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Name: Christo & Nikki Roos
Location: Craighall Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Type: Farm House In the City
Size: 7,600 square feet
Years lived in: 1

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When you mention Johannesburg, a farm house is the last image that springs to mind, but for Nikki and Christo it was a dream to create a weekend escape in the city. Set in the leafy neighborhood of Craighall you will find this tranquil home, a stone's through away from Africa's New York.

Name: Florence Masson
Occupation: Retired from Interior Design . Now a past time artist painter.
Location: Yzerfontein, West Coast, South Africa
Type: Cape Cod Style House
Size: 3,200 square feet
Years lived in: 3

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Flo and her husband are originally from Mauritius and the French flair is very present in their nest . When they relocated to South Africa they moved to Cape Town but they always longed for a life closer to nature. This piece of paradise with a view of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean was intended as a holiday home but soon became their permanent residence.

Name: Marcella de Boom
Occupation: Artist
Location: Cullinan, South Africa
Type: Cob house
Size: 970 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 9

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Marcella de Boom is no ordinary woman, she has built her entire home with her own two hands. The inspiration was "creative poverty", a wild dream of building a home, without spending more than $5000! The dream started to materialize when she met Interior Architect and Cob lover; Dawn McAdam by coincidence. Dawn is a conceptual genius and the two creative souls masterminded a plan in no time.

Name: K & R's
Location: Kalk Bay, Cape Town
Type: Apartment
Size: 900 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 7 months, renting.

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R & K have created a peaceful retreat in the beautiful town of Kalk Bay. It feels like a weekend getaway, yet they live here full time. They enthusiastically speak of the inspiration they find around them every day — from the stunning location, the beautiful mountain and sea views, the indigenous succulents, the Main Road shops filled with clutter, the colorful boats in the harbor and their beloved beach holidays in Mozambique.

Name: Annie and Manuel
Occupation: Musicians & Graphic Designers
Location: Harvestehude, Hamburg, Germany
Type: Apartment
Size: 1300 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 9, renting

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When musicians nest, it is usually a visual feast, but when those musician are also designers you are in for a real treat! This creative pair hardly ever shops for furniture or major decorating items, the main pieces “found their way there”. This is exactly what makes their home so special, it is lived in and cozy. Their home is put together with an eye for detail and you instantly feel they have a wonderful understanding of space...

Name: Robert Denton and Lientjie Wessels Denton
Occupation: Owners of Li-bel, Restaurant and Exhibition space
Location: Sunnyside Pretoria South Africa
Type: Penthouse
Size: 1895 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 3

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In a time when so many people migrated from the heart of Pretoria to the painfully sterile and uniform suburbs and golf estates, it is refreshing to meet a creative couple who ventured in the opposite direction. Lientjie and Robert brought their money back to where they were born and as a result, actively share in the nation's responsibility to revive the Capital.

Name: Manfred & Martina aka Wohnkultur66
Occupation: Scandinavian Furniture Dealers
Location: In the countryside, South of Hamburg, Germany
Type: Old German Farmhouse
Size: 6000 sq.ft.
Years lived in: many!

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It is not every day that you meet Punk Rockers turn Furniture Dealers! I was lucky to meet these two passionate people in their gorgeous furniture shop in Hamburg months ago. When they speak of the craftsmanship of every item, poetically, you are seduced to a place where IKEA does not exist and every item has a story to tell.

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When Oliver visited Marrakech 8 years ago, he instantly fell in love with the city and its people. Back then, Morocco was unexplored by the masses and buying property as a foreigner almost unheard of. But when Oliver bumped into a long-lost friend in Marrakech, (who owned an estate agency) it seemed like fate!

Name: Francois van Reenen & Tracy Lynch
Location: Observatory, Cape Town
Size: 2200 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 1, owned

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Visiting Francois and Tracy’s colorful home means a trip into their creative souls. The moment you set foot through the front door, you enter a wonderland where ideas and inspirations explode in every room. Francois’s art combined with Tracy’s stylist touch creates the most beautiful and unusual interior. There is a lot going on, but the items are in perfect harmony, each piece is carefully curated and tells a story...

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When Haldane agreed on a house tour, less than 48 hours after he moved in, you would expect the normal chaos that relocation brings. However, we totally underestimated the determination of this successful furniture designer and entrepreneur from Cape Town. He was a man on a mission to get his nest ready and livable in no time.