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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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your space

TURN HEADS with tiles! • These styling ideas are a feast for the senses.

what's new • Our trends report!

‘Our home feeds my soul’ • When a neglected beach house came up for sale, the Langes jumped at the opportunity to make the lifestyle change they'd always dreamt of.

‘EVERYTHING I could wish for’ • An unexpected detour in her journey turned into a homecoming when Lanie van Reenen settled in Stanford; after many years, she once again has all her loved ones under one roof.

‘The best place IN THE WORLD’ • The Harris family plans to gather together in their beach house between the ocean and dunes in Still Bay for many generations to come.

7 CLEVER IDEAS FOR a fresh look • Keen to update your décor? Interior designer Jacob Crafford-Burger shows us how he gave an old farmhouse a modern makeover.

Get the look!

Move in and improve! • A brand-new roof means that this entertainment area can be utilised throughout the year.

Look at those curves! • Upcycle an old melamine cupboard by giving it extra drawers and eye-catching doors.

Ask the experts • Need advice on how to disguise an unsightly feature or how to drill through tiles on drywalling? Just ask - we'll find the answers.

Quick questions

Animal antics

Spoil your best friend

Gardening notebook • There's little to beat the stunning display provided by hydrangeas!

Earn your stripes

A PLACE in the sun • If you grew up on the Orange River island settlement of Kanoneiland, knowing how to garden in the heat of summer is an acquired skill!

Garden goodies

CROSSWORD #164

Dual-purpose delight • By reducing their oversized pool, this family now not only uses less water for swimming - they also harvest rainwater in what remains of the old structure.

How they did it…

Hooray FOR HOLIDAYS • Nothing beats amazing grazing, poolside with friends and family.

food & drinks

The magic in a cuppa • She foolishly asked her local coffee barista for a cup of tea, writes Karin Brynard. But what she really wanted was a gesture of meaning…