This Friday our Favourite item is an oil painting that makes you Stop and say Wow! (more…)

When selling your home it is important to remember that you are not selling your home, you are selling a product.

Here are some top tips as well as a very informative video to watch at the end.

• De-emotionalise your home.  What does this mean?  We place things in our happy that generate an emotional reaction in us, are sentimental or give us a feeling of power or status.  A buyer does NOT want to buy into your emotions, they need to be able to project their emotions into the space that they are viewing

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We have feasted on Easter eggs and now we are giving our eyes a feast.

These are some pieces of eye candy that we put in our Covet Basket over the last few days.

Vamp

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A great, and easy way to update a small apartment is with a coat of paint. It’s an affordable solution that can easily change the entire look of a room.

If you are renting, the first step is to make sure that you are allowed to paint your apartment. Many landlords will actually allow this, providing that the colour is neutral enough not to offend the next tennant.

Your next step is to choose your colour. For a small space, choose a lighter colour, as this will create the illusion of a bigger room.

When painting your apartment, remember to put down loads of newspaper or plastic and to stick it down along the skirting with tape to make sure there is no mess.

Allow yourself at least one night out of the apartment so that it can air out. Another great way to update a small space is with a few scatter cushions to match the new paint job.

For just a couple of hundred rand you can have a whole new room this weekend.

There is no need to go out and blow half your entertainment budget for February on expensive dinners in busy restaurants to make your Valentine’s Day special.  Here are some cute, innovative ideas that are affordable enough to not stress you out. Some you can make yourself, and others are beautiful pieces that you can love forever- even after Valentine’s Day.

Things for decorating your Valentine’s Day:

Red Tablecloth 2.15m x 1.35m

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In this Swedish home interior design, timeless pieces stylishly co-exist with old worn items from all over the globe on a pure white canvas. The result is an eclectic mixture that exudes a rustic, shabby chic vibe.  The “shabby” is strongly toned down or balanced by the crispness of the ‘white canvas’. This keeps it away from country cottage and firmly in contemporary.

It is the home of interior designer Marie Olsson Nylander & partner.  They were reluctant (more…)

The character and feel of every home is emphasised by its relationship with the exterior. We believe that by arranging an outdoor area that offers a whole new paradigm to your lifestyle is a fantastic addition to any home.

With the vast array of elegant, funky or classic truly outdoor fabrics that are now available there are no more excuses for drab, plastic or ‘leftover’ styled outdoor areas.  Hang curtains on your verandah or on a tree branch, create a boudoir on your balcony, let your ideas run wild!

Whether we are talking about a balcony, a terrace, a roof or a well-defined ground floor area, these diverse ideas should serve as a starting point when decorating.

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If you are running around last minute cooking Christmas lunch and decorating the table and suddenly realize you have no idea which theme to go with; have  look at our colour themes for this Christmas to draw some inspiration from. (more…)

Every home needs a little bit of luxury and there is no better way to achieve that sense of luxury than incorporating it in your décor. A vast range of fabrics (more…)