IN PICS | Heritage Jozi home refurbed into a magical blend of old and new

New owners of a 170-year-old house in Joburg’s northern suburbs wanted to honour the past, but bring modernity with it — and the result is magnificent

23 January 2022 - 00:00 By ROBYN ALEXANDER/BUREAUX.CO.ZA

Does every home have just one set of owners who are perfectly and uniquely suited to it? It’s a romantic notion perhaps, but sometimes it really does seem to be true. For example, this heritage house in one of Joburg’s northern suburbs and its owners — Jane Waters and Brandon de Beer — must surely have been destined for one another...

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