Sometimes people ask us “What is a tea towel for?” or “How do I use a tea towel?” Well, the obvious answer is that it’s made for drying the dishes, but actually, a tea towel can do lots of other things too. Yes, they can multitask. Heck, they are the masters of multi-teatowel-tasking! We’ve come …
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8 ways to use a tea towel (aside from drying dishes)
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What’s the difference between a cushion and a pillow?
People often ask, “What’s the difference between a cushion and a pillow?” Today, we have an answer for you: Generally, people use the word “pillow” for the thing you put under your head when you sleep. It’s kind of oblong in shape and has a soft, washable cotton cover, called a pillow case. Our friends …
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The PROMENADE lifestyle collection
When you take 3 midcentury architectural facades on the Sea Point Promenade, add a pinch of admiration, 3 dollops of attention, a few choice collaborations, what do you end up with? The PROMENADE lifestyle collection. This collection pays homage to the large-scale public murals at Fortuna and Bonne Esperance apartments, and on the Beach Road …
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Making Friday : On the Promenade
The Sea Point Promenade really is my favourite place to take a walk. There’s so much to see! Waves & surfers, paragliders & windblown trees, dads with prams & nurses with wheelchairs, doggos & joggers all making up a passing parade that’s one of the enduring pleasures of Cape Town life. It also has some …
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Team Skinny laMinx 2.0
Meet our sleek new post-lockdown team!
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Best Things: Stripes
Do you know about the Baader-Meinhoff phenomenon? It’s that thing where you notice something once – a new word, an idea, a colour – and then it seems you just can’t avoid it. It’s everywhere. But is it really everywhere, or have you just become attuned to it? I’ve been feeling that way about stripes. …
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A colourful home : My Home is my Horst
Who likes colourful home decor? We do! And it’s always so exciting to see how stylish people with a real knack for colorful home decor incorporate Skinny laMinx fabrics, cushions and pillows in their homes, especially when they have a super-strong look of their own. German interiors stylist and author Julia Ballmaier has totally wowed …
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Notes from the Pillow Lab : What’s your Pillow Personality?
Take the quiz to find out your Pillow Personality.
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Cushion styling tips from the Pillow Lab
The top 5 tips from the Skinny laMinx Pillow Lab to help you mix pattern and palette with aplomb!
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