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EDITOR Wicus Pretorius • editor@homemag.co.za Cape Town postal address PO Box 1802, Cape Town, 8000 General enquiries Yumna Tofey • yumna.tofey@media24.com 021 406 2205 Features Editor Beatrice Moore-Nöthnagel beatrice.nothnagel@media24.com Creative
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Your Space
Write to us at Home Readers’ Letters, PO Box 1802, Cape Town 8000; email editor@homemag.co.za, or follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/homemag) or Instagram @TuisHomeMag. When submitting a letter, please include your full name and the town in which yo
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Tick All The Right Boxes
Rupert and Lesley Sykes, owners of the delightful Pineapple House Boutique Hotel in Sea Point, Cape Town, pride themselves on making guests as comfortable as possible, never compromising on impeccable design. They drew on Rupert’s 20 years of experie
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Dear Reader
Trends are a fascinating phenomenon. The way in which a certain style starts to ‘catch on’ and before you can blink an eye, it’s everywhere. It happens in fashion, make-up, décor – even holiday destinations, locally and abroad... I always marvel at h
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What’s New
WHO Nomvula ‘Julie Baby’ Mxubane WHERE Pretoria BUSINESS Julie Baby Punch Club HER WORK Illustrator Andel Olivier employed Nomvula ‘Julie Baby’ Mxubane as a domestic worker and nanny; during lockdown, she gave Nomvula some craft supplies and realised
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Diarise Decorex!
Decorex Africa and 100% Design Africa are on at the CTICC in Cape Town from 16–19 June and at the Sandton Convention Centre in Jo’burg from 28–31 July. For more information, go to 100percentdesign.co.za and decorex.co.za. ■
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Find everything you need to spoil Mom at Mr Price Home: 1 Exfoliating Hand Glove R29.99 2 Charmoix Florals Diffuser R179.99 3 Back Scrubbing Brush R79.99 4 Charmoix Florals Hand Lotion R69.99 and Hand Wash R69.99 5 Waxfill Sleep Candle (medium) R119.
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Take A Wander
New colourways have been introduced in the Hertex Wanderlust range of floral fabrics, giving it a trendy edge while maintaining the comfort of flowery favourites. Conservatory in Saffron and High Tea and Cocktail Lounge in Indigo Spice (pictured left
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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. The
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A Place To Escape
To find her new hometown of Calitzdorp, Zelma Kriek had to turn to a map for help. But find it she did, and these days she can scarcely believe that she was ever apart from this gem in the Little Karoo with its pristine natural surroundings. Zelma’s
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Zelma’s Tips For A Wabi-sabi Home
• Have at least one showstopper in your home – such as the window in my kitchen (page 27). • Don’t display all your knick-knacks at once, even if you love them all. • My motto is “less furniture, more quality” – this allows you to create focal points
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FOR The Fun Of It
WHO LIVES HERE? Daleen Stewart, Andrew Verster-Cohen and their kids, Fred (13) and Felix (11) WHERE Bishopscourt, Cape Town “I am fascinated by old things in every shape and size: castles, dark paintings, ornate mirrors – even stuffed animals! The o
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ENTER & WIN
You’ve seen what the finalists from last year’s Fix it with Flair competition achieved, and you’ll have to agree: 2021 was jam-packed with clever renovation ideas from Tuis | Home readers. Think you can do better and bag a cash prize with your own ma
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On Trend With Terracotta
WHO LIVES HERE? Craig Olckers and his Boston Terrier, Jackson WHERE Wynberg, Cape Town SIZE 125m² (house and freestanding cottage) “I made my living areas brighter and airier for a casual vibe that’s uncontrived,” says Craig. In the lounge, he embra
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9 gorgeous BEDROOMS
WHO Marilouise and Jacques van der Merwe WHERE Swellendam The Greenhouse at Fazenda, a luxury retreat and farm outside Swellendam, is immersed in a secluded forest, so it was key that one experience a sense of sleeping in the outdoors, says owner Ma
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Get The Look!
STOCKISTS @home home.co.za Christine’s Candelabra candelabralighting.co.za Coricraft coricraft.co.za Decofurn decofurnsa.co.za Incanda incanda.co.za Mr Price Home mrphome.com Sheet Street sheetstreet.com Superbalist superbalist.com Woolworths woolwor
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MAKE YOUR OWN headboard
Hard labour 3/10 Skill level 3/10 Time needed 1 day Do it yourself for R4 395: timber R1 350, screws R20, glue R40, velvet fabric R1 345, batting R190, sponge R725, bed base fabric R725 • 18mm plywood, cut to: fifteen 1 200 x 130mm pieces (planks to
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Bigger and better! ROOKIE STYLIST 2022
Top honours and a cover? Indeed! In this year’s popular Rookie Stylist competition in partnership with Mr Price Home, the overall winner will not only receive a Mr Price Home voucher valued at R15 000, but will also get a professional photoshoot done
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Ask The Experts
Sané du Toit of Buffeljagsrivier writes We’re busy selecting paint colours for our small school in Buffeljagsrivier. Which colours are practical for the walls? Our school colours are navy and yellow. Should we paint the roof navy? Jenny Moolman, br
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Nestled In The Woods
WHO LIVES HERE? Wehrner and Annette Lemmer SIZE 65m2 (including stoep) WHERE Near Seaview, Gqeberha Twenty minutes of winding roads that Google Maps couldn’t cope with and two farm gates later, we end up on a two-track dirt road somewhere between Se
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Animal Antics
We love SoPooch’s custom artworks of your beloved pet printed on high-quality paper, canvas or even T-shirts (from R490, sopooch.co.za). Simply upload your photo onto the website and select the type of product you want; an artist will create a contin
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Up To Date With Vaccinations
Dr Alison Lubisi of Onderstepoort Veterinary Research replies The intricate connection between human and animal health has come into sharp focus with the recent increase in the number of human rabies cases reported in SA. Rabies is endemic here and w
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Gardening Notebook
To ensure your houseplants are set for the cold months ahead, follow the three-R rule: replenish, repot, replace. Our indoor winter favourites include begonia, cineraria, peperomia, peace lily, African violet and cyclamen – all available at garden ce
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Garden Goodies
STOCKISTS @home home.co.za Coricraft coricraft.co.za Keter za.keter.com MON Exteriors monexteriors.com Netflorist netflorist.co.za Poetry poetrystores.co.za Superbalist superbalist.com Takealot takealot.com Woolworths woolworths.co.za Yuppiechef yupp
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A Special Place
WHERE Rawsonville SIZE OF GARDEN 1ha TYPE OF SOIL Loamy and sandy The main house on the farm is about 160 wears old and was dilapidated when Kobus Kloppers and Retha Alberts bought it. “We had to get permission from the Heritage Council to fix it up
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[ Plant List ]
Hardy indigenous plants, with a few roses for cut flowers, add colour to Le Domaine’s garden. The plants include: • Agapanthus • Arum lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) • Bush lily (Clivia miniata) • Crane flower (Strelitzia reginae) • A variety of fer
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A Flourish Of Trumpets!
Indigenous watsonias are an excellent choice for the back of a border where their eye-catching trumpet-shaped blooms are carried on long stems above sword-shaped leaves. These easy-to-grow bulbous plants bear striking spikes of blooms mostly in sprin
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Tulips In The Boland
COMPANY Bloomia WHERE Le Domaine, Rawsonville Growing more than four million tulips annually in South Africa when these bulbs actually prefer a cold climate is not for the faint-hearted. But this is what Adriaan van Wyk and his team are doing with g
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An Ode To AUTUMN
The flavour combination of spinach, leeks, garlic, dill, creamy ricotta and just enough salty feta is a personal favourite. Serves 4 Preparation: 30 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Oven temperature: 180°C • 400g spinach, well rinsed• 30ml butter•
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Salmon Cheesecake
Makes 1 x 23cm cheesecake Preparation: 25 minutes Baking time: 50 minutes Oven temperature: 160°C • 150g crackers (we used Salticrax with Black Pepper) • 60ml finely grated Parmesan • 80ml butter, melted • 400g smoked salmon* • 400g medium-fat crea
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Food & Drinks
The iconic AGA cooker is 100 years old and it’s as relevant today as it was innovative at the time of its invention. Many of the new ones have state-of-the-art induction hobs alongside traditional AGA hotplates and there are models with a built-in gr
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We’ve Got Supper Sorted!
Under R95 • Serves 4 • Preparation: 25 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes • 60ml butter• 60ml flour• 750ml chicken stock• 250ml milk• 500g broccoli florets• 1 garlic clove• 2 chicken breasts, each cut in half• 250ml pasta (we used macaroni) 1 Melt th
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It Takes A Village – Like Mine
One thing I just don’t have the emotional tools to deal with is seeing a grown man cry. Don’t get me wrong. Tears are tears, no matter whose they are. The weight of sorrow comes in equal measure to all of us. And yet, the tears of men are seldom seen

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