Various wine and cordial bottles have been filled with water and fynbos springs, then used to hold taper candles. Seen in several shots is a door garland made with fynbos and a dried protea flower that has been spray painted an antique gold. Black leather cord and gold craft wire holds the composition together while imparting shine and striking contrast to the natural shades and textures. Blue gum seed pods have been given the same treatment and are used throughout the Christmas scheme to add a bit of understated bling.
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Silent Night Matt textures, lay- ered tablescapes and A bleached-out palette, raw finishes and an aesthetic that borders on the monastic are the hallmarks of this captivating home in Cape Town’s central and historic Tamboerksloof neighbourhood. What makes this sanctuary-like habitat even more
whispers of earthy colour provided by nature make for a serene Christmas setting in Algria Ferreira-Watling’s Cape Town home
remarkable – given the complete absence of bright colours or lustrous textures – is that its owner, Algria Ferreira-Watling, is one of South Africa’s most in- demand make-up artists whose portfolio of clients includes Solange Knowles and Charlize Theron. It would be fair to assume that someone in the business of ‘painting faces’, as Algria refers to her artistry, would have a predilection for colour as well as materials and objects underpinned by a glamorous artifice. But Algria has always had a rebel spirit, manifesting not only in her professional signature typified by a look that is pared-down, fresh and innately edgy, but also her instinctive rejection of trends, mass consumerism and aspirational yearnings.
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