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interiors update - October 2008 edition |
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Welcome to our October Interiors Update!
It was fantastic to meet so many of you at the Auckland Home show last month and we are thrilled to announce the winners of our Home Show competition.  The winner of the fabulous Designworx course is Kristen Walbran. Designworx runs regular one day workshops on understanding colour and creating your own personalised colour scheme that works. In this course you will learn design elements to create a home you love. Click here for more on Designworx  The winner of the Resene Living Room DIY Makeover prize is Kathy Collingridge. Kathy will receive a Resene colour consultant service, the latest Resene fashion fandeck and enough paint for a living room (paint to the value of $250), Click here for more on Resene Congratulations to you both and thanks to Resene and Designworx for offering these fantastic prizes. 
Thanks also to BoConcept for supplying our stunning Home show furniture again this year, check out their latest promotion to win a trip to Fiji just by picking up their latest catalogue before 12th October, also place an order before the 12th October and go in the draw to have it paid up to $5000.
Click here to see how to Win with BoConcept October Giveaway 
Win a years subscription to homestyle Magazine. homestyle – real homes, affordable style homestyle features real homes and affordable style, with every issue taking you on a tour through some of New Zealand's best new and renovated homes. Plus, homestyle is packed full of informative articles, fabulous photographs and advice from the experts. Details of how to enter at the end of the newsletter… |
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What's New this month
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Luminoso Italian Mirrors, Lamps and Interior Decoratives
 Luminoso imports a well priced, high quality range of mirrors, table lamps and interior decoratives from Italy that are perfect for the home or office. Their suppliers are small, family owned Italian businesses who have been producing traditional, quality products for generations. Each Luminoso item is handmade with pride to the highest specifications. Luminoso's gold and silver leaf mirrors are hand crafted to the highest standards by a small family business which was established in the Italian countryside 40 years ago. Click here for more on Luminoso Designworx
While many were enjoying browsing the Home show, the elegant Evoque table turned many heads toward the Designer Pavillion, where the table was on show at a stand there.
Designed by Amanda Neill of Designworx, the table, features a boldly printed acrylic top with classical hand cast aluminium cabriole legs. The Evoque table creates an evocative statement taking dining outside the realms of the ordinary. A stunning centre piece for indoors or outdoors, it comes in six sophisticated colours, with 2 new colours launching at the home show this year. 
Click here for more on Designworx Hemptech NZ Ltd - Karo-Spinifex Collection 
Sustainable fabrics with unique designs. Spring has arrived and with it a design inspired by our environment and printed exclusively for Hemptech NZ Ltd. The Karo-Spinifex design with its beautiful sculptured shapes reflects the strong attachment we have to the outdoors. The Karo tree grows extensively in our gardens and native bush while the Spinifex (commonly called tumbleweed) is planted by conservationists to re-claim the sand dunes on our beautiful sandy beaches. This design comes in 8 exciting colours and on two different base cloths. Bring a little of the outdoors indoors by using these lovely natural fabrics for home furnishings such as curtains, blinds, cushions, wall panels or lampshades. Click here for more on Hemptech Rinke Design - has won the 2008 Top Shop Award for Homeware / Giftware run by New Zealand Retailers Association 
The team at Rinke take their roles in providing excellent customer service very
seriously, and provides a unique, informed, enjoyable shopping experience for
everyone who comes through their doors or via their websites. www.rinkedesign.com,
www.massagechairs.co.nz
With the latest addition of a children's entertainment area, shopping is a wonderful experience for parents, as their children can play in a secure fun area with both toys and TV to amuse them. Rinke love furniture and their elegant & stylish collections display this. Their philosophy at Rinke understands that everyone is unique, so many of our NZ made ranges can be customised to their customers requirements, although their imported exclusive ranges need to be experienced, to appreciate the wonderful qualities they exude. “To be named a Top Shop Winner within these challenging times is a magnificent tribute & achievement for the team” say owners Paul & Simone Rinke Rinke - Living with elegance & style is located at 5 Kingdon Street in Newmarket, Auckland. Visit the friendly team in store, or view the large wonderful ranges RINKE has to offer. Click here for more on Rinke Design Kaye Coleman Interiors How about some exciting new fabrics to revitalize your furniture, inspire a new colour scheme or add a splash of colour amongst your neutrals. 
Call for a Show only 50% discount off an initial 1 hr consultation. Click here for more on Kaye Coleman Interiors Resene 
Hurry into Resene to get 30% off the normal retail price of Resene premium paint and wallpaper. You can buy everything from testpots through to bathroom paint, wood stains through to exterior paints, all at this special price. Offer available at Resene ColorShops and ends 31 October 2008.
Cash, cheque, credit card sales only. Sorry no account or trade sales. PaintWise levy, Crown, trade and industrial products excluded. Click here for more on Resene Torlys Flooring Studio 
Torlys Flooring Studio Waikato are specialist suppliers of Hardwoods, Cork, Laminates and the new Leather floors made from 100% recycled leather. Torlys Flooring Studio is committed to providing beautiful and practical floors but not at the expense of the environment. Our floors can be laid on new or existing flooring surfaces without any glue, sanding or polyurethane - just great floors. Come visit our Showroom in the Carpet Barn Building, Maui St, Te Rapa, Hamilton
Click here for more on Torlys Flooring Studio The Studio Of Tableware An inspired choice for gift giving! 
All the ingredients for a perfect gift:
 Click here for more on The Studio Of Tableware Harrowset Hall 
50% off the 'Living Collection' by Charles Parsons at Harrowset Hall
This is a clearance of this Beautiful, superb quality, Egyptian Cotton range that has sadly been discontinued by the supplier. Available in white and clove, it has sold well to interior designers for show homes and home staging. Be in quick as this range is selling out fast. Email Harrowset Hall from our page for further information on availability and price. 87 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay ph 361 5647 Shop 7 Nuffield St, Newmarket, Auckland Click here for more on Harrowset Hall 
Art Of This World
Three Contemporary Printmakers: An exhibition featuring collectable prints by Philippa Bentley, Susan Haywood-Smith and Annie Smits Sandano. This exciting exhibition showcases the work of three very talented printmakers inspired by New Zealand symbols of strength and beauty. View Woodblock prints, Etchings and Hand Rendered Screen Prints on paper and board. Purchase beautiful original prints from $250.00 to $1200.00. 
Art Of This World, Shop 1/ 1 Queens Parade, Devonport Exhibition continues from 18 - 31 October Click here for more on Art Of This World Ambiance Interiors Welcome summer with Fermob Outdoor Furniture Fermob's mission is to design and make outdoor furniture which decorates the garden in a relaxed and convivial way. High quality, attractive, comfortable and affordable. 
Two words epitomise Fermob furniture : Outdoor Lounge. Outdoor, for everything which attracts and draws us outside to recharge our batteries ; and Lounge, for our desire to relax and feel at ease. Fermob furniture is part of the pleasure gained from the positive effects of nature, such as getting together in a garden, improvising a terrace on a beach or creating a green paradise in one's own back yard … Ambiance welcome your visit to discover Fermob - 16 Railway Street, Newmarket, Auckland. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Click here for more on Ambiance Interiors 
Vivace Textiles Dedar Savana and Panarea - Savana; a highly impacting decorative print on linen-cotton ground that is washable in water. Panarea; a lightweight fabric made from banana fibre, a 'taffeta' with the look of woven straw. Both available in a stunning colour palette of indigo blue, aniseed, lime and black. Click here for more on Vivace Textiles 
Designers International Porta Romana: As a company, they thrive on the pursuit of excellence. Designing new products is crucial to their success and they constantly search out new and unusual techniques, materials and artists to work with. Their workshops are filled with the most talented craftspeople they can find and Designers International stock many of their products including lamps and mirrors. Click here for more on Designers International Foam Friends Foam Friends are constantly adding new fabrics and styles to their range to create furniture you and the wee ones will love. 
Mark THE AUCKLAND PARENT & CHILD SHOW, ASB SHOWGROUNDS, OCT 31ST TO NOV 2ND, in your diaries and come and check out their range at Stand B4. They would love to see you there! Plus, take advantage of Foam Friends great SHOW ONLY SPECIALS. Click here for more on Foam Friends 
My Room
Check out these gorgeous night lights. A novel way to gently light your child's bedroom with the colours of the rainbow. The Mini-Glow Pet will soon become their best friend. The lights retail for $49.95. Click here for more on My Room 
Denise DrylandProperty Presentation Handy Hints Check out Denise's Handy Hints for October here "COLOUR....in our lives" "STORAGE...a place for everything" "WINDOWS....the best hints for cleaning Click here for more French Touch The Charm of the Florentin collection lies in the originality of its decorative technique, and the richly-featured floral motif. Each item of furniture is entirely hand-worked and painted, using traditional techniques, and with all the close attention to detail that results in a unique piece. 
The procedure is inspired by the Italian "la lacca povera" technique. This entails colouring furniture which has already been given a light-coloured coat of paint, which is then covered over with several layers of clear high gloss varnish. In evoking this Italian art, The Florentin collection is gently elegant in its timelessness. Click here for more on French Touch Warwick - Kutais collection The Kutais collection unearths amazing colourways of magenta, aqua, natural, steel and sky with a rich patina of metallic highlights running through five dynamic designs. 
Enjoy the world through Kutais and make your own stunning selection of Click here for more on Warwick Kirkle Design - Art for your floors and walls Create an aura of comfort and style with sumptuous New Zealand made-to-order pure New Zealand wool rugs and contemporary wall art from Kirkle Design. Specify colours, size, shape and even texture to complement your decor and personal style. 
And to help you celebrate spring we are offering 20% off all Kirkle Design Wall Art for orders made during October 2008. Click here for more on Kirkle Design |
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'Designworx On Colour'
Monthly Column by Amanda Neill
Monthly Column by Amanda Neill
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Designworx On Colour - Pink
Pink has its origins from a mixture of red to which white has been added. Depending on the base of red, whether it is a blue based red or an orange based red determines the outcome of the pink shade. read the full article here Read the full article from Amanda |
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October Prize Draw
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To enter this months draw to win a subscription to homestyle Magazine We hope your spring is off to a great start. Have a fantastic October Kind regards Treena & Caren www.interiorsonline.co.nz |
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