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Renovation inspiration
Lynette Whittaker of Mossel Bay writes I’ve been a subscriber to your publication for as long as there’s been a Home. There’s a stack of them in every room of our house. And they get read time and again by the whole family. We’re avid renovators/interior enthusiasts and have found so many good ideas and inspiration in your magazine. I can send you albums full of ‘before & after’ projects we’ve tackled. Because of you. I have found so many suppliers, entrepreneurs and shops, because of you. Today, I was sitting in the sun on my couch (on Mother’s Day) and looking through back copies of Home for ideas for our bathroom. My partner has decided to use this lockdown time to renovate it. Maybe not the best time as we can’t shop for fittings and building supplies or get contractors to help, but it keeps him occupied. In the 10 years we’ve lived in this house, our bathroom has undergone many facelifts but this is the first major renovation. I found the inspiration I was looking for in your March 2019 issue. We’re going bling with gold paint! We’re not done yet, but I will send an ‘after’ pic as soon as I can.
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A happy Mother’s Day Renate Venier of Pretoria East writes
A picture that says a thousand words. No caption needed. Lockdown Mother’s Day made. And as always, the May issue did not disappoint: it was jampacked with inspiration from cover to cover – from the colour-coded book shelf on page 19 (that absolutely blew my mind) to the challah bread recipe on page 104 (a much-needed distraction from banana bread!) and everything in-between all the way through to Karin Brynard’s bittersweet narration of Mamma’s “oopsie-broeks”. Thank you to my daughter for her thoughtfulness and thank you to the Home team for not disappointing, despite these ‘unprecedented and unpredictable’ Covid-19 lockdown times.
In your April issue, Wicus said in his editor’s letter: “I’ll bet you my last match and candle that loadshedding will once again take the top spot (in the mostsearched words on Google)”. I lay claim to that last match and candle! Who would’ve thought when that issue went to print that Covid-19 would come galloping in on its white charger and leave Eskom in the dark! Luckily for me, I now have so much longer to read my mag and in fact will probably read it several times, try out the recipes, do some home decorating and who knows, when this all blows over, we might even look forward to a little loadshedding. Sending you a virtual hug and thank you for a great magazine! – Debbie Arnold, Bryanston On the day that Caxton announced it was no longer publishing magazines, how grateful I was to have Home in my arsenal. I hope that your mag goes from strength to strength, especially during these challenging times, as it gives me a sense of normality over and above the pleasure of reading it. It’s a bit of an elixir as I was getting serious withdrawal symptoms when at first I couldn’t find the May issue on the shelves. Thanks to all for keeping the ‘home’ fires burning – your dedication and efforts are sincerely appreciated. I hope you enjoy what you do as much as your readers enjoy what you have done. Big virtual hugs! – Ilona Baguley, Edenvale The writer of the winning letter gets a Meryn Gers Ceramics voucher worth R1 500! Mervyn Gers Ceramics produces bespoke functional and decorative ceramics with a range that brings a natural, textured touch to any table. Every dinnerware set and all their ceramics are handmade in Cape Town and treated with a unique glaze. Every piece is fired at a very high temperature to create stoneware that is as durable as it is beautiful. To view the range, go to mervyngers.com.
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