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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STYLE

Scout • We've been shopping for your home and wardrobe.

ELEMENTAL EASE • Copenhagen cool is alive and well in this showcase of style curated for the city's official design festival.

HUSHED TONES • Want to adopt a more considered way of life at home? Here's how to damp down the visual noise.

BRIGHT SIDE • A patchwork of cheerful colour sets the scene for creativity to unfold for young and old alike.

CREATIVE ENGINE • Once a Youthline building, this city-fringe space has been reworked as a studio shaped by flow, colour and everyday use.

SURFACE TENSION • In the second feature in this five-part series with Aalto Paint, we examine complex colour schemes with their Master Palette.

CERAMIC ART MEETS SOCIAL COMMENTARY IN CHERYL LUCAS’ WORK. BEING NAMED 2025 ARTS FOUNDATION TE TUMU TOI LAUREATE IS PERMISSION, SHE SAYS, TO BE “EVEN GNARLIER”.

WHEN WHĀNAU AND TUTORS BEGAN TO SEE POTENTIAL IN CHRISTIAN DIMICK'S WORK, LIFE TURNED A CORNER.

HOMES

WELCOME ADDITION • A thoughtful south-side wing and a warm, modern palette reshape a Miramar bungalow.

SOLID GOLD • In a quiet corner alongside the Mangawhai estuary, this new home, anchored by memories and a heavy stone wall, has presence beyond its years.

BUILT TO LAST • A solid coastal home in Taranaki is shaped by patience, care and a belief in making things well for now — and for the long term.

SLICE OF LIFE • By dividing up the view with a series of walls that travel inside and out, the homeowners gain a cinematic experience of the world beyond. But that's just the opening act.

Heart of glass • A lightness of being and a landscape that has a strong sense of place infuse this home with everything its emigré owners wanted.

A RETURN TO ALEX FULTON'S HOME REVEALS A GARDEN NOW CENTRAL TO LIVING AND MAKING, WITH STUDIO PRACTICE AND DAILY LIFE SITTING SIDE BY SIDE.

Last word • Jen Jones, founder and director of New Zealand Design Week, on how she finds equilibrium and keeps her ideas fresh.