Home is a practical, inspiring guide for the home and garden that enables people to make their home prettier and increase the value – inside and outside. The magazine makes life easier for people wanting to buy a home, build, or make alterations, or even try their hand at gardening, cooking and decorating. Home doesn't just demonstrate what looks good – it explains what adds value, and why. The magazine offers readers affordable and accessible choices, help with do-it-yourself projects, and provide advice for renovations. It’s for men and women with ordinary lives, ordinary careers and ordinary homes; people who want to add value to their home with a limited budget.
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BUILDING blocks • Bricks are considered a modest material by some, but they shine when they take centre stage in these homes.
Amodern TIMELESS TOUCH • A creative couple transformed a typical 1960s house with a fine balance between eclectic and contemporary elements.
MAKE YOURSELF at home! • Modern elegance meets old-world charm in this heritage house.
A stunning METAMORPHOSIS • As an interior decorator, this Swartland resident is constantly beautifying her spaces; she shows us what she’s done over the years…
A new perspective • A minimalist aesthetic, modern finishes, floor-to-ceiling windows and an epic view over the Jacaranda City have transformed this gem from the 1970s.
Aunty Rose's cottage a century later • This seaside home has been lovingly revived to bring it into the 21stcentury.
Made to fit • The original house on this property wasn’t worth renovating, so the owners demolished it and built a brand-new cottage within its footprint.
‘WHITE CAN WORK IN a family home’ • A young couple shows how a minimalist, muted interior can coexist with three tiny tots.
Turn your pool into a work of art! • Designing a pool like the McClunans’ takes careful planning and painstaking attention to detail. Husband-and-wife team Dirkie and Nikkie Kotze of Aart Konstrukt created a moodboard and planned each element; Tone Alexander Design Studio managed the project.
ON THE water’s edge • Adhering to prescribed aesthetic guidelines, an inspired couple has created the ideal holiday home for all seasons – and where everyone is welcome!
Modernliving ROOTED IN NATURE • Inspired by raw textures and a neutral palette, interior designers Mark and Michele Metior created a muted Overberg beach house.
A country escape • When their plans to move to Europe fell through, this enterprising couple took a detour to a small town and built a modern barn.
FIND YOUR RHYTHM in the forest • Rediscover the healing power of nature in a revamped glass house at the foot of the Langeberg.
Get creative, with tiles! • Elevate your home with vibrant patterns, trendy shapes and colours, textured bricks and nifty design tricks.
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