by Vicky Sim | Aug 11, 2020
Storage is a key element of any project to organise my clients’ homes. And even more so in a smaller home like a flat or granny flat, which can become cluttered very quickly if the storage is inadequate. However, when conducting home assessments, often I have found...
by Vicky Sim | Jun 15, 2020
I have been spending a lot more time in my indigenous garden during lockdown; it is my happy place. I have so enjoyed the abundance of butterflies and birds and the change in season towards winter as the aloes start to flower. During our hot and humid summer months...
by Vicky Sim | Apr 17, 2020
As we experience this extremely unsettling time in the history of our world and nation, we are reminded of the fragility of life. And not just in relation to those who have recently become ill or who have even succumbed to Covid-19, but also our own personal...
by Vicky Sim | Mar 30, 2020
For the next few weeks as the Covid-19 pandemic deepens, we will be spending a whole lot more time at home than we usually do – in fact, all of our time during lockdown. Home, for most of us, is a place for evenings and weekends and the occasional holiday if we...
by Vicky Sim | Mar 11, 2020
Self-storage facilities have been popping up like mushrooms around the greater Durban area over the past few years. Storage units are usually rented on a monthly basis. They come in a range of sizes from as small as 2.5m2 to 36m2 (the size of an average double...