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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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LESS WASTE more love • When it came to design decisions, architect Donné Putter put the environment first, converting an outbuilding into a compact family home.

From outbuilding to family home • The 1960s outbuilding included a double garage, workshop, laundry and housekeeper's room.

DOWN TO a fine art • With the help of interior designer Sarah Ord, a Gauteng couple has filled their Cape Town bolthole with vibrant layers and colourful artworks.

A PLAY OF light & shadow • Two architects devised all sorts of DIY plans to renovate their dark Victorian home on a limited budget – and built a new kitchen with their own two hands!

From dark to light! • The Scribas’ approach shows that you don't necessarily have to build to create space. It was a breaking-out rather than an extension project, where the Victorian layout was modernised within the existing floor plan. They tell us how they went about creating light and space:

DOWN TO earth • An eclectic style and rich textures make for a dreamy getaway on the slopes of the Langeberg mountains.

5 quick fixes to update your décor • Give your home a fresh and contemporary look with these easy additions

Living small, living smart • A clever collaboration between owner and architects transformed this tiny one-bedroom apartment into a unique, multifunctional home and office.

Ask the experts • Need advice on insurance and load-shedding or how to keep your wallpaper clean? Just ask – we'll find the answers.

Animal antics

Gardening notebook • Keen to try something different? Embark on a soilless adventure with air plants!

In a tight spot

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Three in one! • Fragrant herbs form the golden thread running through the small ‘rooms’ in this characterful garden.

Between the lines • Thanks to the clever use of foliage to create interest and disguise boundary walls, this small garden appears to be much larger than it really is and looks good all year round.

5 fast food FAVOURITES • In the mood for takeaways? Make them at home – fresh, tasty and so much healthier!

We've got supper sorted!

Food & drinks

Every dog has its day • A Maltese puppy can be cute as a button, writes Karin Brynard, until you try taking it somewhere it's not really welcome.