It’s week 4 of Home Glow’s Saturday Blog — the Thursday ORC edition. Quick recap — I’m turning a 19th century blacksmith shop into a studio for Home Glow Design. I call it my Ultimate She-Shed, because, after nearly 8 years as a stay-at-home parent to boys, getting back into the professional world is a happy, […]

This is the hardest project that I have accomplished to date and I am so proud of myself. I had never done anything so ambitious before, oth

Warren and his wife Louise had always dreamed of living in the country. Inspired by the classic country lodges of yesteryear, the couple decided to create their very own and immersed themselves in the building process on their Taupaki home, right down to hand-oiling the exposed macrocarpa beams and ceiling using Resene Furniture and Decking Oil. When it came to choosing the right paint colours to suit their home, Warren and Louise called in interior designer Kate Gardham of Sticks + Stones…

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Cottage style bedroom features a brown farmhouse dresser with white knobs on vertical tongue and groove trim and black canopy bed lit by a gray lamp.