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Social club • Christmas hacks and festive treats galore

Your home and garden

Pine of the times

Fresh finds • The latest looks and products we love

6 quirky trinkets to add to your tree

Wrap stars • Punchy papers to take your wrapping game up a level

Home bases covered • For kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and wardrobes, PlaceMakers has everything you could need

High spirits • Never underestimate the delight of a cocktail served in an elegant glass

PRESENTS OF GREATNESS • We’ve looked high and low for the best gifts going

Saving sight with Specsavers • Artwork by renowned Samoan artist Fatu Feu’u feature on limited-edition Specsavers glasses to raise funds to help end avoidable blindness in the Pacific

Earth angel • There is a middle way to Christmas that doesn’t involve rampant consumerism, or ascetic denial. Here are five simple ways to tread a little more lightly on the planet. Try one

The final countdown • Deck the walls, bake Santa some biscuits, wrap the presents but above all get decorating and crafting as that magical day draws near. Here’s our guide to the two weeks before Christmas

Lunch is served • A long lunch is made more enjoyable when you’ve dressed the table with festive touches. Welcome guests to the table and let the celebrations begin

CHRISTMAS

Joy to the world • Candy-coloured hues stand-in for traditional red and green to ignite festive feelings and summery celebrations

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Pops of candy tones mix with luscious curves and metallic accents for a modern space that’s bursting with colour

Found favour • Interiors and fashion stylist Erena Te Paa has created four thoughtful Christmas projects using items from around her home

FIESTA TIME • A family have poured their heart and soul into their 1933 Spanish Mission-style home, which is just made for entertaining

Work the angles • A Bowentown bolthole invites the raw landscape right up to the house with extensive use of sliding and bi-fold doors as well as a wall of raked windows, combining the owners’ love of nature and great architecture

RENOVATION

Sunny days • A tired-looking bungalow is given a fun-loving touch, resulting in a home that boasts creative colour and easy flow for a young family

Problems & solutions

SHOP THEIR STYLE • Modern light fittings, relaxed furnishings and fresh white walls combine with a bold laundry to give a 1920s bungalow new life

Flower power • Hand-painted daisies in candy-coloured hues transform a storage space into a cheerful chill-out room

COLOUR HOME AWARDS 2020

MIXED GRILLS • Heading into summer, we’re all looking forward to lighting up the barbecue. Here’s how to choose the right type for you

FOOD

Well dressed • It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. These festive tablescapes set the scene for much merry making, happiness and joy

We wish you a merry menu • You can’t go wrong with classic festive fare such as beef and a steamed pudding or pavlova, the Kiwi favourite

GARDENS

The constant gardener • Roll on Christmas, holidays and a long hot summer

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