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KITCHEN

The floating shelves were made from the old rimu benchtop, which was replaced with a Neolith sintered stone countertop.

PERFECT FINISHES

Natural Paint Co. paint in Naturally White was used on the ceiling, Clover Honey for the walls, Naturally White enamel for the kitchen and bathroom, and the front door was painted Black Robin. The Forte Flooring washed oak engineered planks used in the kitchen, living room and hall were bought at an end-of-line price.

LOUNGE

The vintage chair is from Trade Me and teamed with an old couch from Jen’s flatting days. The skateboard with the giraffe is from Paper Rain and bought in Christchurch; the other two are from an artist Kyoko Shirai. “We bought one in a gallery in Whangamatā and the other from her own gallery called Ulo in Raglan,” says Jen.

here’s nothing like a tight time frame to focus the mind. When Aucklanders Jen and Brad– was pregnant with her second child, and time was of the essence.

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