Q&A with Tony Young & Sylvia Howieson
BEST DECORATING TIP: Start with the pattern (wallpaper or curtains), then paint – as paint is easier to match. (Sylvia)
BEST BUDGET TIP: Check out the local wreckers on a weekly basis – recycle, repurpose, re-do, renew. (Tony)
FAVOURITE FAMILY TREASURE: Pa’s (John Young’s) wool book full of fleece samples from his agriculture studies at Massey University in 1958. (Tony)
BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE: The window seat in the lounge on a cold, sunny winter’s Sunday afternoon. (Sylvia)
FLOWERS I COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My wisteria on the verandah and my irises from my mate Coleen Peri. (Sylvia)
LEAST FAVOURITE HOUSEHOLD CHORE: Washing the windows (they are so tall) and dusting the bannisters (they are so intricate). (Sylvia)
IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS I’D LIKE TO: Do up a high street over-shop apartment. (Tony)
BEST PLACE FOR COFFEE: Proof and Stock, 40 Cutfield Rd – a coffee shop in a garage. (Tony)
BEST TIME TO VISIT THE REGION: During January and February for the TSB Festival of Lights – there are lots of free concerts in Pukekura Park. (Sylvia)
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