Southern Comfort

Stephanie Wolhuter’s Cape Town home is a masterclass in the art of combining old with new

- Jane Bowles

Looking for the home of her dreams was a lengthy process for Stephanie Wolhuter. ‘I’d looked at many houses that I hated,’ she says. ‘Then, one day during a viewing, the estate agent said, “I wasn’t going to show you this house – I doubt you will like it.” We walked up the road, into a cul-de-sac and there sat this house, facing the sun, with a beautiful bay window and veranda. It was a typical early-20th century house, and the woman who was selling it hadn’t renovated or changed anything, which was exactly what I wanted. I loved it and I haven’t wanted to moved anywhere since.’