Intimate decor with a loveseat
The two-seater sofa is ideal for small houses with limited floor area.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Intimate decor with a loveseat
Decor ideas for a corridor
If a corridor is narrow and dark, go for lighter pastel colours or neutrals such as creams and beige or soft white to light up your space.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Decor ideas for a corridor
Grow a landscape you can eat
Edible landscaping dates as far back as ancient Egypt where flowers, grape arbours, vines and fruit trees were incorporated into the garden.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Grow a landscape you can eat
Water features for your home
Water fountains are a great way to create a focal point.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Water features for your home
Sense of touch in a garden
While we often give consideration to sight, we tend to underestimate the influence of other senses.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Sense of touch in a garden
Hardscapes for tenants
There are plenty of hardscaping options available for renters.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Hardscapes for tenants
Best conditions for balcony gardens
Depending on its orientation, a balcony may be sheltered or exposed to strong winds and sunshine.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Best conditions for balcony gardens
Making a garden on the roof
Many drought-tolerant plants will survive on the roof.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Making a garden on the roof
Before designing a garden...
Study the views into and out of the site, slope, soil, the sun and shade patterns, existing vegetation, structures and utility lines.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Before designing a garden...
Refresh your house with indoor plants
Indoor plants improve the quality of air in the house, which is said to be more polluted than outdoor due to chemical-based cleaners and paints.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Refresh your house with indoor plants
Accessorising your bathroom
Reinforce the colour scheme using matching shower curtains, shower caps, towels, toilet paper holders and bath mats.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Accessorising your bathroom
Gardens on a budget
Creating a great looking garden without breaking the bank
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Gardens on a budget
Working with small spaces
Does your house seem too small for your needs? It might be time to think vertical.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Working with small spaces
Transform garden with pergola
Few garden structures can match a pergola in utility and beauty.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Transform garden with pergola
Lender roots for establishment of housing micro-finance
Shelter Afrique has urged African governments to establish a housing micro-finance fund to improve access to housing finance
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Lender roots for establishment of housing micro-finance
Liven up room with orange and blue
The calmness of blue balances well with orange.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Liven up room with orange and blue
Elevate your outdoor dining experience
It should be near or accessible to the indoor kitchen and the indoor dining room but not too far from the rest of your outdoor living space.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Elevate your outdoor dining experience
Garden in containers
Start by figuring out your preferred garden style.
By H&A correspondent 4 years ago
Garden in containers
Making the perfect fusion garden
Fusion gardens can be as varied as the infinite garden styles around the world.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Making the perfect fusion garden
Go classic with daffodils
Few garden views beat that of a host of golden daffodils beside a pond fluttering in the breeze.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Go classic with daffodils
Create ambiance with indoor plants
Look for plant pots that make a grand statement and those that will make the plants pop out and be noticed.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Create ambiance with indoor plants
Gardening in a rented home
There are also many hardscaping options available for renters.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Gardening in a rented home
How to make corridors useful
Decorating corridors
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
How to make corridors useful
Balcony decor ideas
A low-back seat will provide the sense of space that one is usually looking for when sitting at a balcony.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Balcony decor ideas
How to plant annuals
No garden is complete without bright and colourful annuals. No other group of plants will give you flower colour as quickly and vigorously as annuals
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
How to plant annuals
Casual flower arrangement
It looks different from the stiffly formal, predictable arrangements found at most florist outlets and you need minimal skill level to create it.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Casual flower arrangement
Plants, wildlife for a tropical garden
Success with a tropical garden almost depends on selecting and growing the right plants.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Plants, wildlife for a tropical garden
Add cheer with a flower party
Simple is beautiful with this flower arrangement.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Add cheer with a flower party
Keep your home clean this rainy season
Mats for the rainy season. Use a drainable indoor or outdoor mat.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Keep your home clean this rainy season
A basket for all seasons
Baskets can be used around the home for aesthetic yet functional storage. Here are a few ways you can use baskets for storage.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
A basket for all seasons
Four simple ideas for your garden
Work with your environs in designing the outdoors space by either blocking out or incorporating some elements.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Four simple ideas for your garden
Use concrete pots to add flair to your garden
?Simple concrete pots are an excellent way to update your back and front garden without spending a fortune, while also adding a new texture to it.
By H&A correspondent 5 years ago
Use concrete pots to add flair to your garden
‘We see opportunity in low-income earners’
Those living in urban areas are faced with acute shortage of houses because the country produces only 30,000 houses annually against a demand of 250,000 units.
By H&A correspondent 7 years ago
‘We see opportunity in low-income earners’
Jacaranda Gardens holds launch for third phase
Jacaranda Gardens,a gated estate, located off the Thika superhighway, has announced the grand launch of the project’s third phase slated for this Saturday.
By H&A correspondent 7 years ago
Jacaranda Gardens holds launch for third phase
By-passes fast becoming hotspots for warehouses
The new by-passes around Nairobi have enabled a freeing up of transport routes with the intersections of these new roads have become hotspots for logistics parks such as Tilisi, Tatu Industrial and Logistics Park, Northlands Commercial Park, Infinity Industrial Park and Nairobi Gateway Logistics Park.
By H&A correspondent 7 years ago
By-passes fast becoming hotspots for warehouses
Swiss hotel chain enters Kenya with Sh7b deal
This will be the fifth property for Swiss International in Africa. The chain is already represented in Nigeria with two hotels, Rwanda and Sierra Leone with one hotel each.
By H&A correspondent 8 years ago
Swiss hotel chain enters Kenya with Sh7b deal
Britam to focus on real estate investments for growth
“As a group, property remains an area of key focus as we diversify our portfolio to reduce risk and meet customer needs,” Benson Wairegi, Britam Holdings Group MD, said
By H&A correspondent 8 years ago
Britam to focus on real estate investments for growth
Regulator conducts skills gap audit in construction industry
The National Construction Authority (NCA) is undertaking a base line survey in conjunction with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics on skills gap and locally-produced materials in the construction industry.
By H&A correspondent 8 years ago
Regulator conducts skills gap audit in construction industry
Fancy a paying house guest? You’re not alone
SleepShareStay.com is popularising the concept in the country not only to their 15-plus international company clients but also to Kenyans.
By H&A correspondent 8 years ago
Fancy a paying house guest? You’re not alone
JKIA VIP lounge redesign wins decor firm award
Planning Interiors Limited last month beat hundreds of other competitors from 25 African and Arab countries to clinch a five-star honour for remodelling the Kenya Airways Lounges at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
By H&A correspondent 8 years ago
JKIA VIP lounge redesign wins decor firm award
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