The colour trends for 2023 are vibrant! Trends in home interiors are always evolving and we’re seeing a shift from neutral and cooler tones back to more bold and playful tones that are on the warmer side. As people are becoming more expressive and adventurous with colour in their living spaces this trend pattern will play out more for 2023! Top colour trends include… Impactful red and orange tones like Benjamin Moore’s Raspberry Blush, Magenta ….introducing Pantone’s colour of the year Viva Magenta 18-1750 , ‘a brave a fearless red’. Viva Magenta truly “embraces the unconventional” says Lauri ..read more

Interior design makes all the difference when it comes to smaller spaces and there are many simple rules you can consider when restyling your space to make this feel bigger. You can also achieve a very functional space and add your personality too! 1. Avoid too much furniture, décor items, and pictures which can overcrowd your room 2. Choose the right colours, this doesn’t mean you have to go white – all light shades , a clever use of deep colour can have a grand effect and add dimension to a small room giving a feeling of space too! If you get it wrong it can feel like the walls are closed in ..read more

All Black legend John Kirwan and one of our most well known mental health advocates in New Zealand has decided with wife Fiorella to move on from their dream home in Mission Bay.  Once a designer home for all the family,  they are keen to downsize and turn thier hand at another home project, now that their children have left the nest. The Kirwan’s engaged with Chris Tate Architecture about 8 years ago when settling back in NZ from living abroad in Japan and Italy. They took on the project to transform the steep and challenging site above Mission Bay into a generous family home with s ..read more

Pantone is a global colour authority across fashion, interiors, textiles and many creative industries and Pantone’s colour of the year is always an exciting event filled with inspiration!  So… the colour of the year for 2022 is Very Peri (Pantone 12-3938), “a New Pantone Colour whose courageous presence encourages personal inventiveness and creativity”, says Pantone. Pantone’s headquarters goes on to highlight we are living in transformative times with hopes to altered landscapes of possibilities, a new vision, rewriting our lives, rekindling gratitude for qualities that blue represent an ..read more

A home called Ahead of the curve emerged as the winner of this years Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition. Designed and finished to perfection by Clive Barrington Contruction, built over 2 years with a hefty 2 million NZ price tag,  it has all the luxury you would expect and more! A sculptured copper roof waves over this 405sqm concrete structured home.  Ply celiings curved and straight lined add warmth to this home interior along with engineed timber flooring, underfloor slab heating along with curved black aluminium joinery. Multiple living spaces and cosy ..read more

The colours and design in our homes are a true reflection of us!  What better time whilst many of us are still dealing with a turbulent year and more time at home… is the opportunity to look at upcoming colour trends and gather some inspiration for a few vibrant changes at home!  It’s a time where simple living makes its mark on colour trends for 2022 and a chance for our own interior decoration and escapism. Many artists, companies and industries shape the colour trend predictions for the year ahead or more.  This often starts with creators, innovators and product designers at ..read more

Grand Designs UK has a new series for 2021 which sees Kevin McLeod return with “episodes full of remarkable self-builds, sharing the architecture and emotions that come with risking everything to create an extraordinary home”. In the Fens, South Lincolnshire Amye and Nathan take on a complex barn build to suit multi generations of their family including Nathan’s teenage children and his mum and step dad.  They were empty handed when searching the area for the ideal barn conversion so when they found the perfect plot they launched right into self build their £600k dream cathedral-like Dutc ..read more

Decorative plate walls have been around for centuries and many people think of antique plate collections of great grandeur.  Kelly Wearstler among many leading designers can be thanked for reigniting this wonderful trend when she created a dramatic plate wall of art at the luxury beachside hotel Viceroy in Santa Monica last year. From there many interior designers have continued to create colourful and quirky displays from decorative plates.  We recently wrote about home decor trends for 2021 on this blog… sustainability, cottage-core and Grand Millennials to name a few and it ..read more

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