Cape Town does something to people. I have watched it happen for nearly thirty years, and it still delights me every time. Clients arrive for a holiday, a wedding, a season in the sun — and somewhere between the mountain and the sea it takes hold of them: the light in the evenings, long lunches on the wine farms, the food, the art, the oceans. By the time they fly home, they are already planning their return.
Buying a home here is one of the happiest decisions my clients make. An apartment on the marina, a residence above the Atlantic, a pied-à-terre in the old quarter — their own piece of the Cape, waiting for them whenever they land. I named this part of my work Maison du Cap — home in the Cape — in honour of every client who fell for this city and trusted me to make their home in it.
Most of my clients live across the world, and that has never been an obstacle — it is where my studio excels. We take the brief wherever you are; concepts, palettes and samples are presented and approved across time zones; video walk-throughs keep you in every room as it takes shape; and I run every trade and snag every detail to completion myself. You arrive to a finished home — designed across continents, yet completely yours.
And a Maison du Cap can work as beautifully as it lives. Preparing properties for Cape Town's luxury letting market is one of my true specialities — and it is a discipline of its own. Finishes chosen to satisfy a five-star grading and stand up to a busy season; layouts that sleep, host and photograph beautifully; the kind of detail that earns wonderful reviews and repeat bookings — and rewards the investment. Beyond a single property, I help my clients maintain and grow the value of everything they own in the Cape.
