Your Home and Garden February 2022

Right now I wish I lived in a house that only had three walls, like some of those Bali villas. Unfortunately, given the difference between the Indonesian climate and our Kiwi one, it’s most impractical. It gets stifling in my ’70s place in high summer when the heat has nowhere to circulate, except upstairs to my bedroom. A midday nap is completely out of the question, unless I want to be comatose for the rest of the day. That’s why the magic phrase indoor-outdoor flow gets real estate agents incredibly excited. It’s top of most house hunters’ lists – and not just because it’s a clever way of cooling down your house with good air flow. We really just want to spend as much time outdoors as we can in these…

WE LOVE Your one-stop-shop for daily interior inspiration (it’s in the name, after all). This ’gram will take you places… stylish places. @interiordujour Follow Federica on her never-ending mission to renovate her home, and gain some great DIY ideas along the way. @blacktosquareone CONNECT WITH US We love seeing images from our #yourhomeandgarden community. @yourhomeandgarden TRENDING ONLINE 10 ways to transform your small balcony into an outdoor oasis yourhomeandgarden.co.nz PET OF THE MONTH Rosie the Tonkinese is Amy Fowler’s favourite pet (just don’t tell English staffy Luna). You can find her grooming herself on the fence and hissing at the neighbours. TOP INSTAGRAM POST Character details and a pink front door bring the wow factor Instagram @yourhomeandgarden Facebook facebook.com/yourhomegarden Pinterest pinterest.com/yourhomegarden…

French brand Le Creuset is feted in kitchens the world over for its commitment to making cookware that stands the test of time, as well as producing some of the most coveted kitchenware. The Sauteuse is a new addition to the Le Creuset Toughened Non-Stick collection and is the ultimate hob to oven to table piece. You can rely on it to make quick and easy lunches, dinners or recipes for batch-cooking and entertaining. Four times stronger, the new three-layer reinforced coating used on the inside of every one of the Non-Stick pieces means it is even more durable and resistant to abrasion* from metal utensils than ever before. This means unbeatable cooking performance, time after time, thanks to the state-of-the-art six-layer body construction. Its wide, flat cooking surface promotes even browning and…

Summer, glorious summer. It’s the season many of us love most. From sunrise to sunset, we get to spend long days outside enjoying the fresh air and precious sunshine. I can’t help but feel more sparky and upbeat in this season. Some people think you have to do extravagant activities to make the most of summer, but personally, I choose to enjoy the simple, everyday things. Here are a few ideas that might appeal to you. 1. Watch the sunrise It might seem like a cliche, but one of the most beautiful ways to begin your summer day is to watch a sunrise. There’s something so humbling yet magnificent about witnessing a fresh, new day painted in the sky. Grab yourself a thermos of hot tea or coffee and a blanket to sit…

Frances Poff didn’t spend her days in 2020’s lockdown working her way through a Netflix series or baking sourdough bread like many of us. Instead, she taught herself how to use Adobe Illustrator. “At that stage, I didn’t know anything about designing textiles and actually had a different project in mind,” she says. “But, after taking a couple of online courses, I came across a surface pattern design on Skillshare, which led me to enrol in an eight-week immersion design course.” One year and hundreds of designs later, Frances, who works full time in administration, now has a new feather in her cap – as the Bolt of Cloth 2021 Textile Design Award winner. “I was over the moon,” she says. “I’m still amazed that 18 months ago I had no…