Inspiration
Embrace slow living with PDL
Today’s world is increasingly fast paced, so why not have a home that feels like a retreat from the hustle and helps you to unwind, rest and recharge every day? Slow living is the antidote to these frantic times and here we show you how PDL can help create a home that supports you and your family every time you walk through the door.
Tailored tech for your smart home with Wiser
Smart technology has become embedded in daily life. Choosing a smart home solution like Wiser gives you control of your home and lets you streamline how you live in it, helping to make life more intuitive, more enjoyable, and more secure.
Style and smarts with Iconic Essence
Switches and power points are crucial parts of great interior design: used daily in every room, the right style adds the perfect finishing touch. Find out how you can add more style to your home with PDL Iconic Styl and Essence.
How organic modernism can transform your home
Connection with nature has become an important part of how we live in our homes today. Here, we explore how organic modernism and PDL products can bring its understated style into a home.
Kitchen & Bathroom Trends
Interior Designer, Katherine Lightfoot, explains current kitchen and bathroom design trends and gives advice on how to create beautiful and functional spaces.
Help protect your home
Discover some practical ways that you can help protect your home, valued possessions and your loved ones with the help of innovative electrical products.
PDL’s New Vision Studio
There’s a world of ideas for your build or renovation project at the new PDL Vision Studio in Auckland.
Make your summer great with PDL
The countdown is on to the busy festive season and summer break. Here, we show you how clever features from the Iconic and Wiser ranges can keep things simple and stress-free while adding comfort and safety to your holidays.
Use Electric Home Design to elevate your home
In the same way that construction and styling help to create a beautiful space, Electric Home Design brings that space to life and tailors it to how you want to live.
Energy efficiency made simple
Choosing to live a more energy efficient life has never been easier. And the decisions you make for your home can help to reduce not only your environmental impact, but your power bills too. By selecting electrical products that require less power, run only when needed, and that even give you an oversight of your power usage, you and your family will be on track to energy efficiency every day.
Safe and sound with PDL
When it comes to keeping your home and your loved ones safe, there is a wide range of solutions that can give you peace of mind — whether you’re at home or anywhere else in the world. From smoke alarms to security lighting, window and door sensors to switchboard safety, PDL can help to protect what’s most important to you.
Al fresco at its best with PDL
Spring is here so it’s the perfect time to get your outdoors prepped and ready for sunnier days and balmy nights.
Mood-boosting design with PDL
How we feel in a space can depend on many different factors. Temperature, lighting, the colour palette and even furnishings can all impact our sense of wellbeing while we’re in a room. Here, we show you how combining some clever design tips with Clipsal products can boost the mood at your place and create a home that’s uplifting to live in.
Room by room inspiration
Home Office Design
Whether you love working from home or not, it has likely become a part of day-to-day life — no longer are makeshift spaces sufficient, which means there’s no better time to create your ideal home office.
Create your dream kitchen
Kitchens today are so much more than somewhere to cook. With so many demands on one busy space it’s important to plan your kitchen so that it’s practical and efficient for everyone who uses it, as well as being a beautiful and welcoming place to spend time.
Plan your ultimate bathroom
Our bathrooms are busy, complex places, they need to combine function and style — offering everything that everyone needs, in a space that everyone enjoys using. And while gorgeous tiles and sleek fittings are part of the picture, it’s the Electric Home Design that holds the key to unlocking this room’s potential.
Create the perfect home office
It’s never been more important to include a tailored workspace in your home. With more people working from home more regularly, and older children living at home longer, it’s essential to have a dedicated area in your house for inspired, productive work.
Plan a living room you’ll love
Our living rooms are multi-functional spaces — they need to switch easily between family movie nights and coffee catch-ups, online gaming sessions, sleepovers, and Sunday afternoon naps on the couch. With a little planning, you can create a living room that moves seamlessly from one activity to the next, catering to everyone’s needs.
Your hideaway haven
Our bedrooms are very personal spaces in our homes. They are where we rest and recharge at the end of each day, and where we prepare for the new day ahead.
Lighten the load
Who says doing laundry has to be a chore? A few clever additions to the electric home design for this room can take it from basic to brilliant and create a space that’s a pleasure to use.
Your great outdoors
Our back gardens are extensions of our homes — they’re places for enjoying meals, catching up with family and friends, and spending time relaxing. Whether you have a pool and room for backyard cricket, or a smaller garden with a deck and barbecue, use electric home design to enhance the outdoor living at your place.
Put your best front forward
The front of your property — from the garden to the driveway and garage — is where your home makes its all-important first impression. Good electric home design can help to boost its street appeal while deterring any unwanted visitors, and help you get the most out of your garage space too.
Make a memorable entrance
The entrance to our home plays several roles: it’s a familiar and comforting space for us at the end of the day, it welcomes guests as they arrive, and it’s a snapshot of our lifestyle. Create an entrance that speaks to your design aesthetic and adds ease to daily life with Electric Home Design that combines lighting and smart home elements from PDL.
Set the scene
A great dining room can switch easily between casual family meals, five-course gourmet extravaganzas with friends, and intimate dinners for two. It might also be a place for catch-up cocktails or nightly homework with the kids. PDL’s Electric Home Design can help you to create a dining room that will cater to every occasion.
Product spotlight
The Perfect Finishing Touch With Iconic
Tips on how some small, easy changes can make a big impact. Update the look of your décor with the Iconic range.
A Connected Home
Our online lives are a big part of that, with content streaming, gaming and busy home offices adding up to hefty loads on our WiFi networks. This can lead to issues with internet speed, reliability and security.
Elevate Your Outdoor Space with PDL Wiser
The outdoor living space, has become an extension of the home — a place to unwind, entertain, and connect with nature. PDL Wiser, the innovative home automation system, can take your outdoor living to the next level.
Charge smarter with Schneider
Thinking of getting an EV? You’re not alone. Electric car sales are on the rise thanks to their better long-term environmental credentials and cheaper running and maintenance costs compared with fossil fuel vehicles. And while the public EV charging network is growing, at-home smart EV chargers add even more convenience and peace of mind to EV ownership too.
Lift your look
Adding style and smart home functionality to your place doesn’t have to mean a major electrical refit. With just a few simple electrical features from PDL you can transform the look and feel of spaces in your home and make day-to-day living easier to manage. Here are some ideas for small additions that can make a big difference to how you enjoy life at your place.
Clipsal Solis™ – The new benchmark in style
Exceptional interior design calls for the ultimate finishing touch in electrical accessories. The new Solis™ Collection, is a stunning range of electrical switches and power points that enhance a space and elevate daily living. Combining world-class design and smart home capabilities, Solis is the final piece in your home’s design — transforming everyday interactions into something special.
Live smart with PDL Wiser
A smart home is a place where life is easier, more comfortable, secure, and energy efficient. Today’s smart home tech is also affordable and can be installed in new or existing homes without any special wiring. So, how could smart home technology transform life at your place?
EVlink Home EV Charger
Here are the 5 most important things you should know about the EVlink Home EV Charger.
Expert insights
Innovative Design
Get the inside scoop on what goes into creating the PDL products you love to use. We chatted with Design Director, Tim Rochford about his experience, design philosophy and how to continually innovate.
Designer Insider
Get the inside info on how products come to life, how we love to innovate and how we design with a customer-first approach.
Smart Home Innovation
How to create an intuitive and energy-efficient home, designed for how you and your family want to live.
Latest looks for kitchens and bathrooms
Kitchens and bathrooms might be functional spaces, but they still offer plenty of scope for adding style, personality, and touches of luxury. Discover the latest trends for these rooms and how you can use PDL products to enhance your place.
Are Smart Homes Safe?
Part 3 of this series explains how you can keep your smart home cybersecure.
Electrical Costs Debunked
Ready to start your reno but not sure how much you can expect to spend? We asked a Kiwi electrician for some advice.
Safety Tips for Renos
Here are 9 tips to help you safely navigate your renovation.
The New Rules for Smoke Alarms
New Zealanders’ homes are set to become safer with the implementation of a Building Code update by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. From 01/11/24, all new homes will be required to have a Type 1 Smoke Alarm System.
Planning
Home Reno Advice
Deciding to renovate your home is an exciting step and the key to achieving the perfect result is to take your time getting the plan and details right.
Electric Home Design FAQs
Electric Home Design is about planning how you want your home to function electrically.
How to Create a Smart Home
Part 2 of this series explores everything you need to know about getting started with home automation.
Smart Home Myths Debunked
We’ve debunked some common smart home myths so that you can better understand home automation and make the right choice for you.
3 Key Electrical Planning Considerations
Discover the three questions you should ask when planning your home’s electrical.
Maintenance
How to care for your switches and power points
As a homeowner, it’s important to have a basic understanding on how to safely clean your switches and power points. By knowing what cleaning materials to use and how to apply them, you’ll prevent any damage to these important surfaces.
