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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.

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Ahead of the curve • Refresh your décor this spring with pastel shades, eye-catching patterns and soft rounded edges.

What's new

Designed FROM THE inside out • Shaped by a thoughtful architect and two creative homeowners who put sustainability first, this Knysna home is beautifully nestled in its natural surroundings.

A SENSE OF adventure • Inspired by an epic road trip and their experience in the restaurant business, an intrepid pair turned their attention to the renovation of the almost 100-year-old house they now call home.

Fewer layers, more character • An architect and artist have built a house where every finish speaks to a design philosophy of simplicity.

SELF-SUFFICIENCY, a way of life • Style and sustainability come together in perfect harmony in this husband-and-wife design duo's home.

With nature in mind… • Conceived as a contemporary farm-style dwelling with a focus on raw, honest materials, this cosy family home was carefully built around beautiful established trees.

How they did it…

Ask the experts • Looking for tips on how to add personality to your bathroom? Just ask – we'll find the answers.

Meet the designer Rooted in Africa

Animal antics • Hooray for spring!

Dogs and jogs • David Treurnicht of Pretoria writes I'd like to train with my dog; what do I need to know?

Gardening notebook • Those first buds, new unfurling leaves and bright colours mark the start of spring and promise a good season ahead. Follow these tips for improving flowers and maintaining a healthy garden.

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Garden goodies

A SUSTAINABLE oasis • In the peaceful town of Stanford lies the Casa Blanca Farmstead where Cavy and John Kelley have created a thriving permaculture garden.

Cavy's favourites • Cavy's favourite plants are ones that have multiple benefits and functions in the garden. Each plant is researched for its medicinal value and its role in the permaculture system. She also selects plants that attract pollinators and repel pests.

natural progression • Giselle Grace turned her love of gardening into a thriving career.

East, west, SOUTH AFRICA is best! • We've taken a few nostalgic flavours and iconic local ingredients and given them a modern twist.

Springbok pie with a “slapdeeg” crust • If you have a hunter in the family, slow-cooking the venison until it falls off the bone to create “fynvleis” (shredded meat) is part of the tradition – here is our two-part recipe for the pie filling and a soft batter (slapdeeg) crust.

We've got supper sorted!

Food & drinks

Springs eternal • In a dry land such as ours, writes Karin Brynard, somehow it is the water that holds our stories and memories.