A couple of month’s ago, I featured the gorgeous home of my friend Anel & today I am delighted to have her back to show off their little AirBnB loft apartment in George, Western Cape – which is adjacent to the main house. Before & After Before receiving a facelift, this split level studio was often […] Read more…
5 Reasons To Plant A Food Garden
I need to begin by saying that this is not a gardening blog & if I start dishing out gardening advice, then something might be seriously wrong here. But please stick with me & read a bit further. You will see where I’m going with this post. In our grown-up home, I experienced the joy […] Read more…
A peek inside… our first grown up home
Warning: this is a longer post than usual, so make up cup of tea, pull up a chair & enjoy! Living in your first own ‘real’ home is quite something. We discovered this just over two years ago when we bought our home. Until then we were happy apartment dwellers. Suddenly you feel all responsible […] Read more…
Our Living Room & Dining Area (Before & After!)
People often say that when looking for a home, you will know immediately when you have found the right one. That was exactly the case with our home in George* (in the Garden Route of the Western Cape). When I first saw it, I knew it was perfect. For now, I’ve decided not to take you […] Read more…
A peek inside… Anel de Jager’s eclectic suburban farmhouse
If you prefer a personalised, unique aesthetic over a cookie cutter home, then look no further than the scandi farmhouse style home of Anel de Jager – my dear friend from George. Located in the gorgeous Garden Route of South Africa, this home is where you will experience real traditional hospitality & food, done in […] Read more…
A Peek Inside… The Pretoria Home Of Charlene Oberholzer
Today I’m going to give you a peek inside the gorgeous home of Charlene & Ruan Oberholzer in Menlopark, Pretoria. Since this photoshoot, the Oberholzers (plus their two sausage dogs, Olive & Pluto) have welcomed a little miracle baby to their family. Congrats guys. There is really nothing about this home that I don’t like, […] Read more…
Our Bedroom Make-over {Before & After}
Somehow for about seven years, our room did not receive much attention. It was always liveable, but rather sad looking. Sad pedestals, no headboard… Needless to say that when we moved into our (first grown-up) home in April 2015, I wanted to give our room some special attention. The ‘shell’ was lovely to start off […] Read more…
A peek inside… Karie Venter’s Jozi apartment
In life you get those who move into a place & inhabit (or squat in) it. Then you get those who make a space a home with a heart & a soul – even if it is not their own & even if they’re only going to spend a short amount of time there. Our dear […] Read more…
Home Tour: Our Jozi Apartment
I am totally over the moon about sharing our Jozi apartment tour with you today, but I’m also slightly nervous. Until a bit over five months ago, we called this home & I’m almost scared that showcasing it will make me sob. Yes, it was one of my happiest living spaces to date. Possibly the […] Read more…
A peek inside… the Parkmore home of Francoise Pinillos Saer
Today I am delighted to welcome you into the home of Francoise Pinillos Saer. If you ever thought that the abode of a chartered accountant & medical doctor would be dull or boring, then think again. Francoise & husband Tono created a stylish space that is also warm & welcoming. Francoise explains where it all began. […] Read more…