From the breathtaking to the beautiful, these inspiring swimming pools are arguably the ultimate in family-friendly domestic luxuries, plus, they add loads of value, style and atmosphere to the properties they adorn.
“Colour is one of the most fascinating subjects I can think of,” artist and educator Anna Evans tells Verve. “The science of how we see colour is, frankly, mind-blowing. Colour theory to me is like a form of visual maths. There’s a rhythm to colour, it has reason, and its own beat.”
Intrepid Home was the brainchild of the late Richard Hoggard (1971 – 2021) who, inspired by his time in the Middle East, brought these Bedouin rugs back to New Zealand upon his return.
Like so many, I have, since covid struck, become involved in many DIY projects around the house. On a recent visit to my local Resene store, I saw a placard promoting the Resene DIY DecoratAR app. Always curious about creative new apps, I had to download it and have a play.
Now running a successful construction company, Kerry Hanbury has come a long way since living in a converted double garage with her single mum in a small rural town.
