Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 8 New Zealand | Page 51

Looking at this new home
it’s easy to see just how much
our design expectations have
changed over the past few
decades.
Modern living demands
simplicity and comfort, and
the GJ Gardner Homes show
home in Kerikeri provides
both – and a whole lot more.
For starters, the 215m2
house is low maintenance.
The exterior has a plastered

brick cladding and stained
cedar
weatherboards.
A
Gerard Carona Shake roof in
the colour Obsidian offsets the
light grey walls.
The show home also
features stained timber boardwalks that wrap right around
the house and form a sunny
deck off the main living area.
On the inside, it is the sense
of space that makes a strong
first impression. Narrow, dark

hallways are a thing of the past
– this home has a light-filled
1250mm-wide hallway that
allows for easy circulation.
The home is a modified
version of the Byron plan. Spacious open-plan living areas
create