Home Inspiration
Maximise your section’s potential – Andrew’s Experience
Renovating may not be the best way to improve your home. With modern building standards, renovating may be far from cost-effective with the unforeseen costs and hassle involved. Replacing your old place with a new home could easily be a smarter investment. Not only will you get the home you […]
Shaping Your Interiors with the Latest Wallpaper Trends from Resene
Wallpaper is an aspect of interior home decorating that has passed in and out of vogue over the years, however 2024 looks to continue its recent revival with homeowners embracing bolder aesthetics for their decorating choices. This year’s trends brings an abundance of flora- and fauna-inspired patterns, exotic prints, scenic […]
Beautiful Bathrooms – Which style of bathroom suits you?
When it comes to your home, the bathroom is often overlooked. Some may think of it as a room of pure function, when it can be a place to escape to for a small period to recharge and freshen up. A sanctuary away from the chaos of everyday life. A […]
Subdivide in Style
Built in a popular suburb this city section was part of a subdivide opportunity undertaken by the GJ’s Manukau team. The section was split into two to provide two stylish family homes, one being this stunning showhome. If your existing home is sitting on a large section you could be […]
Give Your Home the Bridgerton Treatment With These 5 Interior & Living Inspirations
Bridgerton is a lesson in excess. Season 1 alone had 7,500 clothing items custom made for its eight episodes. All of these created a colour harmony that made every frame a painting. Individual families and homes also carried a colour motif that not only told the viewer subconsciously which house […]
Build Your Own Palm Springs Escape
We all live busy and fast paced lives, so home should be a place designed to help us relax and unwind. But what if you could take that a step further, and transport yourself into the tranquil Palm Springs desert lifestyle every time you walk through the door? The […]
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Architecture and Design
Going to the Greek Oriental?
The Mandarin Oriental comprises a constellation of luxury hotels, villas and Michelin-starred restaurants around the world. Liam Neeson believes that, “Certain hotels get it. Mandarin Oriental gets it every time.” I’ve never been one to disagree with Liam Neeson, and now the Mandarin Oriental is available in one of the […]
A Journey In Decision Making
The design decisions we make when building a home aren’t always based on fashion or finance. Sometimes they hark back to our childhood. That’s what first-time builders Terri and Sam discovered when, along with the Box™ team, they started the process of conceptualising a new design and -build in Auckland’s […]
Rolls-Royce: Elegant Wheels
Rolls-Royce have a reputation for their luxurious cars, but now they have taken it to the next level by collaborating with award winning artist Helen Amy Murray to release the Phantom Orchid. Helen and her team have produced a contemporary and luxury reinterpretation of a motor car’s fascia and instrument […]
Peak Practical: The Humble Gable Roof
The gable roof has been around since the ancient Greeks used them to protect their temples (The Parthenon is just one example) and only the even-more-ancient Egyptians, who invented hip roofs – a precursor to the gable – could be considered to have spawned a more enduring architectural feature. Watch […]
Country Road…Take me Home
Good friends are hard to find but Anna Mulvaney and Tom Fleetwood have one who is right up there in the mates’ stakes. Not only did she put them in contact with the owners of their first house in Auckland (a villa they bought through private sale) but when she […]
Built-In Beauties
Seats and windows go together like coffee and doughnuts, but they’re not just a place to soak up the sun or gaze out at the view – built-in window seats are the ultimate multi-taskers Frame the moment If you have a view worth celebrating, no matter if that’s a sweeping […]
