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‘Our happy home’

WHO LIVES HERE? Petrus and Nina Steyn with their kids, Jackie (7) and Petra Calldi (2½)

WHERE Kenridge, Durbanville

SIZE 144m²

Why would you buy a house that’s in such a sad state that your friends call it a “dump”? Infatuation, say the Steyns. They were immediately smitten by the 1 300m² erf, the way light flooded into the house, the slate floors, the high and slanted ceilings, the spacious rooms and the fact that there is a primary school across the road.

“It was our dream home.

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