The end of an era

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, My best friend’s house is due to be demolished. The witchy-looking, Westmere rental that our gang of friends has called a second home for the past few years is being bowled to make way for new pipelines. That house has been our Monday-night hangout spot, the host of many summer pool parties, winter potluck dinners, and where I lived during the first Covid-19 lockdown. We didn’t own it, but we filled it with good memories. But sitting down to Love Island-and-red-wine Sunday in my friend’s new flat, I felt immediately at home. There was the squishy blue couch, the indoor jungle of plants, and the two cats, trying to escape their new-house-adjustment-quarantine with sheer persistence. Our interiors and rituals make a house a home, not the four walls. As a renter, that thought is a comfort. Interiors also change as we change — just ask [More FM radio host Jay-Jay Feeney](. If you are going to build your own four walls in the near future, be sure to check out our coverage of the 2021 Master Builder Awards for a world of inspiration. Happy weekend. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Mikaela Wilkes [padding] Homed Reporter [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Milking shed glow up [spacer] Before and after photos of this eco farmhouse tell the story of an extreme conversion on Banks Peninsula - a great example of adaptive reuse. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] At home with Jay-Jay Feeney [spacer] The More FM radio host gives us a peek inside the apartments where the Kings Arms pub once stood... and at her “bogan” skull collection. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [spacer][placeholder]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Historic home under $1m [spacer] It's going to take more than average DIY skills to return this central Wellington house to its former glory. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] My reno: Lounge to bathroom [spacer] An intended cosmetic renovation turned into a complete gutting, with only the original hallway left in its original position. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [advertisement]( [spacer] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [Advertisement]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Dunedin reno dreams [spacer] A night-time encounter with a Tunnel Beach section helped map this couple's course. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Building skinny [spacer] Here's what you can do with a “very restrictive” 7.5m-wide building site. The Christchurch project has won a major Master Builders award. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] Discover more at [spacer] [stuff logo] [spacer] [www.stuff.co.nz/homed](#) [padding] [spacer][footer bar] [padding] [spacer] You are receving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed Newsletter [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonsby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]