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Reclaimed wonder
If your kitchen’s dated look is driving you up the wall but you can’t afford a new one, don’t despair – give it a makeover. In this kitchen, designed by Katie Thompson of REcreate, the existing...
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A splashback for your kitchen walls
A splashback is essential if you want to prevent your kitchen walls – especially those above countertops – becoming greasy and grimy; and tiles, even mosaics, are as easy to apply as they are to keep...
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Creative Kitchens
Download PDF here The kitchen is generally the first room in the home to be updated. And that makes sense, as it’ll certainly add to the value of your home. Keen to redo your kitchen? You’ll find...
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Choose The Perfect Kitchen Counter
Countertops need to be durable, strong and attractive enough to meet all your needs. Super Synthetic Stone Synthetic kitchen tops are extremely popular, with industry experts claiming these versions...
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Bold transformation for an old home
Buying your first home is as exciting as it is challenging. So you’d think that a 98-year-old house with history and wear and tear might be off putting. Not so for hair and make-up artist Sebastine...
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Make your home germ-free!
Experts say that ‘Targeted Hygiene’ in the home is vital. Targeted Hygiene involves getting rid of germs and decreasing their levels so you can have a safer environment. Here are some general hygiene...
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A colour revolution
A character-filled home is not created overnight. It’s a work in progress and over time it fits the residents like a glove, as the Strauss’ home proves. ‘I simply love clutter!’ Zelda Strauss is...
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Home kitchen is out now!
What you can expect to find in this edition of home kitchen: All you need to get cooking, 80 tried and tested recipes, solutions for: different looks, storage, wining and dining, appliances, kitchen...
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West Coast is the best coast
Many songs have been written about the West Coast – and those who holiday there know exactly why. Every December, Leoné and Lammie Louw of Malmesbury pack their bags and trek to their beach house in...
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Relaxing retreats in your home
Create a relaxing retreat in any room in your home. Ins and outs Create your own getaway somewhere in your garden or on your stoep by using interior elements such as scatter cushions, plants and...
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French flair 101
Whether it’s the legacy of the Huguenots or similarities in climate, South Africans just love the romantic, earthy elegance of the French. Follow our pointers to recreate the same ambience in your own...
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Smart solution: Freestanding kitchen units
We can’t resist the stylish products from Milestone Kitchens in Wartburg, KZN – and this kitchen from Silvia Miles’s latest collection does not disappoint. ‘Freestanding units are becoming more and...
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Old and bold
Caroline Groeneveldt manages a small catering business, Chic Cuisine, from her Wynberg, Cape Town home. Her kitchen had remained unchanged for 40 years and she was so desperate for space that she and...
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Cooking with cream
Debbie and Vaughn Coulson always dreamed of a freestanding farm kitchen. So, when they built a new home in KwaZulu- Natal, Debbie leapt at the opportunity to turn her dream into a reality. The entire...
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Quick idea: Door to door
When Johlene and Lourens Fourie built a new house in Stellenbosch, they did not have kitchen units installed. Only the taps, lights and tiles were bought and the rest they left to their abundant...
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Everything but the kitchen sink
After helping occupational health clinic sister Karina and her CNC programmer husband Ivan Schultz make over their living room last month, décor contributors Simone Borcherding and Marilize Spies...
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In with the old
Stephanie and Dean White wanted to turn the outbuilding on their Stanford erf, near Hermanus, into a complete flat although it did not have a kitchen. So when the main house received a new kitchen, the...
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Vintage cool
When Tanya and Brian Myburgh moved into a lovely 106-year-old Victorian house in Cape Town’s Tamboerskloof a few years ago, massive renovations were not part of their plan. And as far as the kitchen...
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Kitchen delight
Old houses with new kitchens and new kitchens with old cupboards – renew and recycle is the way to go! A kitchen update needn’t cost the earth, as these six stunners show. Freestanding kitchen units...
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Come in – and cook
As is common with old houses, Dragana Stojiljkovic’s passage was very dark and led directly to five other rooms in her Tamboerskloof flat. She desperately wanted a spacious, airy, open plan space, and...
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