Absolutely fabulously Arkanda!

In rural Gordonton, a roadside “Antiques Barn” sign steers you into the world of the multi-talented Wayne Good. Wayne is a trained chef, interior designer, antiques collector and intrepid traveller, the four strands – interior consultation, overseas tours, antiques sales and culinary demos – tucked neatly under the umbrella of his business, Arkanda Living & Interiors. All operated from his Gordonton property.

The antiques barn, a repurposed farm building, sells collectables from Wayne’s travels at home and abroad. There are fine china dinner sets, vintage mirrors, clocks, paintings, dressers, rugs and more: affordable, fun, and a must-do for fossickers.

Arkanda design studio is also based at the barn - available for private and commercial clients - who are treated to Wayne’s experience and confident touch with fabulous fabrics, furnishings, paints and window treatments. His recent interior assignment at nearby Zealong Tea House has been much admired.

Wayne’s sell-out culinary demos are held in the French-style kitchen of his home, a charmingly refurbished weatherboard cottage relocated from the former RNZAF Station at Hobsonville, near Auckland. Wayne loves his small house, and also the ethos of repurposing buildings, furnishings and other items for a lighter footprint on the land.

Each year, you’ll find him on the road in Europe, leading small tours to his favourite parts of France, and other countries, enjoying the best of food, accommodation, landscapes and markets, gathering culinary and design inspiration, and objects d’art, to bring home to Gordonton.

Follow the Antiques Barn sign, and enjoy Arkanda for yourself.

Arkanda Living & Interiors

128A Whitikahu Rd, Gordonton, Hamilton www.arkanda.co.nz | Ph 021898909 Follow