as Isaac and Lara have created, or a state-of-the-art retractable awning (see our workshop on page 130).

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Go for the best-quality outdoor furniture you can afford or load up simple timber benches with lots of lovely cushions as Isaac and Lara have done. Mix up patterned fabrics with plain ones for that eclectic look that works so well in urban gardens.

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Never mind the size of the patch, edibles are a constant theme in city gardens these days. If you don’t have space for orchards and raised vege beds, no worries, you can plant many crops in containers, troughs and grow bags. And an evergrowing range of miniature vegetables and dwarf fruit trees are now available.

Container-grown edibles need more watering and feeding than those grown in garden beds but they’re easier to keep weeded and they look superb on a deck or patio close to your outdoor living areas.

You can also grow vegetables, herbs and fruit trees in ornamental beds, particularly smaller trees such as citrus or feijoa, and decorative edibles like coloured beets, purple sage, rosemary and artichokes.

Privacy is a key issue in urban gardens but there are lots of hedging and screen options to choose from. If you’re too impatient for a hedge but love the feeling of being enclosed by green walls, consider climbing vines – flowering and edible – on boundary structures. You can also install or make a green wall as Isaac and Lara did.

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1 ‘Santana’ Classic wall-mount retractable awning, POA, from Total Cover. 2 Living & Co floor cushion, $20, from The Warehouse. 3 Living & Co outdoor cushion, $8, from The Warehouse. 4 ‘Nectar Babe’ dwarf nectarine, $59.99, from Kings Plant Barn. 5 Living wall, POA, from Hanging Gardens.

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FLOWER POWER Some overzealous tenants meant this green-fingered couple had to start their cottage garden from scratch, but the result is bloomin’ beautiful Text by Monique Balvert-O’Connor.

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reating a cottage garden to suit their old Tauranga homestead involved no brain strain at all for Meg and Brian Claxton. Meg is a florist and part-time artist, and Brian a retired builder turned pounamu carver, so there’s plenty of creativity on tap. Besides all that, the couple formerly owned a nursery, and cottage gardens are something of a specialty.

The two moved into their 1903 cottage – the original farmhouse for the area – eight years ago but had owned it for longer. Taking over residency came with a rude shock: their former tenants had dug up the gardens and given the plants away.

“It was devastating,” Meg remembers.

“We had planted lovely things from the nursery.

We basically had to start from scratch as there was nothing left except weeds – a lot of them.”

The tenants did, however, leave the property’s large trees in tact. These include a cherry and a gum (the latter is great for Meg’s floral arrangements) and a “tortured looking” weeping elm of a very old vintage. A mulberry stands sentinel at the door of the gallery Meg and Brian have recently opened in front of their house, which sells their pounamu carvings, art, and seasonal flowers from the garden.

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Brian started by digging some borders and creating vegetable and herb gardens. Those edible plots have since been boxed in, bay and lime trees planted in the herb garden, and an old gate (perfect for climbing beans) has been added to the vegetable patch.

The original borders failed to fulfil Meg’s flower-growing ambitions. “Those borders just started edging out more and more and the grass area became less and less,” she laughs. Brian adds that the greatest amount of lawn left to mow on their 840-square-metre site is the berm.

To get the flower gardens started, Meg planted cuttings from friends and “threw some seed around” and her cottage garden was under way. “I’m that sort of gardener. Whatever happens, happens, and nature is allowed to take its course. I don’t have a need for structure in my garden.”

She also had lillies, roses and fruit trees in pots that had been carted from pillar to post, and these quickly found new homes in this fertile patch. Plum jam and crab apple jelly in the Claxtons’ kitchen attest to the success of their fruit-tree planting.

A picking garden also features prominently and has been planted with a focus on flowers that last well in a vase. These too have flourished over time.

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Camellias, cosmos, roses and cornflowers – just what you would expect to find in a cottage garden. Meg is happy to let her plants self-seed and stay, and any mosaic touches are courtesy of mum Mona.

LIVING COLOUR Meg and Brian’s garden is a mass of mainly white, purple, blue and pink blooms thanks to a whole array of flowers that best suit a cottage garden. Bright orange Californian poppies spring up every year and Meg allows them to stay. Yellow is a colour she is “quite constrained with” although the ‘Graham Thomas’ rose is smiled upon. Apricot hues also feature as Meg’s two favourite roses, the crépuscule rose and the ‘Pat Austin’ both appear in this creamy shade.

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Meg and Brian’s garden includes many perennials, self-seeding plants and those they have grown from cuttings. The latter include geraniums and hydrangeas (of varying hues), while lavender and penstemons are amongst the perennials.

The self-seeders are many and mainly thrive over the summer months – zinnia, cosmos, foxgloves, Queen Anne’s lace, granny bonnets, larkspur and poppies are all colourful cases in point.

The garden features an abundance of roses, mainly of the climbing variety. Meg enthuses over David Austin’s ‘Mary Rose’, which is a pink beauty that hardly stops blooming, and ‘Pierre de Ronsard’ (light pink and white), which transforms a rickety fence-line.

Meg also has a garden dedicated to dahlias, and bromeliads – much loved by her mother, Mona – have their own little place, too.

Sweet peas clamber up a frame and are kept company by other delights such as cornflowers, mignonette, Sweet William, dianthus, viola, hollyhocks, echinacea, hellebores, tulips and bells of Ireland. Queen Anne’s lace and centranthus are among the plants that “just go nuts”, Meg says.

A white sasanqua camellia hedge and an old farm gate divide the garden from the road frontage. A recent addition is an old wooden extension ladder that Brian hung under the eaves of the gallery. It’s been earmarked for hanging baskets of blooms.

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The back verandah is beloved by both Meg and Brian. “It’s so warm and sunny and we can look out on what’s probably my favourite part of the garden,” Meg enthuses.

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The front entrance with its cherry-red door is even more engaging when the sprawling wonga wonga vine (Pandorea pandorana) is in bloom.

A mass planting of Bergenia at the base of the vine provides a splash of pink during winter.

SEASONAL SPLENDOUR Being cottage themed, the Claxtons’ garden is at its prime in November, but continues to look especially lovely until March or April. Winter is a time to cut back the perennials and let the garden rest. There’s still a little colour on offer over the colder months, though, thanks to geraniums, daphne, bergenia and marigolds (companion planted among the vegetable garden that produces year-round). And even on the coldest days, fruiting citrus trees are a reminder of summer sunshine soon to come. •

VISIT THE CLAXTON GARDEN Meg and Brian’s garden will be open to the public during the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival from 15-18 November. For tickets and more information, visit gardenandartfestival.co.nz

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Cottage gardens should have a romantic feel, so avoid too many brightly coloured flowers. Opt instead for the faded softness of creams, pale pinks and blues, lemon, lavender and lilac. Balance the soft forms of flowery plants with some structural plants such as evergreen shrubs or those with lovely foliage like astelia or coloured flaxes.

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Use natural or vintage materials and accessories such as stone, recycled bricks, furniture with distressed paintwork, wicker chairs, rusted metal archways and urns. Avoid matching sets of anything. The cottage-garden look should be relaxed and laidback.

Add crafted touches with handmade embroidered cushions on outdoor furniture like the flowery ones in the Claxtons’ garden.

Counterbalance the soft, loose shapes of cottage flowers with metal or painted timber obelisks, pyramidal conifers, arbours and wooden pergolas.

Go for birdbaths, simple ponds and fountains rather than contemporary water features.

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If you select species that like to self-sow (produce seed that easily germinates and produces new plants) you will soon have plenty of flowers to fill your garden beds. Good selfseeders include alyssum, aquilegia, California poppy, calendula, cineraria, dietes, helleborus, lobelia and viola.

Help nature along by scattering seed in areas you’d like to fill with more plants.

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No cottage garden would be complete without at least one flowering climber threading its way around the verandah, pergola or over the garden shed. There are hundreds of gorgeous climbers, but for that traditional look, you can’t beat roses such as ‘Dublin Bay’ or ‘Wedding Day’. Evergreen climber options include our native clematis (Clematis paniculata), or the scented azores jasmine (Jasminum azoricum) and ever-popular star jasmine.

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THE BIG SPLASH

After 15 years in the swimming pool business, this couple finally designed and built the pool area – and tropical garden – of their dreams Text by Carol Bucknell.

Photography by Helen Bankers.

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As the site slopes downwards, the concrete pool is raised above the ground on two sides.

The dive platform gives Stella and Roman hours of fun and cleverly conceals the pump and filtration equipment. A cabana and fencing screen the pool from cold southerly winds.

hen you own a swimming pool maintenance and renovation business, it’s a no-brainer that your own pool should be something pretty special. That’s precisely what Christie and Karmela Flint thought when they decided to install a pool at their Oratia property in the foothills of the Waitakere ranges, west of Auckland. They’ve owned and operated The Pool Man for 15 years and it’s obvious when you look at their beautiful pool, with its elegant cabana and spacious dive platform, that they’ve learned a thing or two over the years.

“The pool was built primarily as a display pool so we had something to show our clients,” says Karmela. “But we also built it with the kids [Stella, 10, and Roman, 7] in mind, so it has a diving platform which gets constant use during the summer. There’s a shallow ledge on the western side which is ideal for lounging with a [plastic] glass of wine, just far enough away from the splashes at the other end of the pool.”

THE SITE Once famous for its orchards, Oratia is now primarily a mix of small farming

and lifestyle blocks. Karmela and Christie bought their property 12 years ago when it was mostly unused pasture. They started renovating the existing 1950s weatherboard house first, extending it by 130 square metres, and working on it in stages over a period of seven years as finances allowed. Then they started on the pool.

“The pool finally came in 2015. We joke about it only taking 12 years for the Pool Man to get his own pool. The irony of that!” laughs Karmela.

THE DESIGN

Privacy was one of the biggest issues when choosing a position for the pool, as the house is built right next to the road and the land slopes down away from it, putting both the pool and the family’s outdoor living space in clear view of people driving past. Another factor was the wind. “Because of our position in the valley, we get howling southerlies, which can make even sunny summer days cold. Hence the wooden pool fencing and cabana wall, which block the winds out completely,” Karmela explains.

However, the biggest hurdle, as so often is the case, was obtaining resource consent

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for both the house extension and pool build, particularly as the area is covered by the Oratia Structure Plan, designed to protect the Waitakere foothills. They got there in the end, helped by designer Andrew McKissock (The Concept Guy). “We loved his ideas for the house so we used him again a few years later for the design of the pool area and deck. He suggested the position of the pool, and designed the flow from the house and the dive platform.”

THE LANDSCAPING The build took 12 months as Karmela and Christie didn’t want to rush the project. As the ground slopes away from the house, the pool is raised on two sides. The couple opted for a 10m x 5m sprayed concrete pool with pebble glass bead plaster finish and Bisazza glass waterline tiles. It’s filtered by a salt chlorinator and UV sanitation system, as well as an integrated chemical dosing system.

“The filtration, hot-water heat pump, lights and a sheer-descent fountain all run off an automated unit. We can control it all from our phones anywhere in the world,” says Karmela.

THE PLANTING Once the pool and hard landscaping were completed, the couple chose local landscape designer Kirsten Sach to give them a planting plan that would create a resort feel for the garden and screen the pool area from the road. “We gave her a heap of photos of plants that we wanted, none of which would grow in our subtropical and sometimes frosty backyard, but she came back with great alternatives that give us height, depth and that Fiji feel,” says Karmela.

“The garden desperately needed planting to tie all the elements (house, driveway and pool area) together,” says Kirsten. “It was a blank canvas with absolutely no planting and located in Oratia, which is known for its hard frosts. But because this property was set a bit higher up on slopes, I was willing to risk the subtropical planting design that my clients really wanted, as long as they were prepared to cover some of the more soft, tender plants like bromeliads, palms and cycads if there was a warning for impending frost. Plants often harden off as they mature and fill out so this wouldn’t be such a problem long-term.”

Kirsten’s planting palette included canna lilies, shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet), tractor seat plant (Ligularia reniformis), cycads, Philodendron xanadu, sweet flag (Acorus gramineus) and a variety of palms. “I wanted to create lots of layering and a feeling of lushness with bright bursts of colour to create impact and interest,” she explains. “Because the soil was clay and wet, mounding up the garden areas was crucial to improve drainage. Urbis Landscapes did all the prep work and planting for this project, which got the plants off to the best start possible.” •

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Landscape designer Kirsten Sach selected plants such as canna, cycads, irisene, lomandra and ligularia to create a resort-style garden that could cope with the frosts prevalent in Oratia. Protecting the plants while they established was key, says the designer.

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MODERN CONTEMPORARY Contemporary gardens are all about comfort, style and clean, minimal finishes. A swimming p y p , but pools p pool for parties and playtime is an essential component, create clutter so careful thought should go into storage, seating and how you like to entertain

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Poolside fun in contemporary gardens is all about keeping thingss ol simple and organised. As their poo e area is not on the same level as the house, Karmela and Christie have built b d a cabana where they can store and serve food and drink, as well as lounge comfortably for long periods in or out of the sun. Not only does it house an a outdoor kitchen, it also doubles as a windbreak to block southerly breezzes.

The cabana’s sloping roofline, des gn d vide to block the afternoon sun and prov shade during hot summer afternoons, adds interest to the whole area. Its walls are made of Fijian mahogany, the same s g the material as the decking, reinforcing connection with the rest of the garden.

There are many forms of cabana, from simple pergolas with a shade sail above to exotic kitset Asian-inspired pavilions with brushwood roofs and bamboo sides. To make it really sit well in its surroundings, always choose a cabana style that complements the design of both your house and garden.

Try using the same materials in the pavilion as are used elsewhere in the garden, as Karmela and Christie have done, or repeat some of the materials l or d even forms used in the house. You could me continue the colour or design them from your interior spaces.

Let’s face it, pool filtration equiipment is not pretty. Karmela and Christie cleverly hid theirs beneath the elegant raised dive platform at one end he pool. This area is also used to store of th pooll toys, which can take up a lot of spaace. For a clean, contemporary look in you ur pool garden, check out some of the man ny portable and built-in pool storage optio ons available, from simple but smartlookiing timber boxes that can double as se eating to cleverly concealed lockers bene eath decks.

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COMFORT PLUS If your budget allows, try and cover all the bases when furnishing your pool area. Deck chairs and loungers are a must for sunbathing or watching the kids in the pool. But it’s also nice to be able to snooze comfortably in the shade on an outdoor sofa or hammock. Don’t forget a side table or two for drinks.

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If your garden is bold and beautiful, bring that idea into your outdoor cushions, umbrellas or shade sails. The teal blue geometric-patterned cushions in the Flints’ poolside garden reflect the colour of the pool without being overwhelmed by the reds and yellows of the subtropical garden.

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N AT U R E ’ S PA N T R Y This picture-perfect farm north-west of Auckland provides a cornucopia of fruit, veges and produce for its owners Text by Carol Bucknell. Photography by Sally Tagg.

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hen a landscape architect and a chef join forces to create a garden, the edible component is bound to be something special. And so it is at Violet Hill Farm, the delightful Kaukapakapa home of Clinton and Renèe Davies. The couple have lived at the property, along with their menagerie of animals, for 15 years. During that time they’ve created a variety of garden spaces including a picturesque potager and herb garden, native forest, thriving orchard, Japanese garden, wildflower meadow and even a small pond.

THE SITE

Their 2.4-hectare piece of land is located in a valley about 50km northwest of Auckland. Formerly a dairy farm, the property was mainly bare paddocks and a few areas of native bush when the couple found

it. In other words, it was perfect, says Renèe.

“I wanted a site that was north-facing and sunny, on a private gravel road with little traffic, included some native forest and had oodles of space and potential for planting.”

The hard-working duo set about building a house, sheds and fencing before tackling the garden. Renèe’s an avid gardener but even for her the task was enormous. “It has taken a lot more time than I ever would have anticipated,” she confesses.

“Out of necessity and ambition it has become an all-consuming, lifelong project.

The main challenge has been turning paddock into garden and dealing with ongoing weeds such as creeping buttercup and dock. It’s also clay soil, so improving the drainage with lots of horse manure and compost has been an important part of the process.”

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Renèe customised the greenhouse with a recycled brick base and entry canopy to add character. Pippa the Jack Russell/schnauzer cross is a constant companion in the garden.

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Although she describes her garden as an eclectic mix, Renèe says the overall theme of the garden is simple.

“Mostly it is about beautiful but functional and productive spaces. We have developed an extensive orchard with more than 150 fruit trees, a large potager garden with glasshouse (where I grow my own turmeric, ginger and galangal – there is nothing better than fresh ginger for a wonderful homegrown vegetable stir-fry), citrus grove, pond and walkway, flower gardens and avenue plantings. All the steep and gully areas we have planted with natives to attract birds and ensure low maintenance.”

A large veranda on the north side of the house provides much-needed shade in the heat of summer. “We spend most of our time out here – it’s a lovely space with views out to the potager, then in the evening we stoke up the pizza oven and cook meals so we can spend as much time outside as possible.”

EDIBLE GARDENS

Renèe and Clinton are very fortunate to be fully self-sufficient for herbs and most vegetables.

“We love being able to just walk out the door to gather the herbs and veges we need for a meal.

The Auckland climate means most herbs grow all year, so we have fresh chives on our eggs every weekend. Clinton is a chef and we both love cooking with our own produce, so we use the pizza oven a lot, not just for pizzas. We will cook roasts and vegetables in there and even the odd dessert – it does a mean tarte tatin.

The benefit is that it also creates a lovely warm outdoor space with a beautiful fire.”

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The couple’s large orchard means there’s never a shortage of fruit, either. As well as apples, peaches, oranges and lemons, they grow quince, nectarines, figs, almonds, medlar, crab apples, chestnuts and apricots. Sixteen beautiful Barnevelder chickens range freely in the orchard, helping to reduce pests among the fruit trees. “They love the shade of the trees and scratching around in the grass. Feeding on grass and grubs means we have the most orange eggs I’ve ever seen – they’re gorgeous,” Renèe enthuses.

REUSED & RECYCLED To keep costs down, the couple use recycled materials as often as they can. Renèe and Clinton found a secondhand tin shed and

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reclad it with old barn timbers to blend it into the landscape. “We used an old axe for the door handle and it now holds the garden implements,” Renèe says. A number of old baths have also been converted into raised beds. Although very practical, the designer in Renèe doesn’t find the baths very pleasing so they’re kept out of sight. “They are fantastically functional as I have some that retain more water for my water chestnuts and some more moist beds for coriander, then others that are drier.

You can manipulate their moisture content by using the drainage system of the plug.”

When it comes to creating gardens, it seems like the combination of a chef with a landscape designer is the ideal recipe. When food meets design, amazing things can grow. •

AUCKLAND FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW Renèe Davies is a judge at the Auckland Flower & Garden Show, on from November 28 to December 2, 2018, at The Trusts Arena in Henderson. For more information, visit nzflowergardenshow.co.nz.

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KITCHEN GARDEN A rustic, rural garden benefits from well-defined spaces and unexpected twists to keep it from feeling unruly. Once the structure is in place, outdoor rooms are free to grow and evolve, from orchard and cooking space to Japanese-inspired oasis

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Renèe readily admits she’s a “sucker for anything rural, rusty and gorgeous” and is always on the lookout for materials and objects such as lichen-covered posts and rusty steel implements to reinforce this theme in the garden. On her spacious veranda, rusty chains are used to hang vintage lanterns while a brushwood broom, dried branches, a whitewashed table, unpainted bentwood chairs and floorboards continue the rustic theme. To create this look in your patch, check out secondhand and vintage shops in rural areas as well as farmers’ markets and online vintage sellers.

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The best way to combine a number of different garden elements and plant groupings into a cohesive whole, as Renèe has done, is to divide your garden into rooms, separated by structures such as paths, screens and hedges. Through this technique the rustic style of her vegetable and herb potager, orchard and wildflower meadow blend beautifully with the Japaneseinspired, native forest and water garden areas, while ensuring each has its own distinct identity. For instant hedges, try Twining Valley Nurseries.

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Large gardens can be expensive, but if you’re prepared to do a little scrounging and upcycling, it’s surprising the rewards you can reap. Along with her potting shed and bath garden beds, Renèe’s recycling finds include an old copper water tank which became a water feature, old teapots used as planters, and redundant chimney bricks and crockery that have been turned into pathways. For ideas, try online auction sites, demolition yards or recycle shops.

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Raising plants from seed can save you a lot of money, especially for edible crops. If you have the space, a glasshouse or polytunnel is ideal for raising vegetable and herb seedlings, ensuring you have a constant supply of plants for the kitchen garden. They’re handy not just for the cooler months, but virtually all year, as seedlings are better protected from pest attack as well as the vicissitudes of the weather, giving them a good strong start before they’re planted out in the garden.

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ECOSTORE GOES BLACK ecostore Vanilla & Coconut Hand Wash and Body Wash is now available in a black bottle. For every limited-edition bottle sold, ecostore will give 20c to Sustainable Coastlines so they can continue to help Kiwis look after the coastlines and waterways we love. These products are made from plantbased ingredients to gently cleanse, condition and nourish skin. The bottles are made from recyclable, sustainable sugarcane plastic. RRP $5.99 to $7.99.

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CHOOSE THE HUES FOR YOU Find the perfect lipstick to match any mood, outfit or occasion in Natio’s all-new Lip Colour range. Featuring 20 naturally moisturising shades, the brand-new liploving formula is bursting with natural ingredients. With a creamy satin feel and velvety semi-matte finish, it’s both comfortable and longwearing. RRP $17.50 each. Visit natio.com.au.

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PDL ICONIC® STYL – IRRESISTIBLY FUTURE PROOF Iconic Styl is the new range of skins designed to clip onto the existing Iconic range of light switches. You can now change the look of your switch while retaining the same technology.

This range features Bluetooth and ControlLink technology, offering style and connectivity. Visit pdl.co.nz/iconic.

SUN-LOVING CINTESI Discover an outdoor setting that welcomes relaxation and conversation in any outdoor setting of your choice. The modern lines of the Matapouri lounge setting will create an eye-catching centrepiece and bring people together this summer. The set includes a three-seater sofa, two-seater with table and a coffee table. RRP $3618.99 from cintesi.co.nz.

OUR GOAL: UNBEATABLE INDOOR-OUTDOOR FLOW New Zealanders love opening their homes to friends, family and the magnificent outdoors. That’s why Altus designed sills that do away with the usual level change in favour of a totally flush transition between inside and out. The result? A trip-free meeting point for uninterrupted living.

Find out more at altuswindows.co.nz.

BOOK YOUR STAYCATION Make it a staycation with a tropical vibe for your outdoor space. Freedom has a wide selection of outdoor cushions in an array of tropical colours and prints for an easy, relaxed holiday feeling at home. Perfect for lazy summer afternoons and balmy evenings! Visit freedomfurniture.co.nz.

LASTING FRAGRANCE Experience a delicate blend of orange flower layered with enchanting freesia in new Fluffy Divine Blends with Touch Release Technology. Every touch releases fresh scent and every wash delivers 10 weeks of tantalising fragrance.

Divine Blends – experience the divine difference! Fluffy Divine Blends Orange Flower & Freesia 450ml, RRP $4.99.

BREEZY FABRICS With a range of bold designs and weather-resistant material, Harvey Furnishings’ Vista fabrics are suitable for upholstery and can be used indoors or outdoors. Spruce up your home in time for summer. View the range online at harveyfurnishings.co.nz/vista or call 0800 00 88 80 to book a free in-home consultation.

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G E T T H E LO O K PAINTING OUTSIDE THE LINES PAGE 48 PAINT Dulux ‘Haast Half’ used on main walls; ‘Opononi’ on bathroom walls; ‘Wairakei Quarter’ on ceiling and coving. Decals from Your Decal Shop. WINDOW COVERINGS From McKenzie & Willis. DINING Dining table, dining chairs and rug secondhand. Cushions from Freedom. Mugs and bowl from family.

Placemats from Farmers. Vase from Stevens.

Stoneleigh & Roberson lamp from Industria.

KITCHEN Joinery from Finesse Joinery. Granite sink from Heritage Hardware. Benchtop is Luna Frost from Wilsonart. Cabinetry is Bestwood Melamine in Moss Grey. Pendants from Mumma T Trading Lounge. Marble board from A&C Homestore.

White vase from EcoShop. Fruit basket from Abode. Stools from Cintesi. Wall planter from Miss Vintage. Trolley from The A Rooms.

Planter from local market. Bird print from Hapa. Plates from Miss Vintage. Clock from Kmart. HALLWAY Side table and mirror from Redcurrent. LIVING Owl print from Shut The Front Door. Planters from local market. Sofa from Harvey Norman. Cushions from Niche Gifts, Citta, Ourlieu, Nood and Kmart. Sewing cabinet, coffee table, coasters, green rug, flower-shaped plates, basket, stool and cane chair secondhand. Table mat from Trade Aid. Large YHG rug from Farmers. Vertical bookshelf made by Julian. On bamboo bookshelf from Trade Me: radio and green cushion secondhand, blankets inherited from family. Sheepskin from Animates. Rug under chair from Bed Bath & Beyond. GEORGIA’S BEDROOM Print from Fine Little Day. Cat cushion and bedding from Farmers. Pram, glory box and cane chair secondhand. Chest of drawers made by a friend’s grandfather. Bed from Freedom. Crochet blankets inherited from family. BATHROOM Flower picture and wooden shelf secondhand. MASTER BEDROOM Bed from Harvey Norman. Bedlinen from Bed Bath & Beyond. Checked blanket and rug secondhand.

Cushions from Ourlieu and Jamie Kay. Cane chair inherited from family. Wall light from Mitre 10 on bracket from Shut The Front Door.

Calf hide from Collected.

VIEW MASTER PAGE 58 PAINT Dulux ‘Wairakei Quarter’ used throughout. Dulux ‘Narrow Neck Double’ used on doors. Dulux ‘Palace Stone’ in master bedroom. Dulux ‘Castlecliff’ on night lounge and rear kitchen walls. Resene ‘Half Taupe Grey’ on night lounge ceiling. Resene ‘Taupe Grey’ in Mackenzie’s bedroom. KITCHEN/

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LIVING Joinery from HK Kitchens. Pendants from Bali. Herb planter is a repurposed stainless steel trough. Coffee table and side table from Simon James Design. Daybed from Bob McDonald Design. Couch from Forma.

Patchwork rug and Elitis cushions from Urban Lounge Interiors. Painting by Leana Buxton.

Glass vase from Nood. GEORGIA’S ROOM Clock from Freedom. Red drawers from Le Forge.

Deer head from Flux. Wall planter a gift.

Flamingo wallpaper by Matthew Williamson from Osborne & Little. Curtains custom-made using Wisp from Unique Fabrics. Pendant from Bali. Bedlinen from Sheets on the Line.

Geometric print pillowcases from Kip & Co. Other pillowcases from Vida Linen. STUDIO Painting from Urban Lounge Interiors. Chest of drawers belonged to Grandma. Side table from Kartell. Couch from May Time. Cushion custom-made. Cow hide from Furtex. Pendant from Le Forge. NIGHT LOUNGE Painting by Mark Dyer. Side table from Kartell. Chair from Urban Lounge Interiors. BATHROOM Tiles from Tile Space. Stool from Kartell. EXTERIOR Outdoor table and bench seats by Bob McDonald. Dr No chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell.

LET IT FLOW PAGE 66 PAINT Dulux ‘Little Manly Half’ to majority of walls, all trims and ceilings. Feature walls in Dulux ‘Ohai Quarter’ (hallway), Dulux ‘Sugarloaf Island Half’ (bedroom 1) and Dulux ‘Lake Wakatipu’ (bedroom 2). FLOORS From Carpet Court. WINDOW COVERINGS From Kresta.

EXTERIOR Cladding is western red cedar from Rosenfeld Kidson tinted in Dryden WoodOil ‘Driftwood’. Decking is Resort Deck in Havana from Outdure. Outdoor furniture from Design Warehouse. Planter a gift. KITCHEN Custom cabinetry by DL Kitchens & Cabinetry. Handpoured benchtops from Slatecrete. Appliances from Harvey Norman. Stools from Freedom.

Pendants from Homebase Collections. Coffee mugs and jug from Freedom. LIVING Sofas from now-defunct stores. Cushions from 2gypsies, Smith & Western, Thread Design, Freedom and Adairs. Fur throw from A&C Homestore.

Rug from The Cowhide Company. STAIRWAY Side table from now-defunct store. Plant on side table from The Design Store. Plants in stands from Palmers. Stands bought online.

Rug from Freedom. Bench seat from 2gypsies.

Framed picture from Shut The Front Door.

HALLWAY Rug from Farmers. Cane chair from Indie Home Collective. Blanket on chair a gift.

Cushion and painting from Shut The Front Door. DINING Dining chairs from Freedom. On

dining table from Trees Furniture: placemats, crockery and cutlery from Freedom. Clock from Shut The Front Door. Pendant from BoConcept. Planters on window sill were gifts.

BOX SEAT Custom box seat from DL Kitchens & Cabinetry. Cushions from Freedom, Shut The Front Door and Thread Design. Planters from Plant and Pot NZ. BATHROOM Shower tiles from Tile Warehouse. Benchtop from Slatecrete.

Custom vanity by DL Kitchens & Cabinetry.

Mirror, sinks and Methven tapware from Reece. Dish and box were gifts. Pendant from Lighting Direct. MASTER BEDROOM Mirror from Freedom. Curtains from Kresta. Butterfly chair from Big BKF Buenos Aires. Cushion on chair from Thread Design. Reindeer hide picked up in Stockholm. Pendants from Lighting Direct.

Bedlinen from Wallace Cotton. Pink throw a gift. Cushions from Thread Design, Etsy and Citta. Pillows from Wallace Cotton.

SWEETNESS AND LIGHT PAGE 80 PAINT Resene ‘Eighth Rice Cake’ used throughout interior. Resene ‘Alabaster’ used on kitchen cupboards. Resene ‘White Pointer’ used on exterior. KITCHEN/DINING Pendants from Citta seconds outlet. Porcelain benchtop from Granite Workshop. Cabinets from Dockside 37. Bar stools and dining chairs from Williams Road. Vase from Citta. Dining table we’ve had for a long time. Vase on table a gift from Kate Shanahan Interiors. Flooring from Timspec.

LIVING Sofa and cushions from Citta. Other cushions custom-made. Brown leather chairs, rattan pouf and candlesticks from Williams Road. Patterned cushions on window seat custom-made with fabric from Martha’s. Basket from Freedom. Coffee table a gift from Kate Shanahan Interiors. Rug from The Ivy House.

On sideboard from Williams Road: green pot and necklace ornament from Williams Road, Chanel No.5 artwork from Noosa. White armchair custom-made. Black side table from Williams Road. OUTSIDE Hanging chair from Williams Road. Decking from Hermpac. BOYS’ ROOM Bedlinen from Wallace Cotton. Fish artwork from Endemic World. Shelves from Ikea. GUEST BEDROOM Pendant and throw from Williams Road. Cushions on window seat and bed from Citta and Williams Road. Bedlinen from Citta. Curtains custom-made with fabric from Martha’s. BATHROOM Mirror and baskets from Kmart. Sink and mixer from Robertson.

STUDY Chairs from Williams Road. Scarf on chair a gift from mum. Beaded baskets from Williams Road. ENSUITE Wallpaper is Anna Spiro Rosey Posey in Coral from Porter’s Paints.

Mirror from Williams Road.

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• HOMEBASE COLLECTIONS homebasecollections.co.nz • HOUE houe.com I/J • INDUSTRIA industria.co.nz • ICO TRADERS icotraders.co.nz • IKEA urbansales.co.nz • INDIE HOME COLLECTIVE indiehomecollective. com K/L • KARTELL backhousenz.com • KINGS PLANT BARN kings.co.nz • KIP & CO kipandco.com.au • KMART kmart.co.nz • KOOP koop.co.nz • KRESTA kresta.co.nz • LE FORGE leforge.co.nz • LIGHTING DIRECT lightingdirect.co.nz M/N • MARTHA’S marthas.co.nz • MAY TIME maytime.co.nz • ME & MY TREND meandmytrend.com • MCKENZIE & WILLIS mckenzieandwillis.co.nz • MICO mico.co.nz • MIGHTY APE mightyape.co.nz • MISS VINTAGE facebook.com/missvintagedesignsnz • MITRE 10 mitre10.co.nz • MR BIGGLESWORTHY mrbigglesworthy.co.nz • NOOD nood.co.nz O/P/Q • OUTDURE outdure.com • OSBORNE & LITTLE osborneandlittle.com • PALMERS palmers.co.nz • PAPER PLANE paperplanestore.com • PLANT & POT NZ plantandpot.nz • PLUMBLINE plumbline.co.nz • PORTER’S PAINTS porterspaints.com R • REDCURRENT redcurrent.co.nz • REECE reece.co.nz • REPUBLIC HOME republichome.com • RESENE resene.co.nz • ROBERTSON BATHWARE robertson.co.nz S • SHEETS ON THE LINE sheetsontheline.com.au

• SHUT THE FRONT DOOR shutthefrontdoor.co.nz • SIMON JAMES DESIGN simonjamesdesign.com • SLATECRETE slatecrete.co.nz • SMITH & CAUGHEY’S smithandcaugheys.co.nz • SOCIETY6 society6.com • STEVENS stevens.co.nz • STONE & WATER WORLD stoneworld.co.nz • SUPERETTE superette.co.nz T/U/V • TARGET targetfurniture.co.nz • THE BIG GAME COMPANY thebiggamecompany.co.nz • THE CANE FACTORY thecanefactory.co.nz • THE COWHIDE COMPANY thecowhidecompany.co.nz • THE IVY HOUSE theivyhouse.co.nz • THE DESIGN DEPOT thedesigndepot.co.nz • THE DESIGN STORE thedesignstore.co.nz • THE KITCHEN HUB thekitchenhub.co.nz • THE LUXURIATE theluxuriate.com • THE SALVATION ARMY salvationarmy.org.nz • THE WAREHOUSE thewarehouse.co.nz • THREAD DESIGN threaddesign.co.nz • TILE SPACE tiles.co.nz • TIMSPEC timspec.co.nz • TOTAL COVER totalcover.co.nz • TRADE AID tradeaid.org.nz • TRADE TESTED tradetested.co.nz • TREES FURNITURE treesfurniture.co.nz • TRIBÙ tribu.com/en • TURFREY turfrey.co.nz • TWINING VALLEY NURSERIES tvn.co.nz • UNIQUE FABRICS uniquefabrics.com • URBAN LOUNGE INTERIORS urbanloungeinteriors.co.nz W/X • WALLACE COTTON wallacecotton.com • WILLIAMS ROAD williamsroad.co.nz • WILSONART wilsonart.com Y/Z • YOUR DECAL SHOP yourdecalshop.co.nz • ZUCA zuca.co.nz

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FOUR WAYS W I T H ... TAS S EL S Created by Vanessa Nouwens. Photography by Wendy Fenwick.

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CUSHION Take a plain cushion and give it a fun new look by attaching ontrend mini tassels. Using a needle and thread, we simply sewed 20 colourful tassels, at approximately 8cm intervals, around the piping. This was quick and easy and the end result is so effective.

TABLECLOTH Great for birthday parties or outdoor entertaining, this plain white cotton tablebloth now has a fun, festive vibe to it. As with the cushion, we simply sewed mini tassels onto the edge of the material, placing them approximately 10cm apart all the way around.

GARLAND This simple

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and colourful garland was made in 20 minutes by tying mini tassels onto twine at about 6cm intervals. You can make the garland as long as you want. Use it to add a sense of fun to a child’s bedroom or birthday party.

LAMP Using a large darning needle and thread, sew mini tassels around the top of a lampshade, tying off inside the lamp. We used 10 tassels, placed about 8cm apart.

Mini tassels, $3 for 20, from Kmart.

Wall painted in Resene ‘Black White’.

1 Navy pillowcase, $3, from The Warehouse. Knitted cushion, $79.99, from Adairs. Sage & Clare blanket, $320, from Shut The Front Door.

Llama duvet cover, $179, mini llama pillowcase, $39, from Henry + Co. 2 Jeferson rattan dining chair, $399, from Shut The Front Door. Tablecloth, $12, placemat, $2, plates, $2, glass, $1, glass jug, $3, from Kmart. 3 Llama planter, $10, from The Warehouse.

Patti rattan side table, $250, Lola natural chair, $350, Sage & Clare Alicia patchwork cushion, $89, from Shut The Front Door. Aqua cushion, $69.99, from Adairs. 4 Lamp, $22, memo board with letters, $8, Home & Co coloured cup, $3 for 5, from Kmart. Tilly @Home llama decoration, $19.99, from Farmers.

All other items stylist’s own.

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THE KITCHEN IS THE HEART OF THE HOME No longer hidden away, the kitchen is where we live our lives. It’s where we eat, connect and spend time with friends. So it has to be comfortable with a crowd. And it has to have personality, texture and colour… all the ingredients of a good dish.

After more than 40 years in the business, we know a thing or two about designing the perfect kitchen. Why don’t you call for a free chat with one of our design team today?

Visit our website to download this month’s recipe from Bridget Davis, Chef & Food Writer.

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