The journal
Styling notes, buying guides and the stories behind the pieces we bring home.
Furniture stores in Somerset West
Furniture stores in Somerset West: the quiet rise of the Helderberg as a real shopping destination. A stretch that used to be a drive-through has quietly become a place people…
Read the articleFurniture Shopping in Cape Town
Furniture shopping in Cape Town: the store worth driving to depends on the home you’re furnishing. Cape Town is spread across such a large footprint that…
Root Furniture
Root furniture: the closest most homes will come to owning a piece of sculpture. Salvaged teak root consoles, hand-carved Suar chairs, sculptural bar stools — root…
Coastal decor
Coastal decor: the holiday feeling, brought home and built to stay. Marine wall sculptures, rattan and bamboo pendant lighting, whitewashed Durian wood pieces — a guide…
Wooden kitchenalia
Wooden kitchenalia: pieces that work as hard on the table as in the kitchen. Teak boards, bamboo bowls, hand-carved trays — the pieces that quietly carry…
Artificial plants
Artificial plants: the quiet luxury of year-round greenery. A look at the premium tier of faux botanicals — multi-toned foliage on real bamboo, Real-Touch orchids, statement…
Mahogany furniture
Mahogany furniture: why the bedroom is still the room that asks for permanence. Solid hand-carved mahogany — French sleigh beds, four-posters, bedside pedestals and the case…
Reclaimed wood furniture
Reclaimed wood furniture: old timber, new life, better furniture. Pieces with a previous life — and the quietest sustainability story in the timber category. A guide…
Wooden dining tables
Wooden dining tables: why solid timber outlasts everything else. A real wooden dining table costs more on day one and pays it all back over decades.…
Home décor under R199
Home décor under R199: the finishing touches worth buying well. The walls are empty, the surfaces bare, the room feels less like a home and more…