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I went for an initial site visit at a 1960’s family home in Hinuera yesterday and boy did it have some cool features.
Check out the bathroom wallpaper!

I love seeing our designs come to life.
I haven’t been to site since this beauty of a kitchen was installed & it was such a delight to see.

More photos to follow once tiling is complete!

Vintage Sofa details 🤎

Admiring our furniture deliveries on my site visit this morn - Vintage Chairs for the suites.

Finch Productions
Auckland

Roly Poly building by in all its glory 🙌🏼

Alllllwaays here for the terracotta brick 🫶🏼 and its warm earthy materiality.

Gallery house with its beautiful brick facade by

Via

Alllll the pretty things.

Timber detailing winning in today’s design appreciation.

Via

Terracotta & cream check perfection in Tulum.
Must be time for a holiday…

A 19th Century Fortress transformed into a stunning hotel in Montenegro.

Stylish hotels grabbing my attention today.

with its Palm Springs vibe.

Luxe vibes in the teen en-suite!
We’re loving the cast of light from underneath the vanity.

River Rd Residence • 2023

Beautiful knurled handles in dark brass

River Road Residence • 2023

Details in one of our residential projects.
A bit of fun with patterns and textures in this teen’s room.

River Rd Residence • 2023

Project: Ten Foot Residence
Area: Ensuite

Project: Ten Foot Residence
Area: Main bathroom
A masculine bathroom for 3 teenage boys.

Project: Ten Foot Residence
Area: Main Bathroom

Loving all the textures in this moody masculine bathroom.

Our lead Interior Designer Ashlee Walters created a muted palette based off an existing artwork in the room and added texture and pattern for a fresh modern teenage space.

Check out the FFE schedule and mood board that she's done for this bedroom design.

The solution to our client's need for space is no clutter but fitting a desk and chair into her teenage daughter's room…

A built-in desk, shelving and window seat sitting just forward of the window to allow the beautiful drapes to slide behind giving the sense of space but also solving all the problems Mum didn’t want to deal with.

WIP on a teenage room design.

Our client contacted us mid-renovation to help with her daughter's room - she needed spatial design help with the layout of the room and some guidance on pulling the whole look together.

Some of the issues we were tasked with solving were “She needs a workstation but I don't want to see the clutter of a desk… We’d like somewhere for her friends to sit when they visit… More storage, hide the mess”

The solution… A built-in desk, shelving and window seat sitting just out from the window to allow the beautiful drapes to slide behind giving the sense of space but also solving all the problems Mum didn't want to face! ✨

Room rendered by our Spatial Designer Loura.

Do you struggle to visualise plans and designs? We understand that it can be tough to imagine what your dream space will look like before it's actually built. That's why we're here to help!

Our in-house render guru can create beautiful and realistic 3D renders of your designs, giving you a true-to-life glimpse into your future space.
Say goodbye to the guessing game and let us bring your vision to life!

Project: Hood Street Bistro
Location: Hamilton

Trouble visualising a space? If you struggle to “see” the outcome of your plans or design ideas you’re not alone. Lots of people can't visualise 2D plans in a 3D view and this is where renders are so helpful in finalising your design ideas.

We can offer full renders of your room or spaces so you can feel confident in your choices and finished product.

Renders can really give our 2D designs life, check out this recent landscape plan completed for a client & then the render created of it to help our client visualise her new pool area planting.

We love to create custom pieces in our designs and often these are lighting features.
Here are a few from recent projects...

Project: Bull & Bear
Location: Hamilton
Custom Arch Lights - arches were a feature in this fitout and this beautiful brick wall needed some ambient lighting so we created a channelled arch that had a flexible tube LED tacked into it to create a flush of light back over the bricks.

We love to create custom pieces in our designs and often these are lighting features.
Here are a few from recent projects...

Project: Hood Street Bistro
Location: Hamilton
Custom wall lights - we created these with the Dott light and our awesome trades & Geoff Flower Sheet metal.

We love to create custom pieces in our designs and often these are lighting features.
Here are a few from recent projects...

Project: Bull & Bear
Location: Hamilton
Custom wall lights - these were created with 's Dott light with brass fittings and custom brass tubing to mimic the graphs seen in stock markets.

Wall sconces are the perfect way to add ambient lighting to a space that is a little like art.

We love this corded plug-in collection from that will effortlessly transform your space without needing an electrician to prewire 😉

Photo from RBW Studio.

Lighting is a wonderful way to add texture and depth to a space as seen here in the Gallery of Flow Yoga & Movement studio via ArchDaily.

Photo from ArchDaily.

Lighting plays an important role in any space, adding another dimension to the design and drawing your eye to areas that you want to give attention.

Lighting that has inspired us recently… Plusminus by can be assembled in multiple configurations, allowing designers to create unique compositions.

Photos from Vibialight.

Hood Street Bistro was a site dear to our hearts as we had owned and operated the cafe here years ago.

On a tight budget (& 2-week time frame) we managed to achieve a beautiful refurb of the site paying homage to the deco nature of the building and linking it to its original features in the entry arches.

Project: Hood Street Bistro
Location: Hamilton Central
Project Management: Tabletalks
Design: Studio Recess
Photographer: The Launch Agency