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Furniture reveals itself properly only in person. No photograph can tell you how a linen weave feels under your hand, or how a sofa holds you at the end of a long day. Visit La Grange Interiors in Woodstock, Cape Town, or Kramerville, Johannesburg, and judge scale, sit on shortlisted pieces, compare finishes and talk […]

In 1996, La Grange Interiors was a standalone store in a 200-year-old barn in Franschhoek. Fast forward two years, and co-founder Sumari Krige had expanded to Pretoria, and then shortly thereafter opened another outlet in Johannesburg. Now, nearly 30 years on, it’s a leading luxury design brand for South African Luxury Furniture, both on a

Mirrors are an easy win and for a single item they make a lot of impact – they add light, expand the sense of space, and introduce a touch of polish. They also help you refine and design your space – with any number of options for frames, shapes and styles, these accessories are versatile

In the age of mass production and in a world where global trends homogenise retail, individuality in an interior context is something that you need to consciously strive for. Without injecting personality and uniqueness into a space, the risk is that it comes out looking like everyone else’s. Luckily there are a number of ways

As winter rolls around, we begin to need different things from our homes. Rather than spending the days outdoors enjoying the sun, we’re cocooning and enjoying the comforts of our indoor spaces. Winter calls for different accessories, but also a different atmosphere. While your larger investment pieces, such as luxury living room furniture, flooring, and

A project that began serendipitously with a couple wandering into La Grange in Johannesburg, this Camps Bay home perfectly reflects the sense of ease and effortlessness that Sumari Krige incorporates into her spaces. The Swedish owners felt immediately at home in the showroom and could imagine living in such an environment. So a few years

A tried and true way to safeguard against your space dating is to choose your materials consciously and carefully. While every season will bring with it a new colour, fabric, or pattern du jour, when you’re dealing with hard furnishings and big ticket pieces that are built to last, the trick is to choose finishes

A recently completed Cape Town project by Sumari Krige, this Camps Bay home demonstrates La Grange’s commitment to style that’s liveable and comfortable. Cleverly designed by (architect) to operate on various levels and in various ways (as a holiday home when the international owners are in town and as an Airbnb when the house sectioned

If furniture and finishes are the foundation of a space, styling accessories are the finishing touch. This is where you add a layer of personality and the final finessing details. There are as many ways to style them as there are objects to choose from however, and knowing where to start can feel a little

Contextually appropriate design is what gives a home its sense of place, what allows it to feel comfortable in its surroundings. For this summer family retreat in Ibiza, high on a hill and overlooking farmland and vineyards, Sumari used a calming, largely neutral palette and turned to texture to add life to the spaces. The