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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.

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CREATURE comforts • These cute and clever pet-friendly features have all been created by design gurus who love animals!

What's new • Send décor and lifestyle news to johane.neilson@tuis.co.za.

Variety IS THE spice of life • An artist has embraced the “mishmash” style of her new home in the city.

CONTEMPORARY in the country • This family home on an equestrian estate has respect for the past and an eye to the future.

CALM comfortable & UNCOMPLICATED • A gallery owner has built a contemporary and sustainable home with a focus on clean lines, neutral colours and organic materials.

Make an impact • Give your home a boost with striking features and fresh finishes.

Clean lines, EARTHY ELEMENTS • This stylish but comfortable home with its natural palette has been renovated for open-plan living that suits the whole family.

Ask the experts • Intrigued by furniture design or looking for tips on how to balance painted furniture with raw wood? Just ask – we'll find the answers.

Animal antics

Take your dog to work • Dinette Tredoux of Bloemfontein writes I want to start a Take Your Dog to Work Day at my office – any advice for getting it right?

Gardening notebook

Bountiful brinjals

Cut rose tips

Bugs galore!

QUICK QUESTION

Garden goodies

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Inspiration FROM ABROAD • Inspired by parterres in Italy, potagers in France and informal English-style gardens, Gera de Wet has created a lush, inviting paradise on her family farm.

A river runs around it! • When you live on an island in the middle of the Orange River, a lush green lawn is one of the perks.

CHEESE - yes please! • On top or inside, grated, melted, or sprinkled - everything's better with your favourite fromage.

Hertzog cookies • Bake this iconic sweet treat with its colourful history for Heritage Month (or whenever you want)!

We've got supper sorted!

Food & drinks

The silence of raisins • It felt like the journey of a lifetime, writes Karin Brynard, but, actually, she was sitting still in one spot.