Author Archives: Eve Dombroski

The Spring School holidays are here! But with the spring weather being unpredictable outdoor activities might be off the cards. You probably don’t want an unproductive few weeks inside on devices (as happy as many kids would be with this option) so how about a fun creative bedroom make-over!  As...

Yes, it's that time of year - the ground is thawing and daylight hours are getting slightly longer. Spring flowers are beginning to blossom with the promise of long summer days and balmy warm evenings. Right now could just be the perfect time to freshen up and ‘spring clean’ after...

Do you want to create a nook for household admin? Or an area to run your start-up business empire? Or just a place to study? We’ll show you how it’s possible to carve out a great workspace in any home. With an increasing number of people working from home or...

If your garden just needs new plantings or a complete overhaul, reworking the landscape can be overwhelming. We’ve collected seven top tips for beginners wanting to tackle landscape design. Because when it comes to landscape design there are many choices you can make, but it can all be very confusing....

It’s easy to create a lot of storage space in a sizeable home, but not all of us are blessed with a surplus of massive closets and strategic built-in cabinetry. Luckily there are plenty of other creative ways to store all your essentials with storage solutions. Proof? We’re challenging the...

"I'm choosing a builder and have just received two quotes back for my villa renovation. There is a price difference of almost $250,000 between the two tenders. The builder with the cheapest price is one builder and his apprentice. They seemed like nice guys, but haven’t done work of this...

When you’re planning to decorate your home, looking to the latest colour and decorating trends is an easy way to get new ideas and inspiration.  The team from Resene share a few of the new trends that you'll see more of at the 2019 Auckland Home Show. Embracing the dark...

Solar enhanced Thermodynamic technology Finally, products and technology that reduce our CO2 emissions and that are environmentally sustainable, are becoming trendy. This could arguably be one of the most important trends that we’ll experience. This is more than merely ‘fashionable’, it is the smart and responsible choice. So, when you're...

The world over the last few years has advanced to where we are now all online all the time and expect a lot from our environment. We expect to get a realtime map to help us navigate. We buy and order things wherever we are and track its delivery through...

The advantages of carpet are many; they are comfortable, soft underfoot, provide great insulation and deaden sound. But carpets shouldn’t just be considered for their practicality, they are a design element that takes up a decent portion of a room. These Carpet trends of 2019 may help you make a...

If you watch any home makeover tv show you’ll see how dramatic a change in two areas – wall colour and flooring, can make. The simple reason is that these two surfaces are the areas your eye sees the most. In fact, the effect of changing the floor colour and/or...

Most of us know the struggle of having too much stuff at home with nowhere to put it. Small space storage can be frustrating; not finding what you need in your kitchen or feeling like your bathroom is never really clean or worse still relying on the ‘chairdrobe’ system! This...