Who I am is a creative who is forever contemplating new ideas. At night, in my dreams, my imagination runs wild. I move furniture around, resolve design issues, sculpt, create stories, paint and design clothes and jewellery; and do all the things I would love to have time for during the day. I am a people lover, a people enabler and a people pleaser – and a shameless workaholic.
My professional motto is come to work to be excellent.
My personal home style is a modern, contemporary industrial take with black slate floors and ceilings, mampara brick – flush-jointed red clay brick – and off-shutter concrete. It’s a collection of very old items from days long gone, my family kist, old Art Deco chairs and my eclectic art collection.
Architecturally, my architect and friend Mabette Vermaak was the best thing that happened to this build. Her creativity in devising the open spine that runs through the entire home was phenomenal, separating the old from the young, giving room to breathe, grow, develop, love, live, play and enjoy volume and light, while being private and allowing the gardens to grow into the house.
The thing I like about this style is it’s totally personalisable.
My home is important to me because I love coming home through the open spine lined with art. I love the kitchen – its absolute simplicity and beauty all dressed in black with a stainless steel top. I also love the patio. Our stand has beautiful greenbelt views, right on a dam with distant sea views.
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Denne historien er fra October 2021-utgaven av SA Home Owner.
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WINDOWS on autopilot
Sungula Nkabinde explores the world of automated window dressings
Recycling REWARDS
Embrace the composting revolution in the kitchen and capture greywater for the garden
STATEMENT structures
Practical hardscapes connect spaces for flow and contrast
Sensory DELIGHT
How to create spaces that appeal to all the senses
Stairways to HEAVEN
The balustrade trends of today and tomorrow
Playing with PATTERNS
Be bold and have fun creating your signature look
Bathroom MAKEOVER
Shereen Lurie looks at ways to tackle a complete bathroom renovation
Revamp 101
A successful kitchen renovation depends on good planning and more
Peaceful and PANORAMIC
A HOME THAT TICKS THE BOXES FOR VIEWS AND TRANQUILLITY
MODERN treehouse
A SERENE HOUSE SET IN AN INDIGENOUS FOREST IN THE CITY REIMAGINES URBAN LIVING