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New Tetley Green Tea Giveaway

I have never been a big tea drinker, in fact, I absolutely detested it and stuck to coffee for years, turning my nose up at tea. But with age comes knowledge and about 2 years ago, I started drinking…

DESIGN + INTERIORS

Indoor Outdoor Living

Spotted this beauty on Est recently and just love the seamless transition from indoor to outdoor living. Whilst Winter has hit our shores in Durban, we still have the most tepid conditions all through this season and can really…

DESIGN + INTERIORS

Wall treatments

Starting to plot some wall treatments at home and found this article on est living so inspiring. Wall panelling, marble splashbacks, glossy tiles – all have been used to such incredible effect in this Woollhara home in Australia – those…

DESIGN + INTERIORS

Black Homes

est Magazine did a round up of the most amazing black homes and I quite honestly had to stop myself from clutching my chest and wishing I could paint everything in my home black! I mean look at this…

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Suburban Australian Townhouse

I’ve been going through a black phase for the last year or so, so this home in Australia’s Malvern suburb had me furiously pinning away! Read the full article on est here: https://estliving.com/malvern-townhouse-pandolfini-architects…

LIFESTYLE

NOVA BREATH – DON’T BE THAT PERSON

  You know the one? We all know one! They come too close to you when they’re speaking and fleck your face with spittle and bad breath. Or they insist on taking a turn past your desk after a…

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Bucket list : Halcyon House

Spotted this beauty doing the rounds on instagram and had to do a bit more investigating. Then the latest est living newsletter landed in my inbox with a full feature on the magnificent Halcyon House in Australia – absolutely…

TRAVEL

Fairlight Beach House

Umdloti is a little coastal town just outside Durban, which didn’t even exist at the turn of last century. Now a thriving little town bustling with restaurants, beach homes and surfers, it’s one of the best escapes on our…

TRAVEL

A Durban Staycation

It’s that time of the year when everyone goes on holiday, usually to far off places in aeroplanes, requiring hours of travel, to countries where our Rand will leave you weak at the knees. No thank you! I’m staying…