Haven

Haven is a brand new home and living magazine for a brand-new world. With many of us spending more time at home than ever, our homes are our safe haven from the challenges we face beyond our front doors. Step inside the pages and stay awhile. We celebrate everything that makes a house a home — inviting spaces, inspiring people, delicious food, and homes with heart.

Editor’s note

Haven

MY HAVEN • Writer and content creator Sinead Corcoran got a taste for working from her Central Auckland home during lockdown and never looked back.

NOTEWORTHY • Bright, shiny things and stylish discoveries.

BOOK OF THE MOMENT • The Other Way by David Trubridge

Recommended reads

CHILD’S PLAY • Create a happy place for smaller family members, with colour and a sense of fun.

ART HOUSE • With its graceful original features and the creations and collections of its artist owner, this Hamilton cottage is a study in character.

COSY CHIC • Feel right at home with these cottage-worthy finds.

Character & charm • A sympathetic reno brings out the best in a 1920s Wellington family home.

TIMELESS CLASSICS • Go big on character with heritage-inspired classics.

DREAM BIG • A globe-trotting couple found their forever home in a Hamptons-style villa a short stroll from the shores of the Hauraki Gulf.

HUNT & GATHER • Get inspired by Michelle’s international flair.

His and hers • A resourceful couple with complementary strengths transformed a run-down rural Waihi property into a quaint country retreat for two.

RELAXED RUSTIC • Recreate Ken and Kay’s down-to-earth look.

MY COLOURFUL DOOR COMPETITION

TRANSFORM Whakahuri

MODERN MAKEOVER • A designer’s eye transforms a cute cottage into a functional family home with style to spare.

IN FLOWER • Wild and expressive, floral motifs offer endless inspiration for your interiors. These spaces are blooming with fresh ideas for you to pick from, whether you’re inclined towards nostalgia, a fan of the classics, boho at heart or all about the blend.

CHOOSING ART FOR YOUR HOME

Rock the pop • We dare you to deviate from the cookie cutter world and inject a dose of eccentric personality with a pop of colour.

Alfresco spread • I’m calling it – it’s time to take it outside. After huddling indoors all winter, even a hint of warmer weather is enough to get me dining outdoors again. This menu is the perfect bridge between the comfort food of winter and the freshness of the coming summer.

SWEET DREAMS • Maximum flavour, minimum fuss is the ethos of Kiwi foodie Sam Parish, whose new recipe book is a treat for the busy cook.

EPICURATED • We go shopping for the latest in tasty treats, tempting tipples and other foodie finds.

Quick bites

GROW Whakatupu

Masterclass • Flowers and fruit form a verdant table setting that doubles as a work of art. Create your own with tips by celebrated designer and artist Shellie Pomeroy

INSIDE-OUT LIVING • Greet mid-spring by creating comfortable outdoor spaces that invite you to inhabit your garden, connect with nature and just sit awhile.

Tasks for October

Garden in a vase • Georgie Malyon rebels against symmetry and constructs a natural-looking centrepiece that seems like it could have been arranged by Mother Nature herself.

Jewel passions • When she’s not raising money for charity, Ruby Seeto loves nothing more than hanging out at home with her cute dogs.