Your Home and Garden

Second time Around

GOOD COOKING

The luxurious kitchen features oak veneer cabinets, window seat and custom island made by BMC – Custom Designed Cabinetry. The benchtop and splashback are Dekton Entzo from Cosentino and the leather bar stools are from King Living. The flooring throughout the home is Naked Oak engineered flooring from Hurford’s.

LUXE LIVING

Teresa and Ian with their children Sienna and Lucas and dog Molly in their newly renovated kitchen. The open plan kitchen-living-dining room includes a “mega comfortable” modular sofa from King Living.

This isn’t Teresa and Ian Pollard’s first renovation, but it may just be their last. After two extensive renovations on their Mount Eden bungalow 10 years apart, the couple are ready to call it a day.

Teresa, who grew up in South Auckland and is of Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa and Ngāti Kauwhata descent, met UK-born Ian in Singapore 16 years ago. After living in New York City together, they moved to New Zealand and bought this house in 2013, when it was split into three university flats and painted in a

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