Home South Africa Magazine - July 2021

In this issue

In this issue of Home: The beauty of the Karoo; Tjhoko Champs 2021 - Get creative, enter and win!; Décor - Versatile living areas - Create zones, Layout ideas for furniture, Choose the right sofa; Karoo Pantry - Comfort food with lamb, venison, biltong, olives & figs, plus, Marmalade steamed pudding; In the garden - Platteland oasis with leiwater plus, Beautiful blooms from your veggie patch; Barrydale - Rustic retreat in the colours of New Mexico; Richmond - Contemporary update for town’s oldest house; Nieu-Bethesda - ‘I traded my sports car for an old Aga stove’ and Vosburg - Heritage cottage sensitively restored.

Unpretentious charm

From newbies to locals within a few short years – a platteland couple share their story…

4 mins

‘This Is Where I Belong'

Inspired by her travels, vivid colours and the inimitable Karoo landscape, Terry de Vries has created a retreat she is proud to call home.

4 mins

The Call Of The Karoo

When this creative go-getter’s birthplace beckoned him home, he bought the oldest house in town and transformed it into a masterpiece.

5 mins

Go With The Flow

A clever layout and savvy furniture placement are essential for creating a successful open-plan living area.

8 mins

Dress For Success!

Jazz up a clothes rack with paint and your own personal flair.

2 mins

Revive & Restore!

A previously dilapidated heritage cottage stands proud on a quiet street in Vosburg once again.

7 mins

Too Pretty To Eat!

When their veggies started to bloom, these two plant lovers launched an exciting new venture.

5 mins

A Formal Affair

Charmaine and Martin Haines’ Nieu-Bethesda garden is as distinctive as their artworks.

5 mins

We've Got Supper Sorted!

Four winter favourites.

3 mins

Marmalade Steamed Pudding

It’s so easy to prepare this sticky dessert over low heat on the stovetop; it’s deliciously moist and offers the perfect opportunity to eat loads of custard!

1 min

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Home South Africa Magazine Description:

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.