Category: Making a Home
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Meet the kid from Koster who grew up to dress Thuli & a Kardashian
When he was a little boy, Gert-Johan Coetzee told his mom he wanted to be a fashion designer: “Not just a normal one, but the biggest one in the world.”
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Why You Need to Fix Your House For a Change
Every dream comes with a disclaimer, and in the case of domestic bliss, it is this: sooner or later, you’re going to have to renovate. Watch or read about this Iris Session to find out why.
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How I Lost My Heart to a House That Sang To Me
It had wooden floors, pressed ceilings, a stoep that has to be called a balcony because it’s too nice to be called a stoep. There was lots and lots to love. And it had a view!
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The Secret Joys of Leaving Your To-Do List Till the Weekend
As a single parent, the list of things to do is often overwhelming. There’s the constant tidying, for one. Every surface vies for attention. Then there’s the leaking gutter, the dodgy internet, the widening crack in the wall…
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Meet the 21st Century Sangoma Who is Teaching Big Business How to Cope With Change
Dineo Ndlanzi shares some of the answers she has found, on a journey of change and enlightenment that is uniquely South African and yet holds lessons for the world.
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Let’s talk about Adding Value to your Home
Watch our latest Iris Session with David O’Sullivan, in which he gets home improvement, to add value, advice from “Tuis” editor, Wicus Pretorius, DIY boffin Mandy Collins and Seeff Randburg MD, Chris Hajec.
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The Happy Art of Getting On With Your Neighbours
Home is where the heart is. Those nearest you therefore, are closest to your heart. To keep it safe, you need to keep your heart open. So go on, greet a neighbour. Let the sugar bring you together, instead of the crime.
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How My Life Changed When I Became an Airbnb Host
Filled with enthusiasm and Merlot, I took my first step into the game changer that is Airbnb.com. Like most people my first reaction was amazement at the popularity and number of listings — in my own suburb, right under my nose.
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Michael Mol, the dashing TV doctor who wants to change your life
Dreams do come true, because Michael grew up to become Dr Mol, General Practitioner, saver and changer of lives. Including, as it turned out, his own.
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Ruda gesels met Evita Bezuidenhout – die Bekendste Wit Vrou in Suid-Afrika
Evita Bezuidenhout is vir meer as 40 jaar reeds ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse instelling – ambassadrise, onderhandelaar, gasvrou van formaat.