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“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

Leanne Culy new linen hand screened tea towels

These tea towels with designs by Leanne Culy are hand screened by Leanne & are made from beautiful 100% linen. When it came to choosing the cloth for the tea towels we decided on linen because its a more contemporary take on the old fashioned linen tea towels. They are ...

Tea time at Home Base Collections

Tea time at Home Base Collections is a daily ritual for us, sometimes twice daily. Frankly there is nothing like a freshly brewed cup of tea in Grandpa Macs teapot & a hot cross bun smothered in butter, or a gingernut will suffice. http://vimeo.com/24241269 Music by Brian Eno & Peter Schwain from ...

Magnolia red & pink, looking beautiful in the sunroom

Magnolia red & pink on gisborne makes the most beautiful curtains seen here in the sunroom with a chair covered in Nature Nurture on Taupo, a raspberry red sheepskin fluffy cushion & Rata red light shade on our Zig Zag base.

A quiet moment……

We were in the middle of this beautiful shoot when the terrible news of the Christchurch earthquake came through. We all stopped in our tracks, a poignant moment to contemplate the sadness of the disaster.

Holiday range…..


art + design

take a look at some of the things i make.

April 18th 2012
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Waimarama Beach House

Recently completed the interior fit out for this beautiful beach house in Waiamarama. Featured Hoki, Red Rata and Dick Frizzell wood grain fabrics.  
April 18th 2012
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Suri Rugs & Throws

Hawke's Bay Alpaca pelts lovingly created for Home Base Collections. from $700 - $2000. each rug unique in size and colour.

New Cards from Homebase Collections

Our new release of greeting cards - Images from Leanne's latest work plus a reprint of Kapai

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.

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