Your Home and Garden – September 2019

How to choose the right builder for you PROMOTION We know buildinga newhomeordoinga majorrenovationisa bigdeal– you need a build ...

Photography by The Virtue . Restoration home WhenEmmaandJoshSmaller boughttheirrundownvillain NewPlymouth,theywerewarned howmuch ...

Somedefttweaksanda newcolourschemesawthispreviously dingy mid-centuryhomebecomea classicnaturalbeauty TextbyTina Stephen. Photog ...

1 | BACKGROUND WhenJaneandBryanSmith’sfamilyof fourbegantooutgrowtheirbungalowin theAucklandsuburbof NewLynn,theysettheir sights ...

1 2 3 Thegalleykitchenwas darkanddated. Removinga wallbetweenthe kitchenanddiningletinlight andimprovedairflow,whilea new palett ...

3 | THEKITCHEN Thebiggestjobthecoupletackled wasalteringthekitchen.Theoriginal spacewasdarkanddatedwitha lackof storage thatdidn ...

4 | THESTYLE “Themainfeelingwegotfromthe homewhenwefirstmovedinwasof a retreat,”remembersJane.“Weusuallylovea lotof colour,espec ...

BEDROOMSSoft whitewalls(Dulux ‘MtAspiring’)brighten theroomswhilehelping theoriginalwooden beamsandcurtainrails standout.Thechil ...

RENOVATION WORKSHEET HONESTY BOX + Best lesson learned? Jane: It can take time to find good tradies, but taking that time is wel ...

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Ignoring the advice thatrenovatinga villais “alotof work”, Emma and JoshSmallerturneda rundown New Plymouth house intoa light,li ...

W itha philosophy of“doit once,do it right”,Emma andJoshSmaller painstakingly restoreda New Plymouthvillato itsformerglorywitha ...

MEET+GREET EmmaSmaller, 27(lawyer andownerofcatering company),andJosh Smaller, 28(electricaland instrument technician). KITCHENT ...

HALLWAYAnoriginal ornatewoodenarchwaywas paintedinResene‘Quarter RiceCake’andoffsetby simplependantlights from Tudo & Co. “W ...

LOUNGEA brownleather sofafromFreedomwas givena personaltwistwith theadditionofmid-century- stylelegsfromSwedish brand Prettypegs ...

MASTERBEDROOM BedlinenfromCittaand A&CHomestoreplusa softreindeerhidecreate a cosyfeel.Intheensuite andmainbathroom (opposit ...

Whatlookwereyougoingfor?Wewantedour hometobeclassic,elegantandtimelesswith reclaimednativemataiflooringandwhitewalls. Payinghoma ...

Tellusaboutthekitchenandscullery.Weloveto entertainsowewanteda bigkitchen.I spenda bitoftimecateringformybusiness,Daughter’s Tab ...

COLORSTEEL®hasbeen protecting the places New Zealanders live, work and play in for over 35 years. We chat to Sarah Pepworth, Hea ...