Your Home and Garden

HOLIDAY AT HOME

“That’s the beauty of older houses, right? You never really know what you’re going to get into until you start.’”
GINNY NIWA

Ginny and Chad Niwa have always been on the same page, and things were no different when the couple embarked on the renovation of their New Plymouth villa. But Ginny is the first to admit she experienced a moment of panic when she turned up to the site one day to see her builder husband in demolition mode.

The couple had been meticulous with their planning but they couldn’t have predicted they’d knock out

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