Zeffer Cidery | Before & After
Last year we got a call from Hannah, one of the owners of Zeffer Cider asking for our help to transform an old winery tasting room into their new cider taproom. Funnily enough, I’d just been reading...
View ArticleFavourite Space | Marilyn Perko
It’s time for another of our ‘Favourite Space’ blog posts. We get to meet so many fabulous and talented people in our job, and when we see an interior that is really special and a true reflection of...
View ArticleCafe Tennyson + Bistro | Before & After
September last year we received a short email requesting our help to refurbish a café. The email was from Julien and Sophie Debord, a French couple who had recently bought the well-known Napier café,...
View ArticleBibby Master Extension Project
This blog post has been a long time in the making and, just a warning, it is quite a long post! The building process took a good five months (including a 3 week break by the builders over Christmas),...
View ArticleFavourite Finds
Many years ago when I was a full-time interior blogger I had a series of posts called Favourite Finds. When you’re constantly searching and sourcing beautiful products it’s hard to not want to buy one...
View ArticleDeluxe Beauty | Before & After
One of the earliest client emails we received this year was back in January from Anneke Erasmus. She had been given the opportunity to move her business, Deluxe Beauty and Permanent Makeup, into much...
View ArticleBluff Hill Kitchen, Laundry, Dining Nook & Entrance
At the end of 2019 we finished a renovation project that we had spent a good part of the year working on. Our clients, a young family of seven (dad and the two boys not pictured below), live in a...
View ArticleOne Bed Three Ways | with Foxtrot Linen
There’s something about a freshly made bed. Climbing in after a long day and sinking down into beautiful linen sheets straight off the line. It’s one of life’s simple pleasures. To be honest, there are...
View ArticleEntrances | where first impressions count
If you haven’t already, hop over to our Instagram page or our IGTV channel to watch Dael’s video with tips for creating a beautiful entrance into your home. To help illustrate some of Dael’s tips I’ve...
View ArticleCovid-19 and what lies ahead
2020 started out as our best year to date. We had some amazing clients and projects on the go, as well as in our pipeline. We were really excited about the year ahead. Then along came Covid-19 and...
View ArticleDael's Kitchen, Dining, Living | Before & Afters
Dael and Lee bought their two-storey home in a great location, close to their girls’ school and with a lovely back aspect out over a tree-filled valley. Dael describes it as a “head” decision, not one...
View ArticleShed 5 Apartment | Before + Afters
One of the first enquiries we got in 2020 was from a lovely Auckland couple who had just purchased an apartment in Ahuriri, Napier with the dual purpose of an Air BnB to rent out, and a...
View ArticleEskridge Home | Before + Afters
This is a project that brightened up a pretty crazy 2020 for us, despite Covid19 making some aspects of it a bit trickier. Our clients contacted us at the end of 2019 when they had just purchased their...
View ArticlePOPPYPEACH Health Food Eatery
We recently added another gorgeous commercial project to our portfolio and wanted to share a little bit of the journey with you. It all started with these two lovely ladies… Angie (on the left) was our...
View ArticleHeipipi | Before + Afters
It was towards the end of 2019 when our clients first contacted us. They were adding a wing on to their beautiful home in the Esk Hills and wanted help with furniture, rugs and curtains, as well as...
View ArticleDurham | Before + Afters
Sometimes a client will come to us for a colour consult, which then organically grows into a much bigger project. That’s what happened when we worked on this super cool home by Don Pitt Design. Our...
View ArticleGoldsmith | Before + Afters
We recently finished an amazing kitchen/dining room project. Despite having to deal with lockdowns, supply delays and shortages, it was a fantastic project to work on. It helped that our clients are...
View ArticleCameron | Before + Afters
We recently finished '‘phase 2” of a renovation for some favourite clients of ours. The family of seven live in a beautiful old villa that they’re gradually breathing new life into, honouring her...
View ArticleStarting fresh in 2023
We recently appeared in the first issue of Bay Buzz for 2023 which was all about ‘refresh and renew’. It’s packed with great advice from many experts on how to refresh and renew your mind, body,...
View ArticleArt in the Home
That final layer in a home is so important, and can also be the hardest for us when we’re designing for our clients. The reason being it’s this last layer that puts your individual stamp on a home....
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