Innholdsfortegnelse for December/January 2018 i homestyle

 IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, WITH THE END OF THE year rapidly approaching and the flurry of activity that brings – final work commitments, festive get-togethers and shopping for loved ones – all while looking forward to those few precious days of holiday R&R. But why put all your eggs in one basket? If you ask us, there’s no time like the present to put your feet up with your favourite magazine, so this issue’s full of ideas for making your place a relaxing retreat, whether you’re on holiday or not. “If you ask us, there’s no time like the present to put your feet up with your favourite magazine, so this issue’s full of ideas for making your place a relaxing retreat.” Cane and rattan are on trend right now,…

BOHEMIAN RESIDENCE: METROPOLITAN APARTMENTS & INTERIOR DESIGN, PUBLISHED BY GESTALTEN, $120. Travel the world visiting drop-dead gorgeous homes – all from the comfort of your own couch. This coffee table treat is full of photos and probing Q&As with urbanites in Milan, Tuscany, Venice, Berlin, Cologne, Paris, Nice, London, LA, New York… it’s quite the itinerary. So fasten your seatbelts, guys! Our must-see destinations include the four-storey New York brownstone whitewashed inside and out and turned into two distinct apartments and a studio; the eccentric London townhouse of twin sisters and Tata Naka fashion designers Tamara and Natasha Surguladze, a hotbed of riotous colour and intrigue; and the Nice apartment belonging to furniture designer Stéphanie Marin, where 19th-century frescoes meet rustic terracotta-tiled floors. Pick up this ticket to ride and…

Marbled stone plays a starring role in the ground-floor kitchen. A hero feature of the light and airy space is the wide gas-strut window and servery overlooking the courtyard outside. THE DETAILS THE DESIGNER Three Birds Renovations THE LOCATION Sydney, Australia WHEN YOU RUN A RENOVATION company, the sky’s the limit when it comes to your own home. Lana Taylor, one of Three Birds Renovations’ trio of founders (best friends and busy mothers who swapped their corporate careers for turning ordinary dwellings into dream homes), was inspired by the burst of bougainvillea on her family’s property to create a little piece of Santorini on Sydney’s North Shore. Formerly a terracotta Tuscan-style villa they had lived in for 15 years, the house was reimagined as a heavenly white-on-white beauty with a…

AMI MUIR WASN’T INTENDING TO start a business, but while on maternity leave from her career in advertising, a touching moment with her son inspired her to write a book. Self-published under The Kiss Co moniker, her illustrated children’s story I Got You Some Kisses led to a second book, and the next thing she knew she’d branched out further and was working with local illustrators to produce The Great NZ Wrapping Paper Book and a range of gift tags. When an opportunity came up to take a space in Christchurch’s redeveloped Arts Centre, Ami felt compelled to open a store: Pepa (Maori for ‘paper’). “I’ve always wanted to create a beautiful space for others to enjoy,” she says. “I just never thought it was something I could actually do.”…

THE PROJECT Project and events manager/interior stylist Charlotte Clark and her husband Phil, restaurant manager/owner of spirit brand Simply Pure, renovated this four-bedroom home in Auckland’s Ponsonby for themselves and their children Madison (10), Georgia (8) and Archie (3). ADD THE TALENTS OF AN INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENT ready to take some chances to those of a pro full of bright ideas and what have you got? Too many cooks in the kitchen? Try a recipe for not only a sophisticated villa renovation but also a visual feast. Project and events manager Charlotte Clark and her husband Phil came across their 1900s villa for sale in Auckland’s Ponsonby in 2010. They’d rented in the area before and always hoped to return, so they signed on the dotted line, never mind it…

THE PROJECT Interior decorator and stylist Louise Kamman Riising and her TV host/author husband Jacob Riising renovated this three-bedroom home in Tårbaek, Denmark for themselves and their three children, Carlo (12), Marvin (10) and Lykke (5). HAVING COMPLETED A THOROUGH renovation of their two-storey 19th-century home in the old fishing village of Tårbaek just outside Copenhagen, Louise Kamman Riising and her husband Jacob Riising thought they’d put their feet up for a while and just enjoy watching the ocean. But stylist and interior decorator Louise quickly found she’d had enough downtime and began visualising her next project: a greenhouse, which today sits in the garden ready for an influx of soil, seeds and plants. “When one thing has been finished, Jacob takes a breather, whereas I ask, ‘What to do…

NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO VISIT anywhere exotic? There’s nothing to stop you getting a bit of cultural fix by eating like the locals with new cookbook Stay for Breakfast. Simone Hawlisch is a food, lifestyle and travel photographer based in Berlin, who has compiled a selection of first meals of the day into a read that has options from all corners and for every eventuality, taking us on a culinary journey that gives a glimpse into what mornings taste like around the globe. Choose from breakfasts for eating in bed, for families, for loafers, for health buffs and hangovers. Make stuff to take on the go, snack on later, or eat outside. And, hey, if you’re staying for breakfast, why not make it dessert? There are several dishes in here…

“As night falls, I wander around the house lighting candles. It’s a reminder to prepare my body for rest.” The heart of our home is definitely the kitchen. I love to cook, and believe preparing food should be not only about the end result, but also the small joyous moments along the way. There’s a certain beauty to the rhythm of cooking: the drum of a knife on a wooden board; hot oil sizzling in a pan. If you allow them to do so, these little moments can infuse your food with deliciousness and love. I feel most at home when the house is clean, organised and smelling beautiful; I often have a diffuser dispersing essential oil into the air, or a scented candle burning on the bench. Having a…

#HOMESTYLEBEHINDTHESCENES Usually the queen of the monochrome palette, stylist Michelle Halford (@ the designchaser ) broke the mould for Screen Test on page 32, for which she used a rattan screen to turn one space into two. “I absolutely love rattan right now,” she says. “I think it goes beautifully with rich colours and velvet accents.” #STYLEYOURSPACE Congratulations to Jared Balle (@ jarednz), whose Auckland living room took the top prize in our latest Style Your Space competition! Styling setups for entertaining is next – be in to win by visiting styleyourspace.nz for tips, then entering on Instagram with #cittahomestyle. #ARTISTATHOME No room in @george sandstudio Carmel Van Der Hoeven’s house is untouched by her mad skills. Check out the laundry – she even made a lidded vessel…

RICH, EARTHY COLOURS ARE BIG news, and the Kinship palette in the 2018 Dulux Colour Trends collection gets them so right. One of four themes (including Reflect, Escapade and Essential), Kinship is a folklore-inspired celebration of cultural heritage intermingled with everyday neutrals. Try grey-greens with terracotta and earthy browns; or red-browns and terracotta with timber, stone and indoor greenery. Add softer shades like grey and beige to offset the more intense ones. Plain backdrops are the perfect counterpoint to patterned homeware. Selecting soft furnishings and curios with a global influence will bring another dimension to your spaces – think woven fabrics, tribal pattens, fringing, embroidery, timber and ceramics, all in tonal hues. Any dark accents within these pieces will become visual anchors for the stronger colours in your scheme. dulux.co.nz/colour…

Inspiration: The geometry and hues of the Visioni B rug 2017 by Patricia Urquiola for CC-Tapis; cc-tapis.com. Hero colours: Supporting palette: More & less Hit the mark when pairing paint colours to highlight a 3D architectural detail by getting the ratio right. Go for broke with your subtle shade (we used Resene Secrets) and confine the intense hue (we used Resene Ruby Tuesday) to the area you want to feature. Set this scene in a courtyard, or try it indoors with an internal window, door frame or skirting boards.…

AT THE TOP OF A WINDING PATH IN the West Auckland suburb of Titirangi sits the studio of husband-and-wife team Sam Choi and Jiho Yun of Walk in the Park. Sam makes beautiful woodturned objects and Jiho manages the business and media side of the venture, including styling and photographing the evocative images seen on their website and Instagram feed. Opening onto the tree canopy, the loft-like two-storey studio was built by a previous owner from recycled materials, such as mismatched window frames, terracotta bricks and pipes. The aesthetic perfectly fits Walk in the Park’s ethos, which celebrates the beauty of raw materials and all their ‘flaws’. Sam, when did you start working with wood? I studied art furniture and conceptual woodworking design in Korea and worked for an artist…

WHEN SHE’S NOT ON THE ROAD HOSTING EXTREME- knitting workshops around New Zealand and over the Tasman, Jacinta Stevenson, the craft artist behind Plump & Co, enjoys life in her newly built Hamilton home, where she lives with her husband Andrew and their pooch Zeus. She loves nothing more than relaxing in her pared-back abode filled with pieces she’s made herself and sourced from local makers. Jacinta, how would you describe your approach to interior styling? I’m generally quite minimalistic, except when it comes to houseplants! The beauty of nature is important to me, and as a result most of the art in my home is natural history-related, from botanical illustrations to zoological photography. I prefer to invest in quality, long-lasting materials and items that will survive changing trends. I’m…

THE PROJECT Design and branding consultant Rachel O’Malley and her builder husband Ryan built this four-bedroom home and guest house in Point Wells for themselves and their children Noah (13), Ari (11) and Matai (9). BEFORE THE CURRENT TREND OF CITY folk skipping town to live the dream gained serious traction, Aucklanders Rachel and Ryan O’Malley did just that. Selling their Grey Lynn pad in 2009, they packed their possessions into a caravan and headed north, their three young children in tow. Although only an hour away, Matakana initially seemed a pretty drastic change of scene for the born and bred urbanites, but it was close enough to the city that they could commute to manage their work commitments. Now, nearly a decade and a second home down the track,…

MANY PEOPLE KNOW THE Manawatu-Wanganui region only as a flat, green slice of provincial quietness that you drive through on the way from Wellington to the Central Plateau. What population there is seems to be scattered across the fertile plains beribboned with rivers. Some city folk might turn up their nose at the agricultural sleepiness of the area, but this is what makes it the perfect place to hide away in. Driving down Marton’s country roads, we pass cows lined up at dairy sheds and paddocks full of sheep. The place we’re visiting is only a few kilometres off State Highway 1, but soon after we turn off the main road, the sound of cars and trucks drifts into the distance. Slowing down to take note of the mailbox numbers,…

LAZE OF GLORY Great for the bach or indeed anywhere you want to make lazing around a priority, this rattan lounger is designed by Byron Bay Hanging Chairs. Although it doesn’t in fact hang, it would make for a heavenly chill zone on a covered deck, and be a nifty bed for a toddler. indiehomecollective.com THESE ARE THE DAYS Recently opened in Christchurch is Frances Nation, selling New Zealand-made goods to make your everyday delightful. Time-travelling owner Tessa Peach aims to take customers back to the era of the family-run general store, when things were built to last. She even named the shop after her grandma. francesnation.co.nz HOLA, HOMEWARE Auckland bespoke tailoring boutique Doran & Doran has set up a concept store next door. Casa Doran…

GET SET… When it comes to summer entertaining, we’re all about ease. However, with some simple styling tricks, those in the know can create a setting worth writing home about, turning any occasion into something pretty special. 1 Loosen up. A little layering is all it takes to create interest on the tabletop. Start with a linen tablecloth, then add rattan placemats as a textural contrast. Mix and match your crockery to keep the look casual, and do the same with your napkins; try knotting and draping them over your place settings. 2 Make edible art. At this time of year, tropical fruit forms an interesting – and tasty – centrepiece. Arrange melons, pineapples and coconuts on marble platters and wooden boards. We used an upturned acacia-wood bowl topped with…

SELF-TAUGHT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY artist and all-round creative whirlwind Carmel Van Der Hoeven produces her restrained figure drawings, abstract expressionist paintings and ceramic works under the moniker George Sand Studio. The name is an homage to Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, a 19th- century French writer who flouted the conventions of her time in love and life, and published her novels as George Sand. “It’s a broad pseudonym that not many of my generation are familiar with,” explains Carmel. “My mother suggested it when I wasn’t quite ready to use my own name on my work.” As a novice creative, becoming George Sand gave Carmel the freedom to experiment with a variety of disciplines with a certain anonymity. Now she’s established a following, it’s stuck. Carmel, what got you started on this creative…

Residential architecture + Residential interior GOLD PINS The Green House by Rafik Patel The interior of the Green House (a home designed in 1978 by renowned Auckland architect Claude Megson) had declined with time, and alterations over the years had changed the tone. Restoring and reimagining the ritual of domesticity it was designed to celebrate, Rafik Patel gave it an 18-month overhaul. Working with a palette influenced by Geoff Tune’s 1976 painting Towards Eden, which hangs in the living room, he used colour to highlight the interior’s many void spaces and small components. A black line added to the horizontal surfaces of the half-height walls also helps to direct the eye around and through the complex spaces, and black joinery frames the greenery beyond. As shafts of daylight shift and…

THE PROJECT Semi-retired farmers Nicky van der Poel and her husband Mark built this three-bedroom home in Taranaki’s Oakura for themselves and their children Thys, Trent and Bianca. WHEN THEIR THREE ADULT CHILDREN had all left home, rather than brood about their empty nest, Nicky and Mark van der Poel decided it was the perfect time to make a change. Their plan was to move off their coastal dairy farm where they’d lived for 26 years and buy a home to renovate. Their preferred location was the picturesque seaside settlement of Oakura, 10 minutes from New Plymouth. “It has a lovely atmosphere and nice cafés,” says Nicky. “Each time we went to New Plymouth, we’d drive through the village and visualise living there.” Unfortunately, when it came to finding a…

SPOON ME Everyone loves a good spoon, and whether you’re the big one or the little one in your relationship, there’s a utensil for you in Courtney Petley’s range of wooden implements, which also includes a coffee scoop, a cheese knife and some nifty spatulas. The little charmers are all handcarved from recycled New Zealand timber and finished with local beeswax, so no two are quite the same. petley.store LET’S FACE IT Yeah, we get it, you like to wear black. But surely we can all agree that after the year we’ve had, a little colour is well advised. How about an accessory to ease yourself into it? Lauren Cassar of Mirador paints splendid silk scarves that her sister Haley then hems. She does silk-wool wraps too, which…

EDWARD GIBBON Bathroomware  See the very latest in bathroomware from some of the most famous brands in New Zealand and around the world – all at prices you can afford. Visit the Edward Gibbon website to receive a free copy of the catalogue, to shop and more. edwardgibbon.co.nz ESCEA Heating The perfect balance of form and function, Escea gas fireplaces are made for modern homes and busy lives. Using the latest in gas fireplace technology, they deliver heat that’s powerful and efficient – and you can operate them from your smartphone. They’re also made right here in New Zealand. info@escea.com  escea.com BIG SAVE FURNITURE Furniture Refresh your living space with the Lisbon 2.5-seater sofa or 3-seater with chaise from Big Save Furniture. The Lisbon is upholstered in plush velvet fabric…