NEWS
Winter mood
booster
Editor’s letter
Welcome!
A
re you the kind
of person who is
more productive
during the winter
months? Shorter,
colder days are all the excuse
many of us need to stay in and
get stuff done. Whether that’s
cooking, crafting, snuggling up
with a book or ticking off longignored jobs around the house,
it is time well spent.
This issue is loaded with the
information and updates you
need to make being at home
more enjoyable. The first step is
to ensure your place is inviting:
our healthy home guide (see
page 45) shares design tips
and energy-saving ideas to let
the sunshine in, keep the cold
– and power bills – at bay and
generally support the wellbeing
of your household.
Next, add warm decor items
that are as good to touch as they
are to look at. Then ponder the
many brightly hued plants that
bring cheer during the chilly
season (the scent of camellias
still transports me to my
grandmother’s winter garden).
There’s DIY too, including a
clever upcycle of a cot to a snug
reading nook older kids will
love. Top of the season to you,
Hidden talents
Words Leigh Livingstone. Photography (editor) Cath Muscat,
(winter haven) Belinda Merrie. *When choosing indoor plants,
always read the label as some can be toxic to children and pets.
House plants are known to
increase feelings of wellbeing,
enhance productivity, reduce
stress and improve air quality
– imperative during darker,
cooler months when some
of us just want to hibernate.
Here are three top plant
picks to lift your spirits.*
Ficus elastica rubber
plant in Northcote
Pottery ‘Virgo’ 18cm
pot in Ocean, $25.98,
I/N: 0263151
Monstera
deliciosa
fruit salad plant
in Scheurich
‘Panna’ 23cm
x 21cm glazed
indoor pot in
White, $51.97,
I/N: 2891347
Dracaena deremensis
tall triple cane plant in
Northcote Pottery ‘Carter’
17cm pot in White,
$18.89, I/N: 0263169
Printed by Webstar. Paper
fibre is from well-managed
forests and other controlled
sources. Some products are
not available at all Bunnings
stores, but may be ordered.
Take the living outside
– with a few warming
touches! See from page 14
Bunnings team member Bella’s
passion for colour extends beyond
the paint shop. At work, she shares
her expertise with customers; at
home, she creates unique art –
and even teaches her dad basic
skills as they renovate their home.
“What I love about painting is that
I can be creative and escape to
my own world,” says Bella. Using
her knowledge of colour tones
and “playing around with new
techniques”, she’s developed a
pouring method to make artworks.
WINTER
All plants sold separately.
Bunnings team
member Bella
working on one
of her creations
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See Bella create beautiful art:
bunnings.co.nz/we-do-too/Bella
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