The Drawing Board is an inspirational website aimed to provide you with tips, advice, checklists, ideas and leading world class building products to ensure that you design and build a home that is truly unique and desirable.

Grab a cup of coffee, sit down, relax and let the pages take you on an inspirational journey for your next project.

Property Renovation is one of the most rewarding experiences you can undertake - and every year thousands of Kiwis decide to make do with the home they have, and renovation has become an increasingly desirable alternative to selling up and moving.

Get inspirations and connect with world class Kiwi designers and learn about what are the best building products for your home. Grab a cup of coffee, sit down, relax and let the pages take you on an inspirational journey for your next project.

There’s a revolution brewing in home design, and it’s one which will come to fruition in Auckland on April 13 of this year, when James Hardies and Latitude Homes reveal the first Smarter Small Home in New Zealand.

It’s a simple phrase, but one which sums up not only New Zealand’s Olympic gold medal winner Hamish Bond, but also his choice of building materials for his new home – James Hardie building products.