Your Home and Garden – September 2019

PhotographybyTomHollow.

Withnolovelostbetweensomeofourteams,

weeks4-7onTheBlockNZwerefullofdrama.

But,likea craneaboveKingsland,stakes at the

Firehouse just keep getting raised

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ollowinga disastrousbathroomweek,TheBlock

NZteamsstartedweekfourreadytostepup

theirgame.Sincethatlowpoint,we’veseen

a consistentliftinthestandardoffinishing

andstylingfromourteams,culminating in the

season’sfirstperfect 10 inweeksix.

Butthefeudingandin-fighting,particularlybetween

apartments2 and4, haveseenplentyofstrategicmanoeuvres

fromoursavvyBlockheads. Turning up the heat, Dinner Wars

arrivedinweekfour.

Despitethis,andtheaddedpressureofhavingtofinish

theirincompletebathrooms(orriskdisqualification),the

teamsmanagedtoworktogetheranddelivera cohesive,

well-finishedapartment5.Then,atthebeginningofweek

six,thejudgesdecidedtostageanintervention,imploring

theteamstomakebolddecisionsandgoalloutontexture

fortheirkitchens.Theresultswerestunning,withStacy

andAdam’sblack,whiteandorangekitchentakingthewin,

whileSophiaandMikaere’s chic all-white room landed

theminbottomplace.

Weekseven’slivingroomscarriedonthethemeof‘go bold

or go home’ – who do you think deserved the win?

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ARTMENT 1

STACY&ADAM

Social-influencerStacy

anddesignerAdam,both

25, are from Wellington.

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ARTMENT 2

LISA&RIBZ

CatererLisa,37,and

printtechnicianRibz,

34, are from Wellington.

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ARTMENT 3

ETHAN&SAM

BuilderEthan,26,and

joinerSam,28,hailfrom

the mighty Waikato.

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ARTMENT 4

SOPHIA&MIKAERE

ChefSophia,31,and

teacherMikaere,32,

are from Turangi.

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