homestyle

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

While producing this issue, I've been…

Okay, I have to confess — I'm a hopeless romantic when it comes to spring!

Homestyle

Style

Scout • We've been shopping for your home.

The minus touch • Whether design or décor details, there can be a wonderful richness in going with a chosen few.

Glow up • Pink overhead and peach all around makes everyone in this diminutive deli look like they're on vacation.

On the shelf • A read that might change the way you see things.

Forever young • Hollie Ryan of Hark Handmade sculpts beaded blooms as a way to preserve the loveliness of fresh ones in a historical form.

Shore bet • Give the coastal aesthetic an update Catlins-style — you can't go wrong.

The inside counts • Investing in what really matters — a house that truly feels like home — is made easy with a comprehensive range like BoConcept's New Kollektion. We've combined some highlights with styling tips for key spaces at your places.

People

NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE • THERE'S NO STOPPING FRANCES SHOEMACK, WHOSE BRAND IS DESERVEDLY ENJOYING THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS.

SECOND NATURE • DEBORAH MOSS IS CALLED TO TRANSLATE WHAT SHE SEES OUTSIDE INTO ABSTRACT ART.

SWEET DISPOSITION • THERE ARE HIDDEN, HEARTFELT MOTIVATIONS BEHIND SIMON LEWIS WARDS’ DELECTABLE ART.

Homes

EVERY LITTLE THING • A deep appreciation for beauty is channelled into each room in this house.

TINY TOWN • A series of spaces sequenced together through clever connections and alignments, this sociable home is its own little village.

TAKE IT EASY • Life here follows the sun, a laidback pace, and the ebb and flow of the tide.

Design

SUBURBAN LEGEND • Modernist melds with modernity in this update that enhances an icon without compromising its true-blue beginnings.

SUITS YOU • Everything about this house makes it just what its owners and the surrounding environment ordered.

Opportunity knocks • Next to take the mic in our Architecture+Women NZ series is Natasha Markham.

WATER WORLD • Garden designer Fiona Brockhoff is kind of a big deal, renowned for her naturalistic, sustainable style. Her new book With Nature combines DIY advice with profiles of her projects, including this lakeside haven.