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City serenity

With its pond-like natural swimming pool, this stately property is a surprising slice of countryside in the heart of Auckland

Make a bed base from pallets

Bed bases are expensive – even a ‘cheap’ one can set you back $500 – but you can save big bucks by making one yourself from pallet timber. Sam Judd shows us how.

Make a pallet wine rack

Upcycling an old pallet into a stylish wine rack takes only a few hours. Sam and Emma Judd show us how.

Make a toy oven

It’s easy to upcycle an old bedside table into a cute play oven that your mini-masterchef will love. Dave and Stella Lennox show us how.

Make a pallet chest

After making a planter box from an old pallet for the first issue of Green Ideas, Sam Judd became obsessed with building from pallets. Here he shows how to use them to make some sturdy ...

Make a jewellery hanger

Organise that messy pile of accessories by upcycling an old window frame into a handy place for your earrings, necklaces and broaches. Stella and Dave Lennox of Lennox Woodcraft show you how.

Make a hanging table

Get into the swing of outdoor living by making an upcycled suspended table. Stella and Dave Lennox of Lennox Woodcraft show us how it’s done.

Make an upcycled kitchen organiser

Vintage jars get an industrial twist in a handy unit that’s equally at home in the bathroom. Stella and Dave Lennox of Lennox Woodcraft show us how it’s done.

The rebirth of cool

They introduced New Zealand to upcycling – and had a blast doing it. Married couple Loz and Tom Heaphy tell Greg Roughan about their passion for making old things beautiful.

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