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Living room with a plush contemporary sofa and two vintage Jindrich Halabala armchairs, blending modern and classic elements.

Flooring

The wood-finished cabinetry works well with the surrounding schist wall finishes and rustic wood dining table.

Lighting

Modern kitchen design with warm materials and tones, based on homeowners’ vision for minimalist elegance.

Tables

A black dining table and chairs connect with the kitchen cabinetry beyond the stairs.

Strong and sustainable, the magic of bamboo

Bamboo is a great choice for a wide range of building-related solutions – specialists Plantation Bamboo outline some of the key reasons

Decadent decor

The interior designer used the most luxurious of materials from brass, marble, crystal and velvets to create a home that is refined and opulent at every turn

Choosing the Right Dining Table for Your Space

Shape, size, and material considerations for a functional dining area

Finding the Perfect Flooring for Your Dining Room

Choose a dining room floor that balances beauty, practicality, and durability for everyday meals and entertaining

This pavilion home immerses itself with the natural world – each architectural element is designed to maximise breathtaking lake views, while respecting the surrounding environment – lower level volumes float over the land

Interior view of sofas and chairs in a living room.

A canvas in the clouds

Innovative design meets high-end living considerations in this 80th-floor penthouse transformation – resulting in a warm, texture-rich haven amongst the clouds

Exterior view of a steel roof on a renovated building.

Twin peaks

This renovation integrates modern living with the home’s original character, while creating a seamless connection to its beautiful garden setting

Industrial tone

Contrasts – masculine and feminine, hard and soft – are designed to enrich these interior spaces, with elements creating an interplay of textures that brings depth and sophistication to every room – the kitchen is the hero of the design, presenting dark toned cabinetry teemed with a dark ceiling overhead

coffee tables and side tables in a living space, beige wall tones

Luxe look on a lean budget

Here, property stylist Justine Wilson, founder of Vault Interiors, shares her tips on creating beautiful, impactful home styling to prepare a property for sale without a luxury price tag

Designer: I used the pipe style extractors to minimise the obstruction of the mountain views and to echo the style of the round rustic feature table.

Mountain echo

A rustic island table, schist accents, overhead ventilation that stands out without blocking views and a wall of wood cabinetry all come together to create a kitchen that's trained on family life and connects with its mountain outlooks

Dining area in a country kitchen featuring rustic wooden beams overhead, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.

The dining area with rustic beams overhead.

The kitchen and dining area incorporates statement Madame Brass pendants, which define the dining area from the open plan kitchen.

Detail of outdoor dining area with timber finishes and elegant, understated furniture.

Dining area detail. - Fresh and contemporary -

Terrace dining under the stars – natural connections were key to the interior makeover.

Open-plan kitchen integrated into the home’s central living space.

The kitchen is central to the home's living spaces.

Open-plan view of the kitchen from adjacent living spaces.

The kitchen seen from the adjacent living spaces.

A kitchen designed to blend seamlessly into the open plan living area, styled to resemble attractive furniture.

Part of the design brief was to make sure that the kitchen blended successfully into the open plan living area and that it would look like attractive furniture.

Rear al fresco dining space with a view through the home, from the outdoor setting to the living and kitchen areas inside.

Looking from the rear al fresco dining setting into the living room with kitchen bringing up the rear.

Dark-toned battens on the dining table mirror and contrast the lighter Vic Ash cabinetry, offering both connection and visual interest.

Battens in a black tone on the dining table both connect with and contrast the Vic Ash battens on the adjacent cabinetry.

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Open-plan layout with bi-fold doors connecting kitchen, dining, and sunken living to the front deck for seamless indoor-outdoor flow.

The layout allows the space to open up for indoor/outdoor entertaining with large glass bi-fold doors that connect the kitchen, dining and sunken living areas to the front deck – for a light, airy feel.

Wood floors and wood cabinetry bring a natural feel to the dining/kitchen living space that opens to the covered outdoor room with room-height sliders.

View of dining area featuring wood floors and contemporary dining furniture.

Dining room with simple furnishings and a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Dining room. - Familiar yet dramatically different -

Open-plan layout connects the kitchen with dining, living areas, and a central courtyard (not pictured).

The kitchen is open to the dining and living spaces as well as commanding an outlook to the central glass roofed outdoor courtyard (not pictured).

Dining table designed by Angel O’Donnell, set within the red-toned dining space.

Dining table design by Angel O’Donnell.

Dining room with dining tables by Barry Connor Design

Dining area viewed from the kitchen.

Dining space enclosed by glass walls, bathed in natural light with views to the outdoors.

Elegant and gracious interior spaces, such as this glass-wall surrounded dining area, offer an abundance of natural light and strong indoor-outdoor connections.

Interior design featuring a contemporary staircase with wooden steps, leading to a bright dining room.

The staircase visually anchors the space and is where everything comes together – the dining area is in the foreground.

Dining room with framed view of the pool through glass windows.

Dining area with sightline to pool. - Proud face, open heart -

Kitchen and dining area with pale toned cabinetry.

The new kitchen is a focal point of the larger living/dining/kitchen space.

Contemporary dining space featuring a marble table and upholstered seating

Main dining with view.

Dining area seen from the side, with kitchen just to the left.

Dining elevation with kitchen to the left. - Proud face, open heart -

View from the dining area looking back toward the kitchen and entry porch.

Looking back to kitchen from dining zone – entry porch is to the right.

The exterior perspective of the renovated open-plan dining and kitchen by Craig Linke

The exterior perspective of the renovated open-plan dining and kitchen area.

The new kitchen looks out on the sheltered alfresco dining area.

The kitchen, informal dining space that makes the most of the soaring volume made possible by the gabled building.

Interior flooded with soft, layered light with visual connections to the surrounding landscape.

The challenging southern orientation inspired FMD Architects to pursue connections to the landscape from every aspect, drawing in layered gradients of natural light.

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Askö

Furniture designed for life. Ethically made dining and living furniture and accessories by international and New Zealand designers where refined elegance meets sleek, contemporary form. Explore our extensive range of designer furniture via our Christchurch showroom or browse online.

Plumbing World

Plumbing World is New Zealand’s most prominent 100% Kiwi-owned national plumbing merchant, operating over 50 branches from Kerikeri to Invercargill. Plumbing World offers a wide range of bathroom, kitchen, laundry, heating, and hot water products, catering to trade professionals and homeowners.

Modern multi-generational home exterior with landscaped garden and large windows

Landmark Homes

Founding directors Paul and Debbie Clarke established Landmark Homes in 1977. Their vision was to offer “something more exciting” than the average home: a home that made creative use of space but was also beautiful to live in.

Poggenpohl

Poggenpohl is a premium German kitchen brand known for its innovation, timeless design, and precision craftsmanship, offering bespoke kitchen solutions that blend luxury with functionality.

Mastercraft Kitchens

Mastercraft was the brainchild of Murray Belz, a Chief’s supporter with an eye for design, a tonne of ideas and a passion for excellence.

Kitchen Studio

At Kitchen Studio we are very proud of the fact that we are been voted the most trusted kitchen brand in New Zealand for the ninth year running, and there are good reasons why more Kiwis trust us to transform their kitchen than anyone else.

Kitchen Things

Kitchen Things is a 100% locally owned and operated family business that pioneered European cooking in 1986. We specialise in high quality, premium European cooking appliances and our cooking range is complemented with dishwashing, refrigeration, laundry, sinks, taps and small appliances.

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