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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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Dec 8, 2013

Rose

Our nameless roses are in bloom.

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Nov 21, 2013

Smith

Its not often that I go to pick up a trade-me purchase and end up discovering a home designed by an iconic mid century architect.

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Nov 11, 2013

Timber

We have had deliveries this week of macrocarpa, cedar, and veneer samples.

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Nov 3, 2013

Family Table

We were excited to be asked by Annabel Langbein to host a foodie party with recipes from her newly released cookbook 'A Free Range Life' Summer Annual.

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Oct 29, 2013

Blue

A relaxing weekend by the lake, with the soothing blues of water and sky and the gentle sound of the water on the shore.

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