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South Africa Home & Garden
Creating a Peaceful Home Environment
Imagine coming home to a space that immediately soothes your senses and alleviates stress...
Five Top Father's Day Ideas on A Budget
With Father’s Day on the 18th of June, get ready to celebrate your superhero dad without breaking the bank. With our curated ...
Selling Your Home? Boost Its Sales Value
Tips on Boosting your Home's selling Value from Just Property...
Bringing walls to life!
Whether really tall, or relatively short, garden walls of all shapes and sizes serve a range of purposes...
Buying a home or just adding value with a facelift – this is the right time
Ages and stages of life sneak up on us, so perhaps you are at that point you realise if you are going to own a home it better...
Instant face lifts to refresh your bathroom
Steal these easy ideas to give your bathroom a fresh new look...
Simple steps to a spring cleaned home
Spring cleaning goes beyond our usual scrubbing, vacuuming, dusting, and mopping routine and is the perfect opportunity to sort..
Mixing old and new, an unexpected twist
Incorporating family heirlooms into modern interiors or placing contemporary accessories in a vintage home adds a unique...
Between a rock and a hard place with your neigbour’s trees?
What are your rights when your neighbour's tree is a nuisance or causes damage to your property?
A sweet pea spectacle
Now's the time to sow seeds for a fragrant display in late winter and spring...
Sustainable Furniture - Pooktre Style
Pooktre is the art of shaping trees into sustainable living furniture and art. Founded by Peter Cook and Becky Northey...
Winning formula - how to approach re-decorating your home
Want to redecorate a room but not sure where to start? We asked three top interior designers to tell us how they go about it...
Sweet Indulgence
This year, treat yourself to a space that'll give you more me-time, quality time with your family or allow you to start and end...
Take it outside - showers in the open air
Having a shower in the open air is the most refreshing way you can start and end a hot summer's day...
Eco Styling
An environmentally conscious Bakoven couple repurposed every brick when they converted their 1970s house into a bright contemp...
'n Wit Kersfees
Kies vanjaar 'n wit palet met hope tekstuur en onverwagse detail vir 'n wit Kersfees wat steeds uniek aan Afrika is.
Full-blown and fabulous - decorate with overscaled florals
This summer overscaled florals are huge in interiors. Here are three stylish ways to incorporate them into your home.
Good as New - home refresh with wallpapers & fabrics
With their shared passion for wallpapers and fabrics, the new owners of this vintage gem have given it a fresh, contemporary...
Van tuin tot tafel
Hoe lekker! Stap met jou mandjie tuin toe en sit kos vars uit die grond op tafel. Dis nie so moeilik om jou eie kos te kweek...
Break it down - modern food styling, flavours and textures
From paper-thin ribbon salads to deconstructed dessert, these colourful, translucent creations are visually stunning and will...
New home for the Honey - ingenious SA hive design
Locally developed composite beehive propels beekeeping into the 21st Century.
In Bloom - contemporary flower arranging
Now's the perfect time to create vibrant displays with striking seasonal flowers. We asked events specialist Stefan Norval of ...
The Bright stuff
Stepping out of their comfort zone and adding dollops of bold colour helped a professional couple totally revamp what once was ...
Going undercover - transform your bedroom
Your bedroom should be the most tranquil room in the house - and even more so in winter. Take inspiration from these stylish ...
Style Counsel
We look at the design essentials of three popular kitchen styles, and reveal how to make each one work for you. A classically ...
The freedom of a stress free home
Clutter and disorder in your home can leave you overwhelmed and depressed - take time to cleanse and create a stress free home...
Do not swallow after reading
In spite of growing concerns about over-use of potent antibacterials in the home, some manufacturers are determined to keep ...
Level best
A couple swap high-rise living for a compact single-storey home in Kyalami, Jo'burg, and find that the views are just as imp...
Bonjour!
Interior designer Cheryl Herweg came to the rescue of an outdated teenager's bedroom in Melkbos, Cape Town. This bedroom was ...
Winning rooms
We're delighted to announce the winner and runner-up of our Refresh, Renovate, Redecorate room makeover competition in ...
A Modern Twist in home décor
It might seem like a big commitment to use pattern on a large feature like a wall or sofa, but timeless prints can be just as ...
Naturally successful
Want to live in harmony with nature and conserve natural resources? Start small with these mixed pots filled with beautiful and...
Fuss-free Beauties
Roses that are always ready to flower yet don't need pampering are the answer for time-pressed gardeners. Here are four that ...
Garden gems
As birds go, sunbirds must be among gardeners' favourites. Why? Well, apart from being seriously attractive, they go for gaudy...
Building Character
Salvaged gates, doors and windows were lovingly sourced by the owners to bring this rundown Cape home back to life.
Tasteful Splendour
Bursting with an array of herbs and vegetables, Christopher and Susan Greiq's kitchen garden meets more than 70 percent of ...
GH's Best... Kitchen Ideas
The Garden and Home team have seen some wonderfu kitchen ideas over the years - here are our favourites.
Build your own Log Cabin
Save a fortune by building your own mortage-free, eco-friendly log home. Building your own log cabin sounds like the pinnacle ...
Get the Look For Less In Your Apartment
With an astute eye for a bargain and some creative flair, it's possible to put together a great scheme without blowing your ...
New and Improved
Refurbishing your home? Here's a round-up of 12 of the most innovative products and finishes on offer, including some great ...
Ring of Fire
A roaring fire is a pleasure that needn't only be enjoyed indoors, which is why bomas have become a fashionable addition to ...
A Bold Choice
A cheerful and unexpected use of colour gives this contemporary holiday home an engaging, yet sophisticated appeal...
And the Rest is History
Charlie Hayward's lovingly restored Cape Town home reflects her passion for period features and Provencal decor.
Herbal hideaway - see how Zirkia Swart grows hers
Zirkia Swart specialises in unusual medicinal and culinary herbs at her farm in the Magaliesberg. Mountain Herb Estate has a ...
Blooming Interiors
Whether your style is classic or contemporary, you can invite the tranquillity of nature into your home with the latest indoor ...
Highly recommended - The experts' favourite roses
We asked 10 experts to choose the rose they find most rewarding and share a tip for growing them successfully ...
Check Mate
This Underberg garden is a delightful mix of herbs, veggies and ornamentals, satisfying the owners desire for fresh edibles, ...
Good enough to eat
Jane Griffiths, expert veggie gardener and author of Jane's Delicious Garden, and landscape designer Natalia Sinclair of Whirl ...
No place like home
Venturing as far afield as Norway, Italy and Australia, five successful chefs discuss their reasons for coming home ...
Down to earth
Turn household waste into valuable food for your garden with our easy DIY guide to making compost ...
F&HE loves ....rustic plum and apple crumble
Get your spoon ready to dig into our deliciously rustic plum and apple crumble.
10 Great ideas for garden structures
From arbours to archways, structures make a statement year-round and will give your outdoor space that designer landscaped look.
Putting a South African spin on it
The country look goes local as natural garden experts Micehelle Seddon and Roy Trendler reveal the secrets to creating English ...
Eco-innovators
Building materials are no longer typecast. These green champions have broken new ground and left minimal carbon footprints by ...
Light up the Night
Extend the hours of enjoyment you get from your garden by transforming it into a nocturnal showpiece.
Fern Frenzy
Over 150 years ago ferns were the height of gardening fashion, says Neil Crouch - and with his new book he's hoping to help ...
The way we were
Editor Mary Jane Harris recounts how Garden and Home, from its modest beginnings in the 1940s as a reliable source of advice ...
Successful downsizing
Moving to a smaller home? We spoke to a couple of experts to find out how to downsize without compromising comfort or lifestyle ..
Endless Love
Follow these simple guidelines and you'll soon discover that potted orchids aren't difficult to grow and will provide you with...
Renovate and Profit
Fancy yourself an amateur property developer or just want to ensure that your alterations add to the resale value of your home...
A Season to celebrate
Three top landscapers take the stars of autumn and combine them to create mixed containers that embody the season's...
Nautical Styles
We loved our holiday home in Stilbaai but knew the time had come to renovate when every one of the five toilets ....
Playing it safe
Get the lowdown on the latest security devices designed to keep you and your assets safe ...
All the trimmings
"The weather is glorious so the best place to create a gorgeous setting is outdoors," she says. In keeping with the French style she's...
A Question of Balance
It was a graphic designer, rather than a gardener who created the living walls that play a large part in this exciting...
Let's eat out
Turn outdoor entertaining into a fun affair with playful accessories and cheerful colours ...
Encore
Like a ballerina donning a tutu for a single performance, a froth of delicate blossoms appears on deciduous trees each spring. By selecting varieties with different flowering times you can enjoy this
Artful Décor Thinking
Short of the ideal painting or etching to hang on your walls? Have a look around the house. Collectables, plates, silver...
Investing in Antiques
We asked dealers exhibiting at the National Antiques and Decorative Arts Faire which collectables could be real money spinners...
Pretty as a Picture
Bring your favourite pictures to life with a few basic DIY skills and a touch of creativity...
Showcase Your Style
Displays of collectables not only add warmth and character to your home, but by including a few quirky elements...
Experts Predict 2010's Biggest Home Interior Trends
We ask the experts to predict 2010's biggest trends...
Rustic Appeal – a Comfortable Kitchen
Look how a simple alteration transformed this kitchen into a comfortable space...
Loving Lavender – What's Available on the Market?
Lavender's versitility and beauty make it a welcome addition to any garden...
