Reader roundup: A fantasy style mural, plant pot friends, and…

We love seeing what our readers create with the help… more/comment

Reader roundup: A fantasy style mural, plant pot friends, and an exterior refresh
Artist Lynsey Watts creates one-of-a-kind mesmerising mandalas

It all started with a rock. When Lynsey Watts stumbled… more/comment

Artist Lynsey Watts creates one-of-a-kind mesmerising mandalas
Seniors get crafty this Christmas

Why are these Santa stones so special? Claus we said… more/comment

Seniors get crafty this Christmas
Is now a good time to build?

Story by Master Builders

You might be wondering whether now… more/comment

Is now a good time to build?
Reader round-up: A Resene Christmas, colourful plant pots and Pacific…

We always love to see what our readers are doing… more/comment

Reader round-up: A Resene Christmas, colourful plant pots and Pacific story painting
Corey Harbrow paints a clear picture on keeping our sea…

You might not ‘sea’ it at first, but Canterbury artist… more/comment

Corey Harbrow paints a clear picture on keeping our sea clean
Vanessa Barclay’s mural holds a powerful message

Artist and environmental advocate Vanessa Barclay has used a range… more/comment

Vanessa Barclay’s mural holds a powerful message
Nikki Kettle bringing colour to people’s homes through her ‘shelf-made’…

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective.  Nikki Kettle… more/comment

Nikki Kettle bringing colour to people’s homes through her ‘shelf-made’ products
Support local this Christmas with handmade gifts from local creators

There’s always someone on the Christmas list a little tricky… more/comment

Support local this Christmas with handmade gifts from local creators
Artist Kathryn Ritchie finds her inspiration in the landscape around…

Kathryn has dabbled in art all her life, but her… more/comment

Artist Kathryn Ritchie finds her inspiration in the landscape around her
A quick word with Rooms author and photographer Jane Ussher

Photographer Jane Ussher is well known for her ability to… more/comment

A quick word with Rooms author and photographer Jane Ussher
Reader roundup: Bright barbiecore and sustainable gifts

habitat readers have been brave and creative this month. In… more/comment

Reader roundup: Bright barbiecore and sustainable gifts
Micaela Van den Berg’s Resene mural livening up Dargaville Public…

There is no such thing as tūī-many colours when it… more/comment

Micaela Van den Berg’s Resene mural livening up Dargaville Public Library
Game on: Artist Clint Christian's playful designs are block-busters

It was a self-confessed ‘midlife crisis’ that led Clint Christian… more/comment

Game on: Artist Clint Christian's playful designs are block-busters
Jackie Nicholls' ornamental take on tiny houses

“French vintage with a Scandinavian influence” is how artist, designer… more/comment

Jackie Nicholls' ornamental take on tiny houses
Artist Rachel Dodds has birds on the brain

As voting gets underway for New Zealand’s Bird of the… more/comment

Artist Rachel Dodds has birds on the brain
Artist Heather Wilson takes a bite out of the Big…

Heather Wilson has taken a good bite out of 2022.… more/comment

Artist Heather Wilson takes a bite out of the Big Apple project
Inspiration activates colourful creativity for Mauricio Benega

Mauricio Benega’s vibrant, graphic works painted in Resene colours are… more/comment

Inspiration activates colourful creativity for Mauricio Benega
Artist Kate Hursthouse finds her groove post pandemic

Kate Hursthouse is a woman of many hats, an architect,… more/comment

Artist Kate Hursthouse finds her groove post pandemic
Hannah Kate saw the sign... and it opened up a…

What started as a thoughtful gift for her niece has… more/comment

Hannah Kate saw the sign... and it opened up a colourful business idea!