A Zest For Life

We find inspiration in anything thats relativelyeasy to do, budget-friendly and simple but exciting to look at, says a Cape Town couple witha keen eye for design.

- Kim Arendse

When she made the decision to take a holiday in Cape Town, Emma Rasmussen had no idea that she’d end up calling the Mother City home.

In 1999, British-born Emma came to South Africa to welcome in the millennium with friends. The fun-loving advertising operations director fell in love with Cape Town’s cultural diversity, hustle and bustle, and proximity to nature – a perfect fit for this adventurous spirit.

It wasn’t just the city that captured her heart; she soon met and married Warren, a photographer, who shared her zest for life. Years later, while looking for a place they could settle into with their young daughter Lula, the couple found a property that “matched their energy” in Observatory.

The house, an old Victorian abode that ticks all the boxes, suited them to a T. It required no structural changes and had beautiful minimalist features, a perfect blank canvas they could decorate to reflect their personalities and interests.