Condé Nast House & Garden

Condé Nast House & Garden is the decorator's magazine of choice. Not only does it offer a wealth of ideas to inspire you, but every issue brings you the best homes and gardens both locally and abroad. We focus on your diy makeovers, new products and homeware accessories, travel, food and how to live gorgeously in contemporary South Africa.

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INSIDER • The scoop on shopping, style, design & culture

WEATHER WISE • Sun, spills and summer living are no match for a new generation of performance fabrics & rugs that put design first.

OPEN AIR • Sculptural silhouettes, tactile finishes and generous proportions set the tone for considered outdoor living.

NIGHT LIGHT • Set the mood after sundown with outdoor lighting that balances function with good looks.

IN A GOOD PLACE • Chef Nokx Majozi’s cookbook shows off not just food, but the locations that inspire her unique takes on familiar flavours

Grid Work • A pool is an opportunity to introduce pattern on a larger scale. Here, London-based Studio LOST used bold geometric tiles to transform the pool floor into a graphic focal point, proving that finishes needn’t fade quietly into the background. Keep the surrounding materials restrained to allow a strong motif to take centre stage. studiolost.co.uk

LIQUID ASSETS • Good pool design starts well beyond the water’s edge. Consider proportion, materials, planting and placement to make it feel entirely at home in the landscape.

GARDEN • Planting, shaping, and living with nature

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT • A good garden should never make you think about where you’re going, says landscape designer Franchesca Watson. From grand approaches to discreet paths, circulation should feel intuitive, beautiful and entirely effortless.

A Little Wild • Garden Day invites us to step outside the rulebook and make more room for nature. This year they encourage us to embrace a little untidiness, a little experimentation and a lot more life.

LET IT GLOW • I arrived with every intention of making the garden my own. Instead, I found myself seduced by its history, its eccentricities and the remarkable gardener who had made it what it was.

THE EDIT • Journey through homes where architecture, interiors and atmosphere exist in perfect harmony.

Forward-looking • Honouring the heritage of its locale, this modern home has a view to a future, where craftsmanship means more than ever.

CALL OF THE WILD • Interior designer Tessa Proudfoot spent many happy childhood summers on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. Now she has returned to create her most personal project yet.

period drama • Rich colour, polished walnut, violet marble and flashes of gold give an 1899 Boston brownstone a decidedly glamorous second act, courtesy of designer Lisa Tharp.

GET THE LOOK • Polished, collected and quietly glamorous, timeless design is all in the details.

ORIGINAL SPIRIT • With sculptural curves, original finishes and unmistakable 1960s character, this original Jacques Couëlle house called for a careful hand rather than dramatic change.

GET THE LOOK • Sculptural forms, natural materials and collected art bring warmth and character.

island villa • Shaped by its relationship between the sea and Dubai’s skyline, Island Villa is a calm coastal counterpoint to Dubai’s relentless urban pulse.

LIVING • An informed edit of where to go, what to try, and what's shaping the way we live now.

All aboard • Life with dogs and children is rarely tidy. A day out with the Land Rover Discovery proved that getting them there, and home again, doesn't have to be quite so...