Home South Africa – September 2019

Roomwitha view

Theupstairsbedroomis onelargeopenspace.
BraamandhisdadGawieinstalledthewooden
floorandfinishedit withlaminatedfloorboards.
Smallwindowsinstalledontheupperlevelhelp
to keepthebuildingcoolat nightandsmallroller
blindsensureprivacywhenneeded.“I lovegazing
outside,”saysBraam.“Whichis whytheshower
alsohasa windowsoyoucanenjoytheviewof the
lemonorchardsandbeautifulmountains.”
Theoldbambooandteakladderbelongedto
hisgreat-grandfatherandis morethan 100 years
old.Braammadeallthemirrorsfromropeandthe
topsandbottomsof oldwinebarrels.Thedressing
tablebelongedto OumaAlidaandwasspray-
paintedwhite.
Theoldcellaris nowa self-catering
accommodationunitandhasbeendubbed
Cellar1947.“Itis busierthanI thoughtit would
be,”saysBraam,“butI reallyenjoysharingit with
peopleandtellingthemitshistory.”

BEDROOM AND BATHROOM

The walls on the inside of the loft area were clad

with Lambdaboard (a type of insulation).

Ottoman from Cielo; bath from AH Marais; basin from

CTM; tiles from Union Tiles; glass and frame from

Green Line Aluminium

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