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Elevated living spaces: Seamless style and function with AVENTOS top
10 Apr 2025
Most of us have had moments of cluttered kitchen benchtops or awkwardly placed office cabinets, which can disrupt aesthetics, efficiency and workflow at home. The AVENTOS lift systems by Blum…
Muted but not mundane: why ‘quietly colourful’ designs are trending and how to nail the look for your clients
14 Mar 2025
When you are trying to balance your design’s aesthetics, functionality and psychological benefits, it’s likely you’ll want and need to take a nuanced approach to colour. Unlike stark minimalism or…
Elly's Design: Crafting childhood milestones and memories with colour
01 Nov 2023
Elena Husband, the mastermind behind Elly's Design, is a talented artist who creates whimsical height charts using Resene paints, adding a dash of colour and a touch of personalisation to…
Tips for flood and storm damage
02 Feb 2023
Please note: Floodwaters can be contaminated and dangerous to health. Please also refer to this Branz guide for more information before working on flood affected areas of your home.
Branz guide:…
Support Plunket tots with Resene pots
22 Sep 2022
Help Plunket support Kiwi kids and their whanau by buying a Resene testpot between 22 September – 4 October.
Find your favourite Resene colour starting with P, O, or T,…
The sunny Tasman is the backdrop for this charming home up for grabs in the Heart Foundation Lottery
01 Sep 2022
Sunny and safe, this Heart Foundation Lottery home in Richmond is perfect for any lifestyle and any life stage. Boasting one of the best climates in all New Zealand, the…
Zoe McBride's winning teeny house has a lolly machine and an underwater room
29 Jun 2022
Zoe McBride’s Teeny House might have been small, but her crafty efforts in the habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition show her imagination is huge. As the winner of the…
Painted ‘Hope Stones’ support the Nelson Cancer Society
27 Jul 2022
After spotting an article in her local Nelson newspaper on painting Hope Stones for the Cancer Society, Janis felt inspired. “I remember thinking: ‘I can help with that’.”
Hope Stones began…
Zoe McBride's winning teeny house has a lolly machine and an underwater room
29 Jun 2022
Zoe McBride’s Teeny House might have been small, but her crafty efforts in the habitat by Resene Teeny House Competition show her imagination is huge. As the winner of the…
Corrugated iron is a canvas for Vicki’s realist art
12 May 2022
Like the beginnings of plenty of innovative art styles, Vicki stumbled upon painting on corrugated tin by chance. Her husband cut the shape of New Zealand out of the material…
The hottest flooring trends for 2022
16 Dec 2021
Flooring with Godfrey Hirst
You’ll be floored by the latest carpet, timber laminate and vinyl sheet options from Godfrey Hirst.
Don’t ignore your floor. You might think of flooring as simply a…
How to make these five classic colour combos feel cool and contemporary
11 Oct 2021
Despite their long-lasting appeal, working with classic colour combinations can still be tricky. On one hand, their timelessness makes them a smart choice for clients looking for longevity. But on…
Off the record: Add flair to your flooring with patterned vinyl
07 Oct 2021
Flooring ideas from Godfrey Hirst
Let’s be honest: vinyl flooring isn’t usually considered cool. But gone are the days of sticky 70s vinyl, peeling at the corners. Now, this versatile…
Off the record: Add flair to your flooring with patterned vinyl
14 Oct 2021
Flooring ideas from Godfrey Hirst
Let’s be honest: vinyl flooring isn’t usually considered cool. But gone are the days of sticky 70s vinyl, peeling at the corners. Now, this versatile…
Move over, Art Deco – Art Nouveau is back
26 Jan 2021
If you’ve read a design magazine or set foot inside a furniture shop sometime within the past two years, you’ve undoubtably witnessed overwhelming evidence of the resurgence of Art Deco-inspired…
Reader Roundup November 2020 edition: upcycling, art and DIY projects that inspired us this month
26 Nov 2020
With summer just around the corner our readers have kicked into DIY-mode. Here’s just a few of the lovely home and garden projects that have caught our eye this month.
Kerbside…
Mental wellbeing is at the core of the interior design of Natural Fit Gym’s tranquil yoga studio
18 Nov 2020
Mental wellbeing is at the core of the interior design of Natural Fit Gym’s tranquil yoga studio
The philosophy at Mount Maunganui gym Natural Fit is that mental health should be…
Cast your vote for New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2020
02 Sep 2020
It’s the time of year when Kiwi photographers submit their best images of our environment and society for expert judgment and public scrutiny in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of…
Athena's new Soul Shower
22 Jul 2015
This bathroom setting is one to soothe the soul, with its walls painted in Resene Half Tasman... a pale touch of watery grey and green, delicately steadfast and gently cool.
It features the new (and aptly…
Just like our cover…
13 Oct 2016
We said it was easy to replicate the hills mural on the cover of our Autumn/Winter issue, and one reader has proved us right… with his own twist.
Craig Hall wasn’t…
Lessons from a renovation
16 Mar 2017
Habitat editor Sharon Newey and partner Ian Rainey undertook a major renovation of their house last year. Even though they’ve renovated before, the scale of this project was tantamount to…
Timber proves a winner
20 Mar 2017
This year's winners of the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards 2017 have been announced, with three architectural projects taking out the top three residential category spots. The overall supreme…
Kim sees the joy in colour
31 May 2018
From starting out as a Resene colour consultant to now running her own business Kim Nicol of All Colour Matters gets a thrill from helping people pick the perfect paint…
Beatrice’s beautiful Gaudi-inspired glass works
06 Jun 2019
Through much experimentation, artist Beatrice Bourhis has found her own unique way to express herself. After being exposed to the architecture and mosaics of Antonio Gaudi, her enthusiasm for working…
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