Lifestyle 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:

Design and Decor Garden and Outdoor Building and Renovation Green living Life at Home Know your Neighbourhood

Lifestyle and Decor

Love thy neighbour

Love thy neighbor may be a theory we’ve all grown up with, but sometimes when spaces are small, boundaries are shared and neighbours are diverse, the ins and outs become rather a challenge. And sometimes impossible. Case in ...

Lifestyle and Decor

SPF40 for your home

Happily, with the exception of a few pockets around the country, winter is already a distant memory. It’s time to breathe a collective sigh of relief, pack away the down duvets, scarves and beanies, and summer-ready your ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Serious about security

Judging by a number of recent reports, securing your home using hi-tech devices may not necessarily be the way to go. Forget alarm systems, turn off your CCTV cameras and infra-red beams and buy a coffin. Yes, it does seem a ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Go green or go home

There’ve been a few rumblings in the media (and around the braai) concerning the effects of the “green” requirements that have found their way into the country’s new building regulations – but are they really as onerous as ...

Lifestyle and Decor

The world’s going green

When we used to think of “greenie” types, we generally thought of long-haired hippy youngsters who chain themselves to trees and refer to themselves as eco warriors. Times have changed and, these days, most of us have become far ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Pretty in Pretoria

It’s safe to say that Johannesburg and Pretoria aren’t the prettiest cities in the world. However, there are pockets within these two metropoles that go against the grain. Faerie Glen in Pretoria east is one of these, says ...