There’s nothing quite so satisfying as a good old-fashioned chinwag with your best friend, curled up on the couch in the winter sun. In our frenetic digital world this simple occassion has become scarce enough to celebrate with a ceremony! Here are some of the creature comforts we reach for when making a living room nest for a tête-à-tête with our bestie.

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Give your living space a new lease on life with the fresh colour and cheerful motifs of authentic South African fabrics. Or, if your fingers itch, make a patchwork, says Marian van Wyk: “I love combining different motifs and colours and, if I have the time, stitching them together to create something fabulous. For my blanket (which is nearly finished!) I chose different South African symbols, like shwe-shwe, fynbos, proteas, the Bush and farm motifs.”

• designteamfabrics.co.za
• makietie.com
• Era Design, 082 607 0013
• biggiebestwebshop.co.za
• lulafabrics.co.za
• fabricnation.co.za
• evolutionproduct.co.za
• mitat.co.za
• skinnylaminx.com

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