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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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