SA Home Owner

For most home owners, building or renovating a home is the largest project they will ever manage and the first time they will encounter the title “principal agent.” It usually appears halfway down a building contract, gets briefly explained, and is then assumed to be a minor administrative detail. In reality, it is one of the most consequential appointments a client m...

There is a particular kind of pleasure in a South African winter. The days are crisp and bright, the evenings turn cool early, and the home becomes the destination. This is the season that rewards intention, where home owners who have thought about their spaces find themselves retreating into them with genuine satisfaction. Those who haven’t often find themselves wish...

As the South African sun begins to dip earlier and the May air turns crisp, our relationship with our living spaces undergoes a fundamental shift. We move away from the airy, open-door living of summer and begin the “nesting” phase. For winter 2026, Doga Zaifoglu, manager at Saloni, sh...

By Trisha Harinath, Project Consultant Iona O’Reilly, Property Co-ordinator Eleen Du Buisson, Photographer Nic Baleta

There is no better feeling than walking into a space and immediately being awestruck by the majestic appeal that lingers in every corner, both inside and out. This home, perched high above the world where the mountains meet the sky, provides ...

It’s such an enticing concept: Quiet luxury. Its appeal lies in its inherent paradox: Luxury that’s quiet, not loud; restrained, not over the top. But the term “quiet luxury” has become one of the most overused phrases in interior design, and perhaps one of the most misunderstood.

It’s been reduced to a Pinterest aesthetic of beige-on-beige, strippe...