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.

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Homestyle

Style

Scout • We’ve been shopping for your home.

Hear us out • Office décor might not sound particularly homely, but elements of this scheme would work well in a domestic setting.

On the shelf • Inspo for Aotearoa, with love from Byron Bay.

Golden age • Behold the beanbag’s evolution from plaything to kitsch to contemporary occasional furniture.

Great & small • There are tiny homes, and then there’s this teeny-tiny one, a paint and play project full of hues you could extend to your actual abode.

People

THEN SHE FOUND ME • SERENDIPITY HAS SEEN LUCY HOUGHTON AND SALLY MCDONALD FALL INTO STEP TOGETHER ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CREATIVE PATHS.

THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE • AN ARTIST OF HER OWN DESIGN, MEG GALLAGHER IS TAKING ON THE WORLD.

PERSONAL GROWTH • LANDSCAPE DESIGNER CLAIRE MAHONEY CONSIDERS HERSELF A KIND OF CONDUIT BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLANTS.

Homes

PEARLS OF WISDOM • If you know, you know, and this homeowner does, so she’s sharing her insights with customers while putting them to use under her own roof.

GRAND TOTAL • A multitude of captivating moments within this abode add up to a splendid whole.

SMALL WONDER • Bigger isn’t always better — and the proof’s in this jewel box of a dwelling, rich in luxurious detail.

AT ONE • This house for all seasons is highly attuned to the Scandi aesthetic and the world outside.

Design

MELLOW DRAMA • Both serenity and excitement characterise this Waiheke Island dwelling, at which the connection to the environment plays the lead role.

All about that basin • Every inch of these is perfect from the bottom to the top.

WORK MIRACLES • Out-of-the-box design thinking has created an exceptional office that transcends the status quo.

Studio hit • The last word goes to Gina Riley, whose WFH set-up is so chic, it warrants its own story.