Design and Decor

When it comes to property insights, Private Property doesn’t stop at the structural and financial aspects but extends to the interior as well. In the dynamic Lifestyle and Décor section, visitors get a colourful glimpse of the interior trends, landscaping solutions, home living and neighbourhood news. Here’s a look at the categories you can find in Lifestyle and Décor:

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Lifestyle and Decor

DIY for coffee drinkers

He may, some suggest, have more money than sense, but when our nephew Fixit started throwing his young fortune at home improvements that we’d barely heard of, we have to admit we felt an interesting mixture of envy, admiration ...

Property Advice

Is it mine or yours?

It may seem like a secondary concern while basking in the happiness of finding your dream home but establishing what constitutes a fixture or fitting is an important part of the purchase process, which shouldn’t be ...

Inspired designs
Lifestyle and Decor

Inspired designs

South Africa boasts an array of different architectural styles. If you think about it, we have a little bit of everything … from Tuscan to Spanish, and Cape Dutch to Grecian … we have them all. Just like in the clothing ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Use less; score more

The daily carbon footprint of an energy guzzling consumer society is dominated by the time we spend indoors.

Lifestyle and Decor

Antiques must “sit well” with owners

Most people take pride in their homes and take steps to furnish and decorate them accordingly. But, for many, this entails purchasing readily-available mass-produced wall art, décor or furniture ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Colour your world

Did you know that in the 15th Century it was traditional to get married in a green wedding dress? That’s because green was the colour of fertility. Today the bride is almost always in white, which connotes purity. While ...

Style on tap
Lifestyle and Decor

Style on tap

Styles may change but kitchens and bathrooms will always play an important role in the home, says Liza Watermeyer, Retail and Display Co-ordinator at Tile Africa.

Shelf improvement
Lifestyle and Decor

Shelf improvement

Modern-day storage solutions are as stylish as they are functional. Here, organisational strategies for turning clutter into character.

Mythbusters
Lifestyle and Decor

Mythbusters

Fact: when you purchase a property, you’d like it to increase in value so that when you decide to sell, you’ll get more out than what you put in. This is the nature of all business. But this means you need to know what will ...

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