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.

BRIGHT FUTURES • House for Five Women is a cohabitation project that is as visually striking as it is cutting edge in its social programme.

In the company of trees • Photographer Sean Fennessy and stylist Jess Lillico live in a brick and timber pavilion high on Wurundjeri land overlooking hills of blue-green eucalyptus. In this extract from Bush Modern, they share what drew them, and many others, to this landscape.

ATTRACT • In this five-part series with Aalto Paint, we explore their Master Palette and the thinking behind how colours work together.

NATURAL HABITAT • The artisanal spirit of quality found in R.M. Williams’ boots and bags readily translates to interiors.

The architecture of ritual • Mornings will never be the same with this Plumbline collab that heightens the everyday.

FARAWAY LAND • Layers of paint in a picturesque patina conjure a feeling of history and travel.

BAILEY MEREDITH, CO-FOUNDER OF BAINA, FINDS A BALANCE OF CALM AND ENERGY IN A SYDNEY APARTMENT.

FILMMAKER TE KURU DEWES INTRODUCES TUKANGA — A NEW SERIES, AND A WAY OF SEEING MĀORI CREATIVITY THROUGH ITS MAKING.

Clean state • Precision and ease define the Miele Guard Comfort XL, showing how design makes simple routines feel considered.

SYMBOLICALLY, HOOKS HANDS, HEARTS AND STARS MIGHT SEEM CLICHÉD, BUT IN JEWELLERY ARTIST WARWICK FREEMAN'S HANDS THEY LIVE ANEW.

HOMES

RHYTHM & SOUL • A hand-built home near Raglan embodies friendship, creativity and the spirit of manaakitanga.

SUMNER LOVING • High on a hill, and turning a periscope on the passing parade, this fresh-off-the-blocks home already has stories to tell.

LINE OF BEAUTY • A simple plan and a commitment to waste-wary design and construction practices give this family home an aesthetic that is more than skin deep.

ROOT CAUSE • Weaving the owners' childhood recollections into the materials of this renovated bungalow creates a meaningful family home.

TOP MARKS • In landscapes that are a microcosm of Aotearoa-bold mountains, big beaches, bucolic orchards and burgeoning suburbia — these are the residential design superstars from the 2025 Best Awards.

MODERN FAMILY • Concrete floors are a hard-knock, good-looking solution to the challenges of life with two young boys in this character house makeover.

SIMPLY BEE HUMBLE, HOPEFUL AND DANCING WITH LIGHT, THE HONEY HOUSE IS A PLACE TO REST AWHILE, BUT ALSO SOMEWHERE TO FEEL CREATIVELY RECHARGED.

CATALOG

Last word • Designer, artist, stylist, writer… Jono Fleming does it all. The Sydney-based creative shares a behind-the-scenes snapshot.