New Zealand Architecture

With a keen eye for interesting buildings, I love nothing more than to photograph them [...]

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20
Jan
Tour: 1920’s New Zealand Villa

Renovating can be either a small scale DIY affair or a timely large scale structural [...]

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13
Jan
Christmas Ideas

Christmas is such a fun time of year. It’s a time to truly indulge. To [...]

06
Dec
Sustainable Architecture, A Local Childcare Centre

Ngati Hine Childcare ‘Whenua’ Client   Ngati Hine Health Trust Architect Phil Smith    Location  Kawakawa, [...]

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26
Nov
Christmas Tree DIY

Tis’ the season to be jolly……only 4 weeks and 5 days until Christmas 2012.  Another [...]

22
Nov
Bedroom Interiors

Happy Friday! With bedroom interiors being my passion I wanted to share some images I [...]

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01
Nov
Chocolate Brownies

Brownies Firstly grease and line a 23cm x 33cm tray. Pre heat oven to 180 [...]

21
Oct
A Short History of the Bedroom.

I absolutely can’t walk past a second hand bookshop without a browse.  This week I [...]

17
Oct
One Bed, Two Duvets. European Style Sleeping.

He’s hot, she’s cold.  She likes a heavier tog weight duvet in winter, he likes [...]

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08
Oct
Church Conversions

With dwindling attendees, churches have changed their use in recent times from place of worship [...]

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30
Sep
The New Zealand Villa

Built by the Victorians and the Edwardian’s from great native forests, the villa is New [...]

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24
Sep
My DIY

Painting maybe the most tedious job however once completed gives the most serious job satisfaction.  [...]

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22
Aug
Headboards

You don’t need to spend a lot of money on a headboard.  Below is a [...]

19
Aug
Bedroom Storage

Loving these Vintage storage ideas. (Photography shared via Pinterest.com) [...]

13
Aug
Crazy Bedroom Interiors

I stumbled upon an image of a bedroom which was under the sea, literally!  Sharks [...]

23
Jul
Likes and Dislikes

Likes 🙂  Pictures on  “www.facebook.com/collectedbyleeannyare”  New shop Collected, Bloc, 20    Normandy Road, Mt Eden Auckland. [...]

09
Jul
Myth behind Thread Count

I was recently asked about ‘Thread Count’.  All Laura Thomas Linens are 400 Thread Count.  [...]

04
Jul
My White Bedroom.

I have a confession to make.  I am totally obsessed with white bedrooms.  Having discovered [...]

27
Jun