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 [...]
This article will take a look at what some of the top interior designers and flooring companies are predicting will be the trends for flooring in 2023. It will be followed by trends for carpeting next month, so if that is your preference then watch this space! In the meantime, it is interesting to note [...]
Well, Spring has sprung and it’s a fabulous time to be alive as we thaw out of our Winter shells and begin to face warmer, sunnier days. It is not always a good time however for those who own holiday apartments and are preparing for the summer season, especially those who will be facilitating [...]
Unfortunately in the Cape Winters when we receive our much-needed rain there are often more insurance claims for water damage to carpets and floors. There are reasons for this as we will discover in this article but suffice to say the 64 million dollar question is are you prepared for water damage to carpets and [...]
It has often been said that a great rug turns a floor into something special and any Interior Designer or Decorator would agree. If you are busy decorating a home or office, you will have no doubt learned about the types of rugs you can use in terms of colour and style but there [...]
Many people will be surprised to know that hardwood floors and carpets can make a great couple – and it’s not only rugs that work over floors. Let’s face it, hardwood flooring throughout a residence or office space, as beautiful as it looks, can get a bit boring and there are certain areas where [...]
Trends in outdoor living – 2022 The face of outdoor living in residential homes has changed quite drastically in the past few years primarily due to social consciousness and the continually growing demand for more housing. This is likely to continue and form the basis of the primary trends in outdoor living - 2022. Sustainability [...]
Beautiful blinds are a home decorators dream and undoubtedly one of man’s most incredible inventions. They are practical, keeping out the sun and closing in the warmth as well as hiding us from prying eyes, but more than that they just make a room look so classy. No doubt with the latest trends in [...]
As we enter into another year we don’t know what it will hold. We have come to expect the unexpected in the past couple of years but fortunately, some things have remained consistent and constant. One of these is flooring which, although it has evolved and gone through some significant changes, in essence, certain [...]
