With the new moon upon us, there’s no better time to reorganise our homes (and our lives, cupboards, kitchens and bathrooms for that matter) than now. We’re all about balance this year and have turned to the principles of feng shui (pronounced feng shway) to assist us. In this four part series, we’ll take you through […]
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Interior Design Trends for the Year of the Monkey! Every new-year brings with it new ideas, new movements, new creations and new trends, and this year isn’t any different. Here we chat to Marcia Margolius from SA Décor about her forecast for the hottest trends this year and how we can bring them into our […]
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I’ve always wanted to bring plants into my home, not only for the touch of elegance they add to the décor, but for their air purification properties as well. Yes, that’s right, plants can clean the air you breathe and look pretty at the same time – talk about your multi-taskers! If you’re like me […]
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From rooftop gardens that create oxygen to rammed earth walls and LED lights, this is how the Lowveld does sustainable living. Named after its eco-friendly features and style, the home aptly called Green Verandah, sticks out like a healthy thumb alongside its neighbours in Mbombela’s ‘The Rest Nature Estate’. Rammed earth walls, concrete, wood, glass […]
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When I was a wee lass I did ballet… like many other wee lasses. And if you were required to pirouette, arabesque or even plié, the place to go for all things dance was “The Cats Whiskers”. You name it… you could get it here, even custom made masks and outfits. I eventually outgrew my […]
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As regular readers of the divine Big City Life know, one of the enduring loves of my life is the spoilt-avo-eating-child-licking-scary-sounding Rottweiler, Hera. She adores me, or at least I like to think so, though a nagging doubt in the back of my mind persists that should I stop slipping her delicious delicacies she would turn […]
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