House and Leisure – For those who want to celebrate all aspects of contemporary, stylish living in South Africa. House and Leisure is more than just a décor magazine. It’s the local premium brand with authority on Stylish SA at Home and Play. A source of warmth and pride, loved for celebrating the positives of life in South Africa, it’s the only decor home magazine that also offers strong leisure and lifestyle editorial content. Please note: this digital version of the magazine does not include the covermount items you would find on printed newsstand copies.
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PICNIC TIME • Spending a sunny autumn day outdoors with friends and good food? Snap up these goodies for your movable feast
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ON SHOW • There are so many new design spaces to love right now, but here are a few that keep us coming back for more
ON THE MENU • Keep your finger on the pulse with these social-media moments, and food-focused trends
FOOD & FAMILY • Three friends joined forces to create one of Joburg’s most exciting new eating experiences. We caught up with the women behind No Rules Cafeteria
EAT UP! • HL’s pick of foodie news and hip happenings
RANGE ROVING • Covetable new looks, products and campaigns by a few of our favourite design houses
READING ROOM • A selection of food narratives keeping our team’s pages turning this season
SECOND NATURE • If you’re serious about sustainability, these plastic-free eco-friendly tools could just become your kitchen staples
FAMILY MATTERS • OVER THREE DECADES, W2 ARCHITECTS HAS CHANGED THE WAY SOUTH AFRICA THINKS ABOUT HOUSES
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL • WELL-KNOWN FOOD WRITER AND COLUMNIST SAM WOULIDGE CELEBRATES THE JOYOUS CHAOS OF HER CULINARY SPACE, IN ALL ITS IMPERFECT GLORY
DINNER DATE • Earthy tones, tactile materials and organic forms star in stylish settings that’ll cover everything from apéritifs to dessert
BREAKING BREAD • The pendulum has swung back for this nutritious, crusty staple of flour, yeast, water and time – the much-beloved artisanal loaf
HERE ON EARTH • Urban chic meets country living in a visual feast that takes its cue from nature
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AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE with Jonty Rhodes and family • Recently renovated, the historic Cape Town home of Jonty and Melanie Rhodes is an adaptable base for an active, clean-eating clan of six
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SNACKS ON THE TERRACE with sisters Vicky Crease and Maira Koutsoudakis • The traditional Cycladic home of dynamic sisters Vicky Crease and Maira Koutsoudakis on the island of Serifos is a reminder of what it means to be a part of a close-knit family
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LUNCH IN THE GARDEN with siblings Bronwyn and Jonathan Cane • Alfresco gatherings are the order of the day at this updated century-old semi – the home of a design-centric sister and brother in Brixton, Joburg
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IN THE KITCHEN with Karen Dudley and family • For Karen Dudley, food informs the family dynamic and her home is as multilayered and as delicious a delight as her colourful personality and cooking style
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SUPPER IN THE BARN with the Thatenhorst family • Munich-based interior designer Stephanie Thatenhorst transformed the barn at her parents’ farm in Bavaria into an eclectic family retreat
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DRINKS AT THE TABLE with David Cope and Donné Bullivant • A dream kitchen renovation meant wine lovers Dave Cope and Donné Bullivant could finally settle down in their wondrously moody City Bowl apartment
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GATHER ROUND • Whether it’s an invisible, traditional or...