Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2025 i Your Home and Garden

Fiona Hawtin, Editor Those brilliant magnolia flowers have been heralding spring for a while now. There’s a feeling of lightness and longer days full of possibility. Which must be why so many of us become obsessed with spring cleaning. The psychological effects of scrubbing floors, decluttering the kitchen cupboards and generally putting our houses in order are as much about nice, clean spaces as it is letting go, clearing out the excess, making room for the new and starting afresh. That’s where our ultimate spring cleaning and decluttering guide, starting on page 72, comes in. If you’re anything like me and find it hard to get started, you’ll find it gripping reading. It’s got the lowdown on organising systems from the Swedish death clean to the 12-12-12 way. Pick one…

SAY CHEESE It is always a good time for a cheeseboard. Elevate your charcuterie presentation skills with this Black Blaze Oasis marble serving platter. The fun shape and unique pattern are almost as pretty as the food itself. $199, from superette.co.nz WALL OF LIGHT Lighting is the jewellery of the home. This McMullin x Folk Studio Robbi wall sconce is the perfect earring. $495, from shopdesseinparke.co EN POINTE Sophia Jenny’s cyanotype print Daydreams III looks like it’s been plucked from our wildest imagination. $89 (A4), from endemicworld.com KEEPING TIME FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S ALREADY OCTOBER. POMEGRANATE CONTINUOUS CALENDAR, $19.99, FROM COTTONON.COM TINY TREASURE A trinket dish is the perfect receptacle for those of us who are always trying to find that favourite ring at the last minute. Pop…

WHEEL SMART Made for people with small gardens, an Esschert Design foldable wheel barrow, $230, from puririlaneaddenbrooke.co.nz, will easily transport a load of leaves and clippings to your compost or garden bin. At only 5kg, it’s lightweight, yet sturdy, easily folds for storage and has pockets for carrying those necessary garden tools. BE SAC - ISFIED A simple design planted the seed for gardening enthusiastss Trisha Dixon Burkitt and her daughter-in-law Sarha’s business venture. It came about when Sarha complained to Trisha about losing her tools and phone while juggling her gardening tools. The solution – Le Sac, $119, from the wastefreehome.co.nz. Made from heavy-duty cotton canvas with reinforced pockets th hat easily move from front to back, it’s your new green dream. PICK OF THE BUNCH IF YOU’D LIKE…

Pumpkin bowl & broomsticks SERVES 8 INGREDIENTS 1.5kg whole butternut pumpkin 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 bunch celery, trimmed, cut into 8cm lengths 1 cup Greek-style natural yoghurt 100g feta, crumbled ½ cup chopped mint ¼ cup toasted pecans 1 garlic clove, crushed Blood-curdling bugs, to serve (see Note) 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. 2 Cut top from pumpkin (reserve for lid). Cut a 10cm-thick piece from top of pumpkin. Peel; chop flesh. Cut a slice from base of remaining pumpkin so it sits flat and forms a bowl. Using a teaspoon, scoop out seeds, leaving a 1cm-thick shell. Arrange chopped pumpkin on prepared tray, along with pumpkin bowl and pumpkin lid. Drizzle with oil. Bake for 25 minutes or until tender. 3…

WANT SAUCE ON THAT? The answer to that will always be “yes, please” if it’s something from Jenny’s Kitchen, maker of the cult Tamarind Chutney. After 27 years, the business has two new products: Original Tamarind Sauce and Spicy Tamarind Sauce. One is the original tangy, sweet flavour in a sauce version and the second has a chilli kick. It’s suggested they accompany everything from an upgrade sauce for sausage rolls, as a dipping sauce for garlic prawns, or drizzled on pizza. Actually, they’ll enhance pretty much anything. $13, jennyskitchen.co.nz TRIPLE TREAT POTTER BROTHERS’ NEW PEANUT BUTTER & BERRY MILK CHOCOLATE DROPS ARE A THRILLING THREE-IN-ONE EXPLOSION OF PEANUT BUTTER, BERRY FROSTING AND MILK CHOCOLATE. $4.99, FROM POTTERBROTHERS.CO.NZ TRUFFLE HUNTER Lindt’s Lindor range of brilliantly flavoured truffles is legendary. Just…

SLEEPER HIT It’s hard to beat the pleasure of new bed linen and good pillows. Imperial sheet set, $429.90 (queen), from Wallace Cotton. DESIGN HERO Kazuyo Sejima designed the angular Sumida Hokusai Museum, Tokyo. 1. What type of house do you live in? A modest home, with plenty of clean white walls that I love to cover in art. I’m drawn to nature-inspired works, abstract pieces and anything with texture, colour and movement. 2. What type of house do you wish you lived in? Something mid-century, architecturally designed. I love character and quirk and have always dreamed of having a sunken lounge, a fireplace and a little garden to retreat into. 3. What is your design motto? Lived-in comfort. I want to surround myself with pieces that have been collected…

WE LOVE Nothing beats a sunny day and a new mag. @nicolebecca PODCAST OF THE MONTH Sick Sad Lit is the book club for those of us who love their fiction unhinged. A reading nook like this one is on our wishlist. @daniklaric CONNECT WITH US We love seeing images from our #yourhomeandgarden community. @yourhomeandgarden TOP INSTAGRAM POST A villa with lashings of colour got the tick of approval online. @yourhomeandgarden TRENDING ONLINE People flocked to read about this coastal home. yourhomeandgarden.co.nz Instagram @yourhomeandgarden | Facebook facebook.com/yourhomegarden | Website yourhomeandgarden.co.nz | Pinterest yourhomegarden…

CUISINE ART The open kitchen has a retro feel with its Smeg appliances, Marshall speaker and hexagonal tiles. It’s a real gathering place for the family and one of their favourite activities is to bake cookies together. A local artisan worked on the custom-designed kitchen. The open kitchen allows whoever’s cooking to keep an eye on the children playing on the swing, which was purchased from a local hardware store. home profile MEET & GREET Juliana (interior decorator/ designer and Pomelo Studio co-founder), her husband Jean-Francois de Giacomi and their two children, Valentina, nine, and Brune, five. THE PROPERTY Renovated three-bedroom, two-bathroom ’60s home. When Juliana and Jean-Francois de Giacomi decided to move out of their apartment and search for a family home, they never dreamed of moving to the…

Walls painted in Resene SpaceCote Flat in Resene Half Milk Punch. Floor painted in Resene Walk-on in Resene Half Milk Punch. Bedhead painted in Resene SpaceCote Flat in Resene Half Milk Punch and shelving trim in Resene SpaceCote Flat in Resene Ziggurat. Charles’ bedside table, $49, from Kmart, is painted in Resene Corvette with the feet and arch painted in Resene Jacko Bean. Beth Xia Tūī art print, $89, from Endemicworld. ON BED Kip & Co Limoncello Stripe duvet, $245; and pillowcases, $85; both from Allium Interiors. Bloomingville cushion, $149; Olli Ella toy, $89; Cam Cam moon light, $85; and Olli Ella lamp, $189; all from Little Whimsy. Inspired by a bird painting, the room’s palette is mostly neutral, allowing the artwork to sing. Splashes of colour on the bookshelf…

Let’s be honest – we all judge a book by its cover. From the front door to those first moments inside, it’s important to cement not only your style, but the atmosphere you want to create in your home. We’ve come up with five ways to impress everyone, from your friends to your postie, with a clean and welcoming threshold and entranceway. PRACTICALITY MAKES PERFECT An entranceway must be functional for it to be fully enjoyable. Take a moment to evaluate what your routine is as you walk through the door – do your shoes come off, or do you immediately put your keys and bag down? Once you’ve figured out your personal routine, build your entranceway around you. Don’t add a coat rack if you prefer to hang your…

Lamb schwarma cigars MAKES ABOUT 25 LAMB FILLING 1 medium onion, peeled, then coarsely grated 1 large egg 1 large garlic clove, finely minced 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 1/3 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp olive oil 2 tsp lemon juice 50g bulgur 250g minced lamb (about 15% fat) 1 small courgette, coarsely grated 5g mint leaves, finely chopped, plus extra for garnish 10g coriander leaves, finely chopped, plus extra for garnish 1 1/2 tsp fine sea salt 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper TO ASSEMBLE 80–100ml extra virgin olive oil 10 sheets filo pastry SAUCE 250g thick Greek yoghurt 1 Tbsp pomegranate molasses 2 Tbsp pomegranate seeds, to garnish 1 For the Lamb Filling, combine all the…

You will need • Black tinsel • Metal wire wreath from a craft shop • Christmas tree baubles and plastic eyeballs • Hot glue gun • Disposable gloves • Lollies • Black and orange ribbons • Fine nails or tacks • Hammer 1 To make the wreath, twist the tinsel around and through the wreath. 2 Hot glue some of the Christmas tree baubles and plastic eyeballs onto the tinsel, then thread a black ribbon through the wreath to hang on the door. 3 Fill the disposable gloves with lollies and tie with ribbon. 4 Hang under the wreath with a fine nail or a tack hammered in. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHY FUTURE CONTENT…

EDITOR Fiona Hawtin ART & EDITORIAL Content producer Bryony Ammonds-Smith Art director Nicola Feeney Chief sub-editor Michelle Joe Garden editor Mary Lovell-Smith Senior designers Hayley Pearce, Béla Trussell-Cullen Designers Anna Pétursdóttir, Shane Kelly CONTRIBUTORS Amber Armitage, Helen Bankers, Anna Briggs, Jo Cribb, Eleanor Cripps, Future Content, Melanie Jenkins, Living Inside, Babiche Martens, Marina Mathews, Julie O’Reilly, Catherine Steel, Shelley Tustin, Alice Veysey ADVERTISING | CORPORATE Sales director Claire Chisholm Senior commercial brand manager Angela Wei, angela.wei@aremedia.co.nz Senior account managers Chloe Jordan, Chloe.Jordan@aremedia.co.nz; Amy Madden, Amy.Madden@aremedia.co.nz; Jacquie Fraser, Jacquie.Fraser@aremedia.co.nz Account manager Sara Grace Aldis SaraGrace.Aldis@aremedia.co.nz Classified sales Kim Chapman, Classifieds@xtra.co.nz Head of digital Melissa Walsh Commercial editor Sarah Templeton Senior digital content producer Katie Delany Shopping editor Hemma Vara EXECUTIVE Chief executive officer Jane Huxley General manager Stuart Dick Editorial director…

home profile MEET & GREET Viarni Bright (events account manager and stylist at Lucy’s Events), Paddy Torr (operations manager for KOS Fencing), their dogs Earl and Lady, chickens Clucky and Chai, and Latte the goat. THE PROPERTY A two-bedroom, 2007 home situated on four hectares in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty. SOW AMBITIOUS Homeowner Viarni Bright and her fiance Paddy Torr planted nearly 1000 new plants on their property. On the front veranda of her Te Puke home she shares with her fiance Paddy, Viarni Bright savours the tranquility of their orchard each morning. The couple has created a peaceful rural setting here; the chickens cluck sweetly in their coop nearby, and the native birdsong carries across the treetops. “It’s a sheltered sunny spot,” she says, “the dogs love to…

Decluttering Pick a (decluttering) path The internet is swollen with decluttering methods, all of which have their advantages, whether it’s a neat trick for deciding what to keep or a way to stay motivated. Here’s a rundown on some of the leading organisation methods. this three-pronged method of decluttering. Ski slope method Seriously cluttered spaces cause mess paralysis, but the ski slope method helps tackle them incrementally. Block out the room at large and focus on one corner (or a small section, like a drawer). Once that’s done and you’re glowing with accomplishment, you “ski” to the next section, criss-crossing the room and leaving order in your wake. Swish, swish. Swedish death cleaning Though it sounds like a Nordic noir novel, the concept of Swedish death cleaning – essentially, clearing…

STYLE EVOLUTION Bella’s love for all things retro has developed over time, saying, “My taste in music, clothing and interior decor has always gone hand-in-hand with my art style.” Bella Foster’s art transports you to another time and place. With an affinity for mid-century California, namely Palm Springs, she crafts bright and brilliant works that you want to dive headfirst into. Tell us about your art journey. My art journey so far has been very organic. I was always drawn to creative subjects at school, and with my grandfather being a photographer, it felt natural to pick up a camera and start playing around with photography at a young age. Rather than pursuing my love for photography and interest in painting through university, I decided to invest my time and…