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TWIST AND SHOUT

Add a squeeze of modernity to your everyday living with this 100 percent oak side table. Just don’t ask us how it stands up. Mikado oak side table, $570, from indiehomecollective.com

ROSE-TINTED GLASSES

You ’ll be wanting to break out the bubbly with glasses from Kip & Co’s debut glassware collection, which are perfect for toasting the best moments in life. Handmade and mouth blown, these darlings will add that perfect pop of colour to any spring celebration. Mix and match, drink up and admire. Glassware (set of two), from $65, from moiongeorge.nz

SCHOOL’S OUT

Get nostalgic about those high school locker days with a retro-looking steel storage unit. From the creative minds of new Kiwi company Good, the makers also aim to provide products with plastic-free packaging from factory to consumer. Edna Contemporary Metal Locker, $499.99, from humbleandgrand.co.nz

Tickled pink

On Wednesdays, we wear pink – and on Thursdays, Fridays and practically every other day, too. This velvet upholstered bedframe adds that all-important glam factor to your weekend lie-in – and it’s seriously comfy to boot. Luka velvet queen bed, $529.95, from mocka.co.nz

TEXTURE TIME

Kaikōura boutique Addy & Lou continues to impress, this time with their clock stock. It’s rustic, it’s different and it’s a must-have. Kerridge Group Jordy wall clock, $79.90, from addyandlou.co.nz

GET SAUCY

Compliment your condiments with a dipping set that’ll have you reaching for seconds. Even budget tomato sauce will look fancy in these beauties. Dragonfly stoneware green condiment set, $49, from frenchcountry.co.nz

Ripple effect

These bowls are both functional and decorative. Style with fruit, eat noodles out of it, whatever you desire. White Mode wave bowl, starting from $39, from fatherrabbit.com

Dive right in

Channel hot days and long spring nights with this breezy print depicting Bondi’s famous open-air swimming pool. This gorgeous number almost feels like it should be hanging on a wall at the Tate Modern, but thankfully it’s perfect for living rooms too. Great Lengths framed photograph, $104.97, from freedomfurniture.co.nz

MELT-IN MOMENTS

This luxury, foam-filled lounger covered with velvet, contours to the shape of your body for the ultimate in relaxation. Just make sure to have snacks nearby, you won’t want to leave. Solo in quilted copper, $999, from millo.co.nz

How to make organising fun

There’s something satisfying about having everything in its place and neatly labelled. A handheld label printer makes sorting out your home easy

With winter finally behind us and summer not far away, it’s time to throw open the windows, spring clean your home and organise your life.

Spring cleaning isn’t just about scrubbing the grout and cleaning behind the couch. It’s also your perfect opportunity to clear out the clutter, so you can head into summer feeling fresh and free.

HOW TO DECLUTTER YOUR HOME IN THREE EASY STEPS

1. Jettison the junk

Take a long, hard look at your life and wave goodbye to anything that doesn’t serve a practical purpose or, yes, we’ll say it, spark joy. If it’s chipped, broken or otherwise imperfect, it’s dragging you down and needs to go. Ditto anything you haven’t used for years. Set it free at the local op-shop. See, you ’re feeling lighter already.

2. Rationalise the rest

Yes, this is where we trot out that time-worn advice to find a place for everything and keep everything in its place. It’s an oldie but a goodie. Once you ’ ve cleared the decks of clutter, find a home for everything that’s left – either on display if it evokes happy memories or tucked away in a cupboard if it’s useful but not that attractive.

3. Go on a labelling spree

Now for the fun part. There’s something satisfying about organising your treasures and trinkets, then labelling them so you ’ll never lose anything again. A handheld label printer makes the job so easy. If you don’t already have one head to your local stationery retailer to grab the Brother P-Touch PTH110 Compact Handheld Label Printer. It usually retails for $59.95 but until the end of October you ’ll receive $20 cash back.

With its easy-type QWERTY keyboard, 16-character graphic LCD display and 20mm/second print speed, it’s perfect for labelling everything from pantry ingredients to arts and craft supplies, filing boxes and garden equipment. There’s even a special ‘ cable label’ function that makes flag labels for power and charger cords, so you ’ll never get them mixed up again.

The Brother PTH110 prints labels up to 12mm wide, with a choice of three fonts, 10 character styles, 15 frames and more than 250 symbols, so you can customise your labels. It also takes a variety of tape cassettes for different uses – choose from durable laminated TZe tapes in a range of designer colours, the TZe-FA3 iron-on fabric tape for labelling clothes, or non-adhesive ribbon tapes that are ideal for crafts or gift wrap.

Compact and stylish, the Brother PTH110 comes with a free four-metre laminated tape to get you started, plus a four-year warranty. *

The Brother P-Touch PTH110 Compact Handheld Label Printer usually retails for $59.95 – but buy before 31 October 2022 and get $20 cash back. * *T&Cs apply. Visit brother.co.nz/spring-clean to find your nearest retailer.

With a change of seasons comes a change of linen. Look no further than these pink-and-orange offerings from Society of Wanderers, they add a fruity note to your typical striped bedding. Made from 100 percent French flax linen, you ’ll be pressing snooze on your alarm clock more than once. Society of Wanderers wildberry stripe duvet cover, $425 (queen), from smallacorns.co.nz Dine like royalty with statement seats. Save: Roxby dining chair, $219, from Nood. Splurge: D’Azura dining chair, $695, from Coco Republic.

E V A S

SPRING IS IN

The sun’s out and we can’t get enough of florals. Thankfully, Bonnie and Neil feel the same way and designed a range of sweet cushions that look good enough to attract the bees. Beach club pink cushion, $224, from bonnieandneil.com.au

E G R U L P S

Bowled over

Made of mino-yaki porcelain and handcrafted in Japan, this bowl adds the finishing touch to any table setting. Plus, it’s dishwasher and microwave safe, so what’s not to love? Pale grey organic faceted bowl, $59.90, from orient-nz.com

BRAID YOURSELF

&klevering stoneware fruit baskets all have irregular woven braids, making them as unique as they are delightful. Stocked in citrus green and lilac tones. &K ceramic basket, $89, from rubynz.com