IN SHORT

Well done to all involved in the Cape Town Homemakers Fair. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I wasn’t able to attend last year, so this year I came away totally inspired – every room in my house is going to get a mini makeover. My patio ornaments are looking a bit dull after our harsh Cape winter so they will get some chalk paint treatment.

I read Home from cover to cover every month and enjoy trying out the lovely recipes too. Keep the great ideas rolling! – Bernadine Ponte, Cape Town As a child, I was given a printer’s tray by my mother (it was hers when she was a child) and I hadn’t found a practical use for it in years. Eventually, with a heavy heart, I decided to take it to the charity shop as I don’t like clutter.

As I was carrying it to the car, it hit me: one thing Home has taught me is that there’s no such thing as rubbish, everything can be recycled! I went online only to find a plethora of ideas for recycling printer’s trays! And this is what I did with mine – now the only problem is that both of my daughters want one too! – Kirsten Thompson, Pretoria