Yes, it’s that time of the year when we in the Cape prepare for an invasion of either those we love or, as landlords of rental holiday homes, welcome visitors from out of town or abroad. We are lucky to live in a part of the world that is so highly sought after as [...]
With the summer on its way and Cape Town expecting a bumper holiday season Landlords of short-term rental properties and Capetonians looking to make some extra money over this time are starting to get their holiday homes and apartments ready. We have always believed that if you are renting on a regular basis it [...]
We were appointed to supply and install a luxury wood laminate floor specifically from our Designer range ‘Treescapes’ - colour Umkhaya, in a classic Sea Point apartment for one of our elderly clients. She is a lovely lady with a sense of style and for whom ‘nothing but the best’ would suffice. Although the [...]
It has been around for a very long time and predated the Vinyl and Laminated floors that we so commonly see today. Rich in texture and very beautiful, Solid Wood flooring has adorned the plush homes of the Western Cape for many decades. Now, equally as elegant and beautiful, Engineered Wood is the preferred [...]
We certainly are living in an ever-changing world. Since COVID-19 have we become far more aware of the importance of our environment having seen the differences in nature when we were not so invasive of it. Our lifestyles in terms of working from home and making more of our living spaces have changed too [...]
One of the very best ways to introduce an element of warmth to every room is by laying beautiful winter rugs wherever you can – and why is this? Rugs look great – Rugs have an aesthetic appeal that can totally transform a room. Not only do they add warmth but the rugs that are [...]
Without a doubt, most South Africans right now are feeling the financial pinch. With ever-increasing energy prices and an ever-decreasing rand against foreign currencies, things are simply getting more expensive and there’s not much we can do about it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean we can simply stop spending. When it comes to flooring and [...]
Carpets have always been popular and very much a part of the flooring scene, but in recent years with the evolution of Vinyl and Laminated flooring, carpets took a bit of a back seat. As we go into 2023, however, it appears that all this is changing and carpets are going full circle to [...]
There is a huge new home design and renovation trend sweeping the globe and it’s called ‘Inviting the outdoors in.’ It emanates firstly from fulfilling the need to maximise what have become smaller indoor and outdoor living spaces (In Cape Town the availability of property is at a premium), increased costs of larger living [...]
Maybe it’s because we spent a long time off the streets in 2020 locked up due to the COVI-19 pandemic and saw nature prosper in many ways as a result of it, or because we view life differently now, or because sustainability is such a key issue for us as we go into the [...]
