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Styling Marian van Wyk and Amanda van Wyngaardt | Photographs Dirk Pieters, Greg Cox and Christoph Hoffmann
When constructing the pergola on her stoep in Fish Hoek, Cape Town, Jodi Lawrence used decorative breeze blocks sourced from Facebook Marketplace to create a backrest for the built-in bench. The breeze blocks also serve as a screen to create an intimate atmosphere in this seating area without making it feel ‘closed off’. The subtle floral pattern adds a feminine touch
“In keeping with a modern farmhouse approach, a grey water system that will utilise shower water and bath water in the garden is in the pipeline. We already use a rainwater harvesting system; there’s a 2m-tall corrugated-iron tank right next to the shower,” says JC.
