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“We had a party for 70 16-year-olds here last weekend” is not a statement you hear very often when arriving to photograph a property. But a conversation such as this (at Emma-Jane Hetherington and Tim Dorrington's house, featured on page 106) tells you you're in a home that's all about living — with teenagers! If those walls could talk… Photographer Emma-Jane and I have worked together before, and I really enjoyed spending time at her place. She gave me a fresh perspective on making your home somewhere your family can grow together; in her and Tim's case, the house itself grew too as they renovated it bit by bit to fit their changing needs. As their interior illustrates, you can enjoy nice things while not being too precious about them, as…

Portrait: Simon Wilson. Alice wears: Ron blouse and Calla culottes, juliettehogan.com…

OBJET OF AFFECTION When you don't quite have the dosh to hire a professional but sure could use their expertise to help you source special stuff, you need a savvy alternative like that offered by interior stylist Ange Dye of The Untrained Eye. As well as procuring international pieces for her private clients, she's starting doing so for everyone else as well, through Objet, her inventory of extraordinary objects and artworks from around the world. Add rare interest to your spaces by keeping your own peepers on her edit as it evolves — at this stage, everything's vintage and uncommonly beautiful, like this crush-worthy Muranoglass vase from Italy and lamp by Gabriella Crespi from France. the-untrained-eye.co.nz PUT YOUR PIEDS UP Take a load off on a sought-after piece of the past — the re-edition…

Earthy tones and textures have a remarkable ability to help us unwind at home and away. Designs on a trip to Spain or not, you might like to glean interior info from this holiday accommodation, Bos Cos Seville. If you pushed through its tall 19thcentury timber doors, you'd find a 100-year-old home turned into four apartments that immerse you in local tradition — and an intentionally relaxing ‘slow stay’ vibe — without having to leave your digs. Half the original house required rebuilding, so architects Febrero Studio achieved unity between old and new with the help of classic hallmarks, and colour and material palettes that commingle a broad range of textures in similar tones. A highlight for us are the sesame-hued concrete floor tiles that make the prospect of padding into…

Grounded foundation Interior designer Fleur Delesalle aspires to one charming objective: to create harmony. In the apartment opposite, large, vivid objects are deployed in big, simple spaces, surrounded by not-quite-whites, neutrals and more restful shades. “Get colours to interact with each other,” she says. “For example, replicate a shade in a rug elsewhere in the room.” Deliciously eclectic Pictured right, the home of Emma Morley, founder of interior design practice Trifle, and Simon Goff, owner of rug brand Floor Story, is one big adventure. Each room is its own colourful island, floating unconnected to the space either side of it. “The kitchen was white, but now it's buttermilk, which feels more like a colour you can eat,” says Emma, who suggests beginners “go bold in a small room first”. Tonal ambience “Don't only think about…

As Manager of Art at Webb's — Aotearoa's premier auction house, specialising in the sale of art, jewellery and accessories, wine and collectors’ vehicles in Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland and Pōneke/Wellington — Tasha Jenkins oversees the entire art department. We picked her brain in the run-up to Twenty, the inaugural live Webb's auction in Pōneke/ Wellington, which on July 5 will showcase 20 exemplary artworks by 20 artists whose investment level is on the up and up — the most exciting prospects in the local art market today. So Tasha, how many art auctions does Webb's host each year? We have various tiers of art auction, ranging from high-value art sales at live auction to more accessible art sold online. We have seven mainstay live auctions a year, and have started adding…