East meets west in this Karoo home

Pieter believes a stoep floor should be red, like the one on his back stoep. “This is where my home really comes into its own. It gets lovely winter sun and provides cool shade in summer. And it looks out over my ‘secret garden’. This is where I socialise, rest and work.” The bench and chairs, as well as the plantation chair at the back, are from India. The mask on the far wall is from Sri Lanka. The blinds were handwoven on the streets of Delhi. Cushions on couch from Lula Fabrics.