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Get the number one rule for incorporating the tartan decor trend into your home. Also get Outlander home decor ideas and experiment with creating a Scotch-African fusion theme. When you’re done getting ideas, shop the decor pieces mentioned in the post at our online store or contact us for custom designs.
There has to be personality in your things – family photos or something you collected from your travels. Most of the items we saw; liked; and bought. The big thing is not to try and make everything match – that can be too overwhelming.”
Far from having everything match, this colourful and modern home is testimony to the harmony that can be created when using family love as your umpire. Take a look and get some ideas for using colour tastefully in your home.
The JeanKelly Long leather nappy bags are hot and so are the mummies who use them. Not only did I have to have my own, but I needed to know who came up with the brand. So with my JeanKelly leather nappy bag packed and waiting, I decided to interview the creator and share my unboxing experience with you.
I had a box of the latest craze in the SA fashion world delivered to my door and decided to share the experience with you - smells and all. Check out my The Box Fashion unboxing video and order a box of fashion decor for yourself from Tassels & Tigers Interiors!
There are many ways to add colour to your winter wardrobe, but none quite as unique as a pair of Maria Paola handmade winter boots. Check out these gorgeous Maria Paola bags and boots that made it to our winter shopping list.
Never has there been a hose pipe (it almost feels shameful to call it by such a common name) more worthy of a garden décor discussion and more stylish than the Garden Glory garden hose!
Tassels & Tigers Interiors look at the Garden Glory range of garden accessories and how they can brighten up your winter garden.
But what is it that makes a space a magical one? Is it the type of room and activities being practiced there; the way it's decorated; the people who live and share their energy in it; or a delicate balance of the three?
There could be a number of reasons for getting new window dressings: You have new windows; You’ve redecorated; Yours are tired… or they were never yours to start with…
Whatever your reason for forking out on new curtains, make sure you get the look you’re after by deciding on your curtain headings before buying the fabric.
5 Ugly Things… or decor items I thought were ugly until I became an interior decorator and was able to appreciate most things.
Hand woven and machine woven rugs can look very similar and if you're not 100% sure what your carpeting needs are, you may end up with a cheap floor covering you cringe at, and not the soft investment piece you really wanted to spend your money on.
This week we’re looking at my favourite Grand Designs 2016 find – Zulu Hides. We discuss the unique qualities of Nguni skins and their place in various design styles. You can also buy your cow skin cushions, rugs or furniture through us.
Whether you’ve always had a passionate affair with floral fabrics; or straight lines and geometric forms strongly appeal to your inner pragmatist, you’ll find them all in the latest Home Fabrics trend ensemble. Here are a couple of my favourites.
The 2016 colour forecast, regardless of the particular colour authority you consult on the matter, is heavily influenced by our longing to bring calm and meaning into busy lives. Names such as Rose Quartz, Winter Haven and Cherished Gold underscore the trend in fashion, architectural and interior design to learn from and preserve both nature and times gone by in order to ground us.
Jo'burg-based artist Dorothy Clark’s enormous oil portraits capture the magnitude and colourful personalities of some of the city’s well-known figures – a variety of palm trees, succulents and other African vegetation. Belinda Fourie interviewed her for Garden and Home.
Christopher and Susan Greig opened their garden and kitchen to 3000 guests from 15 – 18 October for the fifth annual Beechwood Gardens Charity Event and luncheon. Guest blogger, Belinda Fourie was there...
"Fresh morning breezes and well-groomed turf set the ideal conditions for those keen to take up a new hobby or dress up and step out for the occasion." Guest writer Belinda Fourie looks at polo - what to expect, wear and how to get the look with elegant decor pieces inspired by the season.
"Comedy-horror The Little Shop of Horrors recently finished an eight week run at Monte Casino’s Pieter Toerien Theatre. The fantastic set by Greg King not only inspired me to compile a botanical living space, but also to get better acquainted with Audrey II and other carnivorous plants," says Garden and Home guest blogger, Belinda Fourie.
The latest décor trend (Art Deco revival) arrived and settled nicely in Africa. We visited the highly acclaimed Flames restaurant at the Four Seasons, The Westcliff with their much publicised artisan braai.
"Dress well, but modestly. This is a good rule to live by, but not when you're Zelri van der Schyff and the designer of one of South Africa's most trendy and desired labels - Scatter Heart." By Belinda Fourie
