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SMALL WONDER

WALKING into this couple’s home is like stepping into a museum dedicated to the magic of all things miniature.

Tiny delights are everywhere: houses, furniture, clothes, books, gift boxes, towels, flowers, tea sets – practically everything you’d find in real life is on proud display here, bearing testament to a passion that’s been indulged for decades.

Amanda Pretorius of Sherwood Gardens, Brakpan, is a diorama fanatic and has been building miniature houses and their contents for 25 years. But diminutive dwellings aren’t the only collection in this house – Amanda’s husband, Willem, is a miniature car fan and has thousands of tiny vehicles on display.

Their home is a shrine

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