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If you have a balcony, you can have a garden. Following are five great ideas to transform your balcony into a lush and comfortable outdoor space.

Valentine’s Day is only a week away, and it’s our favourite excuse to spoil ourselves. Ditch dinner and head straight for dessert with our sumptuous selection of sweet treats.

If you have ever misplaced your keys, running around the home and looking for your keys everywhere every time you are ready to go out. Then you must understand the necessity for a key holder. Key holders are typically featured a wood plaque with small hooks spaced across its width.

When you come home after a busy day, nothing says, “welcome home” better than a good-looking house and garden. You know your hard work accounts to something when you see that your home is in good shape and is an asset to the neighborhood.

The Christmas decorations have been cleared away, the festive food is all gone and we’ve just made it through the first week back at work and deserve a treat.

We’ve put our heads together to share some of our favourite Saturday brunch dishes we will be enjoying this weekend…

Public Holidays South Africa 2015

Some people say that a garden should have a feature. We say: “just one?” Every part of your garden deserves to shine. That’s why, we’ve dedicated this post to the wonderful – yet sometimes overlooked – world of garden borders and edges.

With the South Africa temperature going up and unpredictable patchy rains pouring here and there, the weather has surely left us all restless with humidity. In such conditions an ideal time can be spent in one’s garden. For this, a lovely set of furniture adds to the warmth that is required to have a wonderful time.

The most important part of the table for an elegant, three-course menu is the place setting. Make sure that, from the start, everyone has the utensils and extras they need to get through all three courses. This will ensure they can relax and simply enjoy the food and company. In turn, it ensures you can focus on keeping wine glasses full!

When looking to purchase outdoor patio furniture, you’ll soon realize there are a lot of options. From the material used to build the furniture to the overall style, your choices are many. 

Everyone knows that you don’t have to go far for a great picnic. Just make some sandwiches and snacks, lay a blanket on the lawn, and you’re ready … even if it’s just the usual fixin’s AND it’s your own home! Enjoying a few hours outdoors is easy – just invite over your favorite people, fill a cooler with some food and drinks, and enjoy yourselves in a casual but fun setting. After all, isn’t that what spring and summer are all about?

Decorating your home with outdoor lighting is just as valuable to your security as it is to your home’s curb appeal, and it’s a simple way to achieve both. Strategically placed outdoor lighting makes your home look warm and inviting to guests and too illuminated for trespassers who prefer to lurk in the shadows.