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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.
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Downhill Skateboarding World Champion Elissa Mah welcomes us into her Spreydon, Christchurch cottage, a home she describes as a "cottagecore skate jungle."
Living with her partner Miles and cat Mango, Elissa's home is a personal sanctuary filled with plants and skateboards. Her favorite spots are the unruly garden, which she calls her "little oasis," and the sunlit dining area. While cozy, she has long-term plans to renovate for better indoor-outdoor flow and more space.
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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