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It’s that time of year again – the season where home renovation shows start to fill up our TV guides, and kiwi born Our First home is back for round two. Last season saw three families competing to buy, renovate, and sell their homes for the biggest profit.

In its lifetime, your carpet is bound to encounter all kinds of spills and messes, some of which are tougher than others. For some general tips for how to keepyour carpet healthy visit this blog post,but stay tuned for help getting those tricky stains out.

Christina from Harrisons Carpet in Christchurch worked with a lovely family in Merivale to transform their home.

If you’re planning some renovations or are ready to start thinking about flooring, Anita Shirley, Harrisons in-house interior designer, has put together some top tips to help you with your flooring choice.

Anthony and Gemma Matson recently carpeted their home with Harrisons and had such a great experience..

The tension ran high at the Our First Home auctions this week, with the family selling their home with the largest profit margin receiving an extra 100,000 dollars as the icing on the cake.

Carpet? In a garage? No, we’re not crazy – with new, tougher, and more durable fibres, laying carpet in your garage is a great way to turn it into a multi-purpose space, make it safer, and to help prevent heat loss in winter.

Our Zen3 collection is made from new generation Triexta yarn, that offers not only exceptional performance but is the most environmentally friendly of all man-made fibres.

Carpet is a very popular choice for bedrooms due its soft texture and insulating properties. Carpet is perfect on those chilly winter mornings to stop cold-feet-syndrome and adds an element of cosiness as well as luxury.

On their new purchased property The Schreuders have been hard at work to complete their first room on Our First Home. Here’s a look at Week one’s newly renovated girl’s bedroom, with its pastel colour palette and quirky wall décor.

The Wardlaws have been hard at work renovating their West Auckland house on Our First Home recently. Here’s some of the progress featuring the latest room reveals on the show.

Our First Home has seen the Gourley family working hard to complete their renovation. In week one of Our First Home, the Gourley’s brought the woodlands indoors with their fun forest inspired boy’s room – complete with feature wall paper.