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Embracing Kiwi Elegance: New Zealand Kitchen Design Trends 🇳🇿🍽️

Embracing Kiwi Elegance: New Zealand Kitchen Design Trends 2026 🇳🇿🍽️   Are you envisioning a kitchen that combines functionality, aesthetic appeal, and the unique charm of New Zealand? Look no further! In this guide, we explore the latest New Zealand kitchen design trends of 2026, blending the country’s natural beauty with contemporary elegance. Whether you’re renovating, redecorating, or building a new home, these trends will inspire your dream kitchen.   1. Sustainable Simplicity: New Zealanders have a deep appreciation for nature. Embrace sustainable materials like reclaimed wood, bamboo, and stone in your kitchen design. Opt for energy-efficient appliances and incorporate

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New Zealand Kitchen Design CDC Blog Post

Embracing Kiwi Elegance: New Zealand Kitchen Design Trends 🇳🇿🍽️

Embracing Kiwi Elegance: New Zealand Kitchen Design Trends 2026 🇳🇿🍽️   Are you envisioning a kitchen that combines functionality, aesthetic appeal, and the unique charm of New Zealand? Look no further! In this guide, we explore the latest New Zealand kitchen design trends of 2026, blending the country’s natural beauty with contemporary elegance. Whether you’re renovating, redecorating, or building a new home, these trends will inspire your dream kitchen.   1. Sustainable Simplicity: New Zealanders have a deep appreciation for nature. Embrace sustainable materials like reclaimed wood, bamboo, and stone in your kitchen design. Opt for energy-efficient appliances and incorporate

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Are you ready to take a leap of faith with your next home renovation project?

Are You Ready To Take A Leap Of Faith With Your Next Home Renovation Project?   Maybe you’ve seen friends take a leap of faith in starting their own business, or deciding they can lose weight, etc.?   You probably also know someone who does that every time they start a DIY project around their home?   Doing any form of home renovation / room makeover is potentially scary. Everyone that I have surveyed (over 1200 of them) has expressed feelings of being overwhelmed, stressed, or misunderstood when talking to a supplier through to their chosen interior designer or architect.

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Renovation love is in the air

Love At First Sight (Yes It Is Possible For A Finished Home Improvement Project – Even When The Odds Are Stacked Against You)

My husband Simon and I are compatible on many levels (business, finance, children, & politics), and are also tolerant of our differences and interests. (I promise this is not a chocolate box story)…  However, this is Simon’s 2nd marriage, and there are many differences (according to him and the Private Investigator  Love At First Sight   (Yes It Is Possible For A Finished Home Improvement Project – Even When The Odds Are Stacked Against You)   My husband Simon and I are compatible on many levels (business, finance, children, and politics) and are also tolerant of each other’s differences and

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Should I Take An Online Course Before I Start a Room Makeover Project

Should I Take An Online Course Before Starting My Next Renovation/Room Makeover?

Should I Take An Online Course Before Starting My Next Renovation/Room Makeover? Imagine you are sitting in your house right now, and the sun is streaming in through the window warming you up inside and out. When you look around the room, you notice that is it looking tired and in need of a room makeover.   You are either a handy DIY person and frequently visit your local hardware store like my husband whos’ go-to is Bunnings Warehouse. Or, you are more than happy to use a professional designer plus a builder to do the work (or a mix

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The DIY Style Finder – by KariAnne Wood

The DIY Style Finder – book by KariAnne Wood. Is this a shortcut to knowing my Design Personality?

The DIY Style Finder – Book By KariAnne Wood. Is This A Shortcut To Knowing My Design Personality? The book ‘The DIY Style Finder – by KariAnne Wood’ is found in most libraries around the world – and of course, I have read it. You might have also?   I was intrigued by the book as it implies it is all about ‘discovering your unique style’ which is the service I provide to all of my clients who want to avoid being in the group of 42.3% of people who renovate their homes (with or without a professional designer)…  

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Free vs Paid

Why pay for ‘Your Unique Home Design Personality’, when a Design Professional will include it in their fee before they start designing my home improvement project?

Why Pay For ‘Your Unique Home Design Personality’ When A Design Professional Will Include It In Their Fee Before They Start Designing My Home Improvement Project?   In fact, if I search online, I can easily find a Free Project Design Brief Template as a DIYer!   You are absolutely right as 99% of design professionals – from architects to interior designers, through to colour consultants and design-build companies – definitely include some form of design questionnaire ‘Customer Project Design Brief’, or similar, for you to fill in prior to starting the creative process on your behalf. But, what is the

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4-5 PAGE PROJECT DESIGN BRIEF VS ‘YOUR ULTIMATE DESIGN BRIEF'

4-5 Page Project Design Brief vs ‘Your Unique Design Personality’ over 8+ weeks?

The 4-5 page residential design brief commonly used by a design professional, or DIY homeowner might as well be scribbled on the back of a paper napkin while waiting for a coffee at your local cafe! A ‘typical’ residential project design brief is too simplistic for the most critical document and communication tool in a renovation or building project.   One of the mistakes that many make is sketching out ideas BEFORE they work out how their design personality will impact their project.   Similar to writing on the back of a napkin? What if there was a better way

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As a frustrated architect & interior designer, she knows you need to fully understand your design personality before starting any type of home building/renovation project. Take her Your Ultimate Design Brief course, and get back to doing what you do best – enjoying your home for decades to come!  Learn more

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