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Home

Aug 01 2026
Magazine

Home is a practical, inspiring guide for the home and garden that enables people to make their home prettier and increase the value – inside and outside. The magazine makes life easier for people wanting to buy a home, build, or make alterations, or even try their hand at gardening, cooking and decorating. Home doesn't just demonstrate what looks good – it explains what adds value, and why. The magazine offers readers affordable and accessible choices, help with do-it-yourself projects, and provide advice for renovations. It’s for men and women with ordinary lives, ordinary careers and ordinary homes; people who want to add value to their home with a limited budget.

HELLO

Home

Your space

Out of this world • Whether introduced as a subtle whisper or an immersive wash, down-to-earth shades are defining this winter’s coolest spaces.

What’s new

Beach house Boho • Without extending its footprint, an old fisherman’s cottage was transformed into a laid-back and luxurious retreat.

A CLEAR point of view • Skilfully renovated and lovingly reimagined, this mid-century house is now a light-filled and inviting home for two creative souls.

‘The promise of peace’ • An interior designer lost her heart to a farm in the Breede River Valley – surrounded by mountains and with an expansive dam in front, this tranquil home is in perfect harmony with its environment.

Bathrooms • From calm and neutral to bright and busy, create the space of your dreams.

Smart solutions • CLEVER STORAGE AND ACCESSORIES MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

The perfect pair • SO MANY STYLES, SO MANY POSSIBILITIES.

Make a statement • BOLD TILES AND STRIKING WALLPAPER TURN AN ORDINARY BATHROOM INTO A SHOWPIECE.

Fun with wallpaper!

A heritage showstopper

From the top • FIND THE RIGHT SHOWER HEAD OR COLUMN FOR YOUR SPACE.

Time to unwind • NOTHING SAYS LUXURY LIKE A FREESTANDING BATH.

Once a hallway, now a gallery • Marius van de Wall was perfectly happy in his small flat, until a larger apartment became available in the same block - and with it the opportunity to display his artworks to his heart’s content.

Ask the experts • Need tips on how to hang art? Just ask – we’ll find the answers.

Meet the designer ‘Clay is part of my DNA’

Quick questions

Animal antics

Gardening notebook

Quick questions

CROSSWORD #193

Rock of ages • Using an abundance of stone on the property to create walls, pillars, paths and steps, the Morrells revitalised a garden that honours their historic home.

A few of Bernice’s favourites

Delightful dahlias • Keen to grow these beauties? We asked the experts at The Floristas Flower Farm in the Boland to share their secrets…

Down to EARTH • Stretch your budget (and your proteins) with grains, legumes and seasonal produce.

Marmalade • I asked my friend Susan Jordaan (who makes the best preserves) for a delicious marmalade recipe; she then asked her mom, Mariette Breytenbach, who shared this easy one with us. Moms are the best!

Weve got supper sonted! • Few(er) ingredients, still big on flavour - with egg to stretch the healthy protein.

Food & drinks

THE dog days OF August • The winds-of-change month, writes Karin Brynard, invites us to clear away our inner cobwebs…

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English