- Intelligent shopping: Shopping around is the name of the game when it comes to finding big fashion label looks without the big price tags. This applies to all areas from fashion to furniture. Do some research and find out if any fancy labels have factory stores near you and splurge on massively discounted items. Do invest in a couple of high-quality basics and then dress them up with accessories – be it a dress or a couch.
- Welcoming trumps trendy: While an ultra chic house is beautiful to look at, it is not always inviting and cozy. Aim to create a home where your friends and family feel welcome and happy to sit back and relax instead of a space where everyone is terrified of touching anything because it looks so expensive. All you need to add interest is a couple of unique pieces – a lamp, an artwork or a coffee table – that act as talking-point pieces. TIP: Stylish scatter cushions, throws, rugs, lampshades and pot plants are items that can instantly lift a space, giving it a trendy edge while being fairly inexpensive to replace and mix up.
- Subscribe to style: Luxury lifestyle items such as leather lounge suits, smart TV’s, fancy fridges and the like come with big price tags that are usually out of reach unless you have a Beyoncé kind of bank account. For the rest of us who still want the high-fashion home without the celebrity price tag – there’s a nifty little secret…you can subscribe to the things you want for your home for as long (or as little) as you want them. When the trend changes, you can change your items to match. For a month-to-month subscription you can have a 70” big-screen Smart TV from Teljoy, for example, for your next favourite episode. Or get a superb sound system and have your crew over for a Saturday afternoon braai and some cool beats to kick the weekend into high gear. TIP: Stick to one theme, and don’t mix too many colours – this looks gaudy as opposed to classy.
- Invest in the small things: Love entertaining? Splurge on a high quality cutlery set, don’t forget the serviettes and have some beautiful salt and pepper shakers – if your guests are eating with poor-quality cutlery and seasoning their food with grubby shakers, this doesn’t leave a good impression.
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