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How Kiwi Live: A peek inside interior designer Kristina Pickford’s Otama sanctuary
Kristina Pickford's home is more than a place to live; it's somewhere to connect with friends, whanau, and the land.
Last updated: 24 November 2025
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Interior designer Kristina Pickford’s Otama home is a restorative sanctuary designed over ten years to connect with the Coromandel landscape. Described as natural, unostentatious, and crafted, the home embodies the Māori wellbeing model, Te Whare Tapa Whā.
The project, a collaboration with PAC Studio, involved extensive land restoration and features like Shou Sugi Ban charred timber. Designed for entertaining whānau and fostering wellbeing, this unique property is now on the market for its next chapter.
Kristina Pickford in her stunning Otama home.
Views out to the headland, calming and restorative.
Kristina's favourite item in the house is a pendant light from Finland, a treasure found 25 years ago.
A place to relax, unwind and take in the Coromandel surroundings.
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