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Italtile italtile.co.za Jane Valken janevalken.com Mr Price Home mrphome.com Pezula Interiors pezulainteriors.co.za
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The final stage was filling the pool,
but with water restrictions still firmly
in place in the Cape, they had to use
non-potable water. “Waiting for the
treatment process to clear the water was
a test in patience. It looked like a swamp
for two months,” laughs Tone.
Hugging a corner of the garden, an
L-shaped, concrete bench was clad in
stone with the undressed side facing
outwards. “While this confused my
stonemasons a bit, it replicates the
weathered stonework in France,” Tone
explains. The bench easily seats a crowd
and is an ideal spot for snoozing after a
swim. Tone backed it with raised planter
boxes filled with star jasmine and
Viburnum sinensis.“We combined the same plants as
well as white bougainvillea along the
perimeter of the garden, so over time,
the wall backing the pergola and the
wooden fence will be shrouded in green
and white,” he says.TONE’STIPSFORBUILDINGA
POOLINASMALLSPACE
Ensurethatthescaleisinproportion
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Consideraraisedpoolastheedge
providesadditionalseating.
Designittodoubleasawater
featurewhenit’snotinuse.
Makethepoolafocalpointby
incorporatinginterestingelements
likefeaturelighting.THISPAGE,FROMLEFTTORIGHT:
French terracotta pots from Plaisir du
Jardin are filled with balls of Buxus
lonicera and eugenia. The bottled
lemonade, glasses and glass lanterns are
fromFrenchhouseandCompany.
Vintage saris from Jane Valken are used
as oversized towels.