Feng Shui
A light house is not always a tower. Sometimes it’s an elevated and magnificent white home, bathed in light and with panoramic ocean views all the way to the horizon – like Feng Shui No 5, in Yzerfontein. This West Coast home is breathtaking. The ‘wow’ factor when you step inside will immediately encourage you […]
Manor House De Zalze
Just drive to the very end of the road and there she stands, in all her gracious Georgian splendour. De Zalze Manor House resides in the bucolic and coveted De Zalze Golf Winelands Estate in Stellenbosch, but is so deep inside it feels like you are on your very own farm. The nearest neighbour is […]
Roga Rock
At Roga Rock it feels like you are always on the beach. Well, actually you are. Just with no sand between your toes. One step off the soft lawn and you are walking on Plett’s iconic Lookout Beach, with the Indian Ocean just beyond. If you look closely you’ll likely see surfers carving esses in […]
The River House
Imagine a home that architecturally, would be perfect for a city sophisticate’s escape to the Australian Outback: steep pitch of storm-grey iron roof; high rafters for cool, natural airflow and the beautifully restrained use of stone, reed, steel and polished screed. The River House has been skilfully and sensitively designed to be as at home […]
Villa Ponta
Halcyon beach idyll for laid back beachlife A seaside holiday home that harnesses the raw and rugged beauty of the Mozambican coast, Villa Ponta is an idyllic landing pad for slow family holidays. If the gentle pace of an Indian Ocean holiday calls you, there’s little doubt that Villa Ponta – perched beachside and rising […]
Le Piquet
It didn’t take much convincing for the owners of Le Piquet to fall in love with the old bones and magnetic soul of its land when they first stumbled across it. In the hopes of finding the idyllic spot for their family to retreat to, where nature would be the ongoing narrative, this enchanting hideaway […]
The Barn
Some places speak to us in a unique language of wisdom. A discernment in design, style, taste and expertise. Through its layout and little touches, its views and vernacular, its open spaces and cozy reading nooks, it expresses itself like a wise old sage would. It makes sense with the use of both bold and […]
Black Barn
Architectural interest abounds at The Black Barn, Atlantic Seaboard. Clever use of glass, steel and monochromatic contrast at this extraordinary home gives the appearance that The Black Barn element floats atop the ground floor’s structure. The Black Barn is set within soft, green lawns, surrounded by trees with an impressive mountain backdrop at every turn. […]
House Oak
House Oak provides the most interesting shoot juxta-position… it is a home brimming with urban chic, yet set within the prettiest country garden with mountain backdrop. The palette here mixes monochromatic whites, greys, and blacks with lots of soft, earthy hues and textures. The stars of your shoot will likely be the white-veined black marble […]
Bahari
Some people are just wildly brave; the architect who designed Bahari, Atlantic Seaboard, and the owners who green-lighted the insanely fabulous, striking design of the house among them! If architectural interest is within your brief, Bahari has it in spades. The glass fronted box holding an immense, swirly staircase, the invisible, floating hallway connecting the […]
Villa Coco
There are countless blissful elements to Mozambique that make it one of the most desired destinations in Africa, to spend outlandish, adventurous family holidays beside the sea. The warm, tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and idyllic snorkelling, swimming, sailing and diving conditions. It’s a romantic, rugged pocket of paradise rooted in rich cultural diversity, […]
Tashdon Homestead
There are many ways to share the tales of our years of living, and how they have been woven into existence. From the places we’ve travelled to, the people we’ve met, the loves we’ve discovered, the music we’ve danced to, the food we’ve favoured and the art we’ve been influenced by. Some of us write […]
Perivoli Lagoon House
When it comes to property, location is king. And an unspoilt coastal sanctuary is the holy grail of holiday houses. This particular spot is so pristine in fact that it took the owners of Perivoli Lagoon House two years and a 100-year floodline study to get approval to build, which should give you an idea […]
The Old Barn
It didn’t take much to persuade the owners of this charming Koringberg hideaway to put down roots here. Deep in the heart of the Swartland, home to several maverick winemakers (whose limited quantities are some of the most sought after by sommeliers-in-the-know at exclusive safari lodges in Africa) and the Cape’s wheat basket, Koringberg literally […]
Halfaampieskraal Farm
Halfaampieskraal is situated in the Napier-area in the Overberg. For the past decade it is simply know as ‘the perfect place to do nothing at all’. The farm has gorgeous luxury interiors and it produces pure merino wool, down, wheat, barley and canola. An overnight stay in the Overberg with warm hearted hospitality and wholesome […]
Nimanoe
When a Southern Peninsula home generously shares its story with you, baring its bones, heart and soul to its beneficiaries, you dive into a delightful memoir of a life well-lived. It takes artisanal integrity to create the corridors and walkways that weave the chapters of a family’s life into form. Its spaces bound together by […]