Where to shop for the home in New Zealand

"Sometimes you are sitting in your lounge room on a Saturday night when your flatmates have gone partying and you realise that the room could do with a little bit of personality. Iko Iko is the BEST place to get cute, ridiculous and super trendy homewares. They have a great range of lanterns too which always do a good job of brightening things up. In no time your house will be so trendy your pinterest followers will be jealous."

"There is only so much you can do with an old couch that you have picked up super cheap from trademe. It may be comfy and you may have finally gotten rid of the smell of cat urine but you can not deny how ugly it is. Take a trip to Martha’s and buy yourself some fabric to make over that mess - this store has the trendiest fabric around!"

"I once dated a chef who taught me the importance of having decent sharp knives in the kitchen. Now I have become that annoying person who buys people chef’s knives as christmas presents. Guess where I get them from, you guessed it, The House of Knives. It kind of makes sense doesn’t it?"