Building this home was a dream come true for my husband and architect John.

We absolutely love this home and are excited to share just how special it is thanks to the NZ House and Garden magazine feature.

There’s nothing more inspiring that hearing stories of creative folk who take the leap to leave the safety of big city and corporate jobs to chase the dream of building their lifestyle around creating more time with the family and getting back to nature. This is the story that Toby from RAW Concrete has created for himself and he has well and truly found his place in the raw world of concrete. We were lucky enough to find out more about how RAW came about.

In our line of work we meet some pretty darn clever makers, and we're big fans of the ones who take care of their work, conscious of environmental impact whilst designing thoughtful, functional and timeless products.

We recently chatted with Annie Loveridge, about her store The Ivy House, and how it represents her meaning of “home” (whist admitting she too is a homebody at heart)

Annie and her delightful team firmly believe that natural materials, sourced kindly, produce healthy homes, and live by their number one belief “choose what you love".

Roadtripping north earlier this year I gave strict instructions to my beloved that we must make a slight detour to the idyllic coastal town of Waihi Beach - The home of Sunday, the bricks and mortar of Alana Broadhead - book maker, blog writer, shop keeper, beachside dweller, and lover of living well. Alana shares with us a little on her background and how Sunday evolved, why living a high-grade, slow life at Waihi Beach is important and how everyday should feel like Sunday.

I have a reckless love of linen and our house is full of Foxtrot goodies. My respect for these two sisters is enormous – running a fantastic business together, growing a great brand and product while working remotely.

Linen is equal parts functional and beautiful, it has breathable qualities, a great depth of colour when dyed, and the more it’s used (and washed) the softer it gets. Keep it on your bed all year round, because linen is warm in winter and cool in summer too.

Here’s what our friends at Foxtrot had to say.

We’re putting the spotlight on suppliers! I’m so excited to showcase the talent, energy, and creativity that sits behind a few of our favourites, starting with Emma Hayes Textiles.

Emma Hayes Textiles is a New Zealand based design company with a vision to “create beautiful textiles for beautiful spaces”. Oh how we relate. Wallcoverings, fabrics and accessories are a major weapon in our style armoury.