Your Home and Garden

Your Home and Garden shows you how to create a home that reflects your personal style. From decorating tips to easy DIY craft projects and expert gardening advice, it is packed with inspiring and affordable ideas for when you are renovating, building or simply updating your home.

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Social club • Muppet match-up, bedtime stories and life lessons

your home and garden

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10 of the best • A single flower or sprig in its own bud vase can speak volumes

CONNECT THE DOTS

French BISTRO • Bring a little European flair to the dinner table

THE BEST MAN • Tokens of appreciation for your father figures

Matilda’s EDIT • Needs, wants, likes and monthly inspo

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COASTAL PITCH • Custom designs add character to this relaxed Bali-inspired forever home

WISH FULFILMENT • Achieving connection and openness while still having privacy called for some smart solutions for this new-build

FOLK LORE • This playful Auckland home exudes creativity and fun, with an aesthetic inspired by the owner’s childhood Sylvanian Families collection, a magpie eye for vintage bargains and a desire to paint everything

CABIN IN THE WOODS • A family builds a cabin-style home and puts down roots in forest-like surrounds

CLEAN SLATE • Give yourself the gift of calm with a spring clear-out and an organisational refresh

SMALL WONDERS • Unlock your property’s potential and add long-term value with a secondary compact living space

A CLEVER SHIFT • Redefine the Kiwi dream – home ownership is changing and so are we

HERE COMES THE SUN • Kick off your shoes, sit back and enjoy this contemporary yet relaxed beach retreat with its hint of retro cool

SOFT SPOT • Tactile furnishings adding depth and looking thoughtfully collected over time are shaping our homes for spring

LIVING SPACES & BEDROOMS • It’s relatively easy to upgrade these areas with the help of furniture, rugs and ambient lighting

The constant gardener • The spring garden awakens with fruit trees blossoming, spring bulbs emerging and soil gradually warming

A natural dad • Enjoy some bush wisdom and cracking yarns with Sam the Trap Man

SELF CONTAINED • What’s more heartening in the spring than seeing a chorus of potted colour in the garden? Here’s what you need to know to create displays that really sing

HELLO CHOCOLATE LOVERS • Dark chocolate, pears and red wine are a match made in heaven – rich and decadent, without being overly sweet

ONLY THE BEST • A luxe Father’s Day feast that references surf ’n’ turf and finishes with a sweet chocolate ending

Go global • Venture further afield and expand your mince dinner repertoire beyond burgers, spag bol and lasagne

VEGGING OUT • Your meat-free Monday is looking good thanks to Mama Goodness’ Jessica Prescott

Drop it like it’s hot • If you think you’re a die-hard sav, chardy or pinot fan, then these delicious vinous suggestions might change your mind

sound bites • All the ingredients for kitchen and entertaining success

COMMON THREADS • One of Hamilton artist Alice Alva’s many talents is her ability to create beauty using unwanted found items

A home that holds you • How to feel safe, comfortable and in harmony with the place where you live

Drawn to it • Our September artist for the Year of Art is the Tauranga-based muralist and illustrator Jasmine Kroeze. Her colourful print is the vibrant touch we need heading into spring

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