While you start fretting about the pile of dirty washing by the machine, what are guests really looking at?

After being rumoured to have practically moved in with her boyfriend, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle has given a glimpse in to her interior style in her own home.

COMMENT: Wherever you look in NZ our approach seems to shout 'who needs architecture?'

The Block winner Ben Crawford and his wife bought a plot of land on the outskirts of Auckland. He reveals what the couple learned from their Grand Design.

Texture and pattern is important in interiors but sometimes only smooth will do.

For a world weary of so much red and blue, green may be just the right tone for the 2017 Pantone Colour of the Year.

If you think you're having a bad day spare a thought for the man whose house was demolished by mistake.

No matter how much you love colour, a monochromatic room is such an easy way of adding sophistication to a home. But there are a few rules when it comes to keeping it modern.

This sophisticated neutral is always in style.

Fine wine, fine art, fine gardens and fine homes - all accompanied by fine weather meant plenty of fine smiles for the organisers

Once considered decidedly feminine, this versatile tone is bang on trend this summer.

For those starting to tire of natural linens and muted colours, Hollywood Regency is like a glass of bubbles - fresh, glamorous and slightly intoxicating.

Ruth Spencer on how to achieve a more compact way of life.

The architects who transformed a drab unused off-ramp into the colourful star of Auckland's inner-city cycle network have won another major honour.

Uninspiring election billboards have been panned by a design expert, who described them as more suited to wallpaper designs than vote-snaggers.

For the first time in 32 years the Waikato Home and Garden Show is in new hands. Made with finding from NZ on Air

Claire McCall takes a sneak peek inside Real Housewives' Julia Sloane's weekender.

He's an architect, a designer, an urbanist and a philosopher. Greg Bruce meets the multi-talented Chris Moller.

Here are five quick ways to clean out items right now and donate them to an organization that will actually use them.

Why pay someone to pull your own design ideas out of your head, reinterpret them and then bring them to reality? Well, here are just

Not only is Victoria and David Beckham's French holiday home rumoured to be haunted, it's also set to sell for far less than the cost of its renovations.

Rachel Hunter has put her property up for sale at $5m and given us a look inside.

Lighting can completely change the characteristics of a room. From dim-lit mood lighting to quirky neon feature pieces - you need

A few words with architect Ken Crosson.

Look to multiple textures and pops of colour in patterns that complement what you already have.

All is not lost for the keen gardener in the coldest season, writes Sarah O'Neil

Here are eleven ways to give your kids' rooms an easy update.