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Bring Africa into your home

Gone are the days of kitsch African printed T-shirts, well almost. African design is up there with some of the worlds most exciting and inspiring design trends. Living overseas, I’ve become very nostalgic when it comes to African design and have bought elements of it into my own home. You don’t have to decorate your home floor to ceiling to achieve a contemporary, African inspired look – here are a few items I love to bring your home on trend with Africa, without having to go OTT with leopard print and springbok skins!

 

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1 Guru Rug, Esque

2 Pendant Light, Robert Thomson

3. Decorative horns, Weylandts

4 Basket trays, Esque

5 Nguni Rug, Esque

6 Hanging chair, Weylandts

7 Black and white shopper basket, Design Afrika

8 Wood stool, Weylandts

9 Black and white arm chair, Weylands

10 Bakuba throw, Mungo

11 Pershing Chair, Weylandts

12 Rhino Head, Weylandts

13 Traditional Iringa basket

14 Itawuli towel, Mungo

15 Nguni heads

16 Malawi Chair

17 Skinny laMinx Cushions

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