habitat magazine, issue 16
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Sheer magic
Move over boring brown, here comes a parade of adventurous stain colours... more
Off the shelf
New products, places and ideas for the home... more
Take it slow
A savvy couple respond to the economic times with a creatively cautious renovation... more
Step by step – take a dip
This easy idea makes it look like your furniture has been dipped in paint... more
Catwalk of curtains
A little bit of luxury, a zing of excitement. That’s the new Resene Curtain Collection... more
Walls & wardrobes
How strongly does personal style cross the boundary between fashion and interiors?... more
Growing up
Parents are looking for longevity. Most want the room to last into the teenage years... more
DIY kidz – taking notice
Make a cool noticeboard and pen pots... more
Young at art
A national movement and one woman’s passion bring art to our children... more
Back to the future
A riotous range of colours used originally on this 21-year-old architect-designed house have been kept as is in a recent update... more
Out of sight, out of mind
When you’re busy and the budget is under pressure, it’s all too easy to put off doing maintenance around the house... more
Colour craze
Nestled into a sleepy Paekakariki street on the Kapiti coast is a little cottage with a big attitude... more
Skin-fully clever
Artist Glenn Burrell layers paint skins to create weirdly familiar objects... more
Seeing red
In a restful home of mellow colours, a red kitchen is a vibrant centrepiece... more
Blue’s the best
It may seem clichéd to match boys with blue and girls with pink but when it came to deciding the colour for... more
Step by step – deck rescue
Give a tired deck a new look... more
Turning Japanese
Splashes of red and a black house are perfect ingredients for an oriental style garden... more
Colour complexity
Never one to choose the obvious, fashion designer Karen Walker confides current colour favourites... more