Home Base Collections

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.” - Dr. Seuss

New Oars

I’ve just finished a blissful session in my studio and completed 2 commissioned oars that are now available as prints.

‘Herbarium’ and ‘Gold’ For more details, email info@homebasecollections.co.nz

Side Board

Our ply and peg board side board, designed by Leanne Culy is now available in white

Please email for enquiries info@homebasecollections.co.nz

New Alpaca ‘Suri’ rugs

Beautiful long haired Alpaca rug from a local farm.  Featured on Country Calendar now exclusive to Homebase Collections.

Art at home

Spring has sprung at Homebase.  Magnolias in the vase, Yosemite on the wall and one of Leanne’s new high-gloss enamel oars on the wall.  So keep an eye out for the upcoming issue of Homestyle magazine.

New installation at Aroha Lamour

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home base winter showcase

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on a beautiful Hawkes Bay winter weekend, we headed out with nature – our inspiration to capture light, textures and the colours of winter

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pale peach hoki on coffee coloured hemp with rata and tutu

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snuggle into one of Homebase Collections merino sheepskin peggy square wool rugs. Grown and made in NZ

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beautiful merino sheepskin wool rugs – 1450 x 2000

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extended family on the walk starring Homebase Collections fabric….

Billie Culy – model

Jacobina Culy – assistant styling / photography assistant

Leanne Culy – styling

Brian Culy – photography

Cushla Bower – makeup and hair design

New oar prints by Leanne Culy

Three new oar prints have been produced from Leanne’s last show at Black Barn Gallery.

These limited edition, life size reproductions are printed on beautiful photo rag paper.

“These are a few of my favorite oars from my show at Black Barn.

The first one is called ‘Treasure’ and the most prominent image is the White Heron (Kotuku) that is sacred to Maori.

The second oar is called ‘The Heat Is On’. I painted this oar out at the beach in Haumoana and it was extremely hot at the time. I was thinking about Global Warming . We know it is real but try to keep a positive outlook. We don’t do anything because we feel powerless to stop it or maybe we just live in hope. ‘The Heat Is On’ is about running out of time.

The last oar is called ‘Gay Thrush’. It is simply a true story of a gay man and his friendship with a bird. Graham, who has a spectacularly beautiful and humorous garden, has made friends with the Thrush who now eats with him, follows him about the garden and was very happy to pose for me.”


May 16th 2013
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Collection of objects and autumnal tones

A collection of fabrics, Leanne Culy and Dick Frizzel wood grain printed in gold and silver, and tangle of antlers printed in bone. Along side a collection of beautiful things from in my garden and around the home, featuring Peter edmonds Pohutukawa plate and wooden beaded bracelet. All available on ...
May 16th 2013
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Swans and hoki

Swans and Hoki on hemp and organic cotton. Created in 2008, sitting with some cuttings from my garden. Still a beautiful colour way of soft greens ands blues.
May 8th 2013
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Green at Homebase

Green is our colour today inspired by this collection of secondhand countryman books and the kakariki on linen. Always finding a way to be green...
April 22nd 2013
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Terrariums at Homebase

Terrariums styled by Billie available at Homebase Studio !!
April 22nd 2013
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Billie Culy prints

Autumn arrangements by Billie Culy. One size  62 cm  w x 83 cm L. Price $ 385.00     

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