TREND UPDATES FOR YOUR HOME

Refresh your space with affordable and on trend updates for a stylish summer upgrade.

Your home should evolve, just as you do. Check out these affordable and easy ways to refresh and add trending items to your interiors. 

While it’s important to invest in pieces that anchor a room such as couches and dining tables, sprucing up your space doesn’t have to be an expensive and laborious process. “Just like your wardrobe, your interior should be built around key, well-made pieces that are timeless,” says Bridget Meier, owner of Styleast Decor & Design. Don’t skimp on the investment pieces and don’t splurge on expensive scatter cushions, lamps or accessories. This way, you will easily be able to switch the smaller pieces up when you need to, knowing you didn’t blow the budget doing so. 

Trend: geometrics and water colours

Lighting can totally transform a room. “Create different moods and ambience with table lamps in key spaces,” says Bridget. The more interesting the lamp shade, the better. Geometric shapes add a modern edge, while the water colour trend has an artistic feel that is perfect when the colour scheme is matched to the room. 


Trend: ocean blues

Blue is a cool and calming colour that encourages relaxation, so it’s perfect for spaces like your bathroom. Use different shades of blue, from royal, powder to turquoise to get the full effect. 

Trend: rustic serveware

With so much variety and styles in crockery, paired down rustic ranges are a refreshing addition to your kitchen cupboards. 

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Trend: prints and textures 

Simple additions of colourful, patterned cushions will add instant splashes of interest to your room. If you’re going for a neutral colour palate, adding textured scatters that mix fabrics works well, while colourful scatters add a pop of colour should you wish to change it up.

Trend: bring the outdoors in

According to Bridget, no space should be without an element of the outdoors. Whether it’s driftwood, indigenous flowers or greenery, there’s a wide variety of options to choose from. And you can always go with elements of nature in linen if you can’t keep anything alive! Nature is proven to naturally enhance your mood so use it with reckless abandon!

The best servewear to use this season

The holiday season certainly works up an appetite for which you need the best serveware to match the occasion.
When hosting guests, your serveware should do all the talking. These top picks from Edgars Home will ensure you’re serving with the best. 
Cheese boards, wine glasses

The nibbles

Your expert wine and cheese pairings deserve an elegant presentation! Modern platters and classic wine glasses will strike the right balance. Serve your cheese variety with textured snacks such as nuts, biltong and olives to enhance flavour.

The main course

A delicious curry still hits the spot – no matter the season. Deep-bottomed cast iron casserole dishes are best for cooking curry, as they retain and distribute heat evenly, resulting in soft, succulent meat pieces. Serve it in earthy and natural textures to complement the colour palette or go for contrast using white for a simple yet effective style statement.
Cape Malay Chicken Curry

Cape Malay Chicken Curry 

Serves 4
50ml vegetable oil
2 medium-sized onions, chopped
1 kg chicken, skinned and cut into portions
15ml turmeric
15ml ground cumin
10ml ground coriander
10ml fennel
15ml red masala (available at spice shops)
30ml garlic and ginger paste
1 medium tomato, chopped finely
4 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
6 to 7 fresh curry leaves (available at spice shops)
6 to 7 sprigs of fresh coriander
Salt
    Method:
    Heat a little oil in a pot, add onions and sauté until browned. Add chicken and stir well, and then add the spices, garlic and ginger paste, a pinch of salt and the chopped tomato. Pour in 250 ml of water. Cook, then stir for five minutes, and then cover the pot with a lid. Add the potatoes, another 250 ml of water, then cover and simmer on a low heat until the potatoes are soft. Just before serving, add the curry leaves and coriander and stir gently. Serve with rice or homemade rotis.

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    STILLS PHOTOGRAPHY: ANDRÈ WEPENER/PIXEL LOUNGE, STYLING: RUSHANA BURTON

    Modern ways to introduce velvet into your home

    Work the velvet trend into your home with decor touches that give it a warm, opulent and inviting feel.

    Sumptuous and regal, velvet has become synonymous with luxe living. While the material may evoke images of moody, gothic dens or your grandmother’s favourite garish armchair, used sparingly, the tactile fabric can transform a space into one that echoes the sophistication of a bygone era while still remaining contemporary and chic.

    GO FOR TEXTURE

    With this trend you’ll want to steer clear of prints, as the fabric’s extremely tactile quality doesn’t lend itself well to other busy elements. Without a distracting print, the textured finish will stand out more and shine as the star of the show!
    Private Collection textured scatter cushions from 159.95 each; Private Collection geometric throw 649.95; Hotel Collection velvet scatter cushions from 199.95 each

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    DECORATE WITH SCATTER CUSHIONS

    A velvet sofa in a deep hue is an eye-catching way to incorporate the trend, but you don’t have to spend a lot to achieve a similar mood in your home. Add some pizzazz to a neutral backdrop with scatter cushions in bold, jewel-like hues. If this is too dramatic for your liking, opt for scatters in pastel shades of millennial pink or blush, sea green and light grey instead, for a softer look and feel.

    Hotel Collection velvet scatter cushions from 199.95 each SHOP NOW

    TAKE A RISK WITH LAMPSHADES

    To avoid a bad ’70s throwback, steer clear of velvet accents with elaborate tassels. Instead, go for items with minimalistic finishings for a contemporary feel. A sleek velvet lampshade will add interest to your living area and create a striking focal point, for a pulled together look.

    Private Collection lampshades from 199.95 each
    All items subject to availability. Prices may change.