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If The Shoe Fits

Celebrated shoe designer Kathryn Wilson shares the story of her special home and enviable wardrobe

From Italy With Love

This couple have crafted their own slice of la dolce vita in Havelock North by building a country home with villa values and more than a little Italian DNA

Hidden Depths

Behind its traditional frontage, this Wellington villa provides a model for contemporary living

Golden Days

After soaking up the colour and culture of a sunshineyellow Airbnb in Bali, Shelley Ferguson explores how you, too, can create interiors inspired by TheIsland of the Gods

Laidback Living

This creative couples home, perched amid a kanuka glade, has a relaxing, open-plan living area that makes the most of its treetop vista

Painting Outside The Lines

Lots of love and lashings of flair havemade this predesigned house a unique and treasured home

10 Christmas Styling Hacks

Holiday decorating needn’t be a chore. Here are our top tips for bringing fuss-free festive cheer to your living spaces

Work Of Art

This creative couple – and veterans of a whopping 11 house builds – decided to plan, design and project manage their latest masterpiece on a Dunedin hilltop. The result is a home that blurs the lines between architecture and art

Season's Eatings

Entertaining over the holiday season? Make every meal an occasion to remember with these unique table settings

Into The Wild

Very Kiwi and just a little bit glam, you can create the ultimate festive camping experience using elements from nature

Full Circle

A lifelong connection to Muriwai Beach led this family to a home that seemed destined for them from the beginning

30 Genius Decluttering Hacks

The rules of decluttering are simple: get rid of any unwanted stuff, find a handy place for the items that remain, and endeavour to keep it there – how hard can it be?

1 Desk 3 Ways

Building on the blank canvas of a simple white desk, you can turn your home office or study into an expression of your own personal work style.

Stage Great

A series of terraces, lush planting and enhanced outdoor bathing options have lifted this steep inner-city site to subtropical superstar status.

Artful Living

Kiwi artist Sam Michelle paints vivid still lifes from her home studio south of Melbourne.

Wardrobe Workout

Build a functional, beautiful wardrobe that will make getting dressed a joy.

Art & Soul

Newbold by name, Newbold by nature – this creative couple designed and built a personality-packed weekend retreat just out of Auckland.

Wide Open Spaces

Escape the urban jungle and embrace bluebird skies and greener pastures in the Ford Everest Titanium – the ultimate 4x4 vehicle for family adventures and making memories.

Coast To Coast

It’s only natural that we love the coastal look in Aotearoa. Use colour to bring the beach indoors at your place without a shell, anchor or piece of driftwood in sight.

Romance Blooms

No two days are the same for floral artist Antonia de Vere, who, with her husband, comprise the creative duo Mark Antonia.

Sunny Side Up

This home is a haven of fun, friendship and creativity for a family of five.

Hang Time

Add an extra layer of pattern and texture to your bedroom with an easy-to-make bohemian wall hanging.

Decked Out

Our 10-step guide to planning and building your dream deck.

A Family Affair

Carved out of a blustery, salt-licked site by a couple and their obliging teenagers, this lush garden is still drawing the clan together years later – along with hordes of admirers

2019 Trend Report

In Our Annual Trend Report, The Yh&g Team Select The Colours, Finishes, Materials And Feelings That We Think Will Be Big This Year. Dive In And See If You Agree!

Raw Potential

This sweet, nature-inspired nursery is just one part of this couple’s renovation and subdivision project in Auckland’s Mt Wellington

Tough Love

A palette of concrete, metal and timber has produced a surprisingly warm and welcoming home in outer Christchurch – probably because this resourceful couple designed and built the whole thing themselves

United Vision

Cool, quirky and customised, this Auckland home provides space for a family to come together and let their true colours shine

Banishing Beige

Once lined wall-to-wall with dull Seventies plastic, this bathroom has been transformed into a black, white and pink room of teenage dreams

Ever Green

Some deft tweaks and a new colour scheme saw this previously dingy mid-century home become a classic natural beauty