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Don’t waste your money on a bargain. Happier than ever to get something cheap With the cost-of-living skyrocketing, we have never been happier about a shopping trend than we are about thrifting. For a couple of years now, our local pawnshop and second-hand store have been the first place we visit whenever we need a household item or odd piece of furniture. During our thrifting excursions, we have come to realise that not all bargains are worth it, and some thrifts can end up being expensive. Some of the things we have wasted money on include: A kettle, a clothes iron, a hair straightener and ..read more

Is stained glass making a comeback?   In the 90’s and 00’ we had a couple of intense craft and DIY crazes. There was Scrapbooking, fabric painting, modge-podging and then there was stained glass. This trend ranged from housewifely levels of glass paint with silver or bronze puffy paint dividing lines that people would hang up as suncatchers, to traditional cut glass and copper soldering artworks. For a while there, it was all the rage and many a craft market had stalls with people selling everything from Tiffany inspired lamps to planters, wall hangings and jewellery boxes. As all trend ..read more

Let’s grow weird! Unusual vegetables you can grow in your own garden.   Spring is around the corner and its time to sort out your veggie planting schedule. The usual suspects: If you are like us, it’s tomatoes, radishes and lettuce all the way. Onions and green peppers when we’re feeling adventurous, and maybe, MAYBE, we’ll concede to some butternut or gem squash. My vegetable garden only ever grows what I know my family will eat… BUT: Isn’t the point of having your own veggie patch that you get to experiment without worrying about retail prices and food waste? That’s why we decided to ..read more

Alternative uses for your beauty tools   We love a good multitool. You spend so much money and time (and storage space) on kitting out your home for your comfort. Let us help you figure out how to make the most of those you already have? Today we are heading out of the kitchen and into the dressing room. Here are some handy-hair tool hacks, just for you. Straighten up! Thanks to the 2000’s craze for pin straight hair, the traditional “flat iron” hair straightener has now become a household staple. While this tool has revolutionised at home hairdressing, it can still be used for other th ..read more

Facts about drowning at home It’s not just about swimming pools and beaches.   The horrible truth that we all need to hear is that anyone can drown. Facts about drowning at home. According to the National Sea Rescue Institute, the NSRI, the facts about drowning are that there are 1 484 drownings in South Africa annually, with a third of the victims (450) being young children under 14. Mostly, whenever we talk about drowning and water safety, our minds immediately go to swimming pools, beaches and other recreational water spaces. How it happens around the home. What we don’t talk about i ..read more

What Are The Rules Of The Japandi Aesthetic? Scandi Goes East   When Japanese interior design meets Scandi (Scandinavian) home styles, We get: Japandi These two aesthetics might be geographically a world apart, but in essence they have a lot in common. Both are focussed on functional minimalism, neutral colours and natural materials. You have heard about the Japanese principle of Wabi-Sabi (perfection isn’t the point) and we have spoken here before of the lovely and comforting Scandinavian ideal of Hygge (all about getting cosy). Japandi in a nutshell. “Hygge is about creating warm spac ..read more

Brokering a ceasefire Diffuse your domestic battles one compromise at a time The Kitchen Cold War Storytime: I live with a Bob-the-builder type. This means I get new light fixtures, DIY home repairs and even (super safe – I mean, he is an electrical engineer) electrical work done without having to pay a call-out fee. However, this also means that I have the remnants of his home projects lying around for days, weeks, EVEN MONTHS after completion. In our household this led to the Kitchen Cold War. Yes, I was thankful for the perfectly installed brand new oven and the beautifully crafted microw ..read more