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How Kiwi Live: professional skateboarder Elissa's board and plant-riddled Christchurch cottage

When not competitively skating around the world she’s sunbathing in her plant jungle with partner Miles and cat Mango.

Alex Hallifax
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Downhill Skateboarding World Champion Elissa Mah offers a glimpse into her Spreydon, Christchurch cottage. She describes her unique home style as a "cottagecore skate jungle," blending her love for plants and skateboarding.

Her favourite spots are the large, unruly garden and the sun-drenched dining area. To maximize her small space, she uses a projector instead of a TV. Long-term, Elissa plans to renovate, extending the house to create better indoor-outdoor flow and potentially adding a second story.

Her home style in three words

The meaning of home

On financing the house

On choosing the house

On flatting as an adult

Original photo from the property listing

Favourite memory in this home

Favourite part of the home

What she’d save in a fire

On ending the day

On entertaining

On long term renovations

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