A very good friend of mine, Sue, has reluctantly decided to part with her (seriously stylish!) coffee table, and so has enlisted my help. The table, which is beautifully low-slung in a classic retro style, is made from solid wood, with slats of varying widths making up the table top and legs. It really is
Continue reading »While an impromptu overseas trip is a most wonderful thing, not being able to buy stock (or at least not at the rate that I normally do) has put a serious dent in my reserves, so I’m afraid Mint is taking a few day’s break so that I can hit the road and find us
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Just a reminder folks that our impromptu sale on our furniture and smalls ends tonight at midnight! We really do have some great pieces of furniture on sale – if you’ve been eyeing out any of our fabulous garden or armchairs now’s the time to strike! The clock is ticking!
Continue reading »So we’re still here in London Town! Justin had to extend his trip by a few days, so we’ll only be home on Wednesday afternoon now. Unfortunately I didn’t take enough photos before I left for this week, so in lieu of new items, we’re going to have a sale! Score!! We’re offering 25% off
Continue reading »For me, that is! Not so great for all you Minters, who unfortunately will have to wait a wee bit to have the goods they order in the next two weeks delivered: I’m in London with Justin! Poor husband person came back from a business trip to the UK on Sunday, only to be shipped
Continue reading »We’re closing shop for a few days next week as we attempt to play catch-up (not hooky, I promise!). Every few months our admin catches up on us, and our store room threatens to revolt unless we give it a good sweep, so we’ll be taking a break from posting any new items from Monday
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When we made the move from Durban to Johannesburg, one of the things I was most concerned about was finding an accomplished upholsterer. In Durbs I had the amazing Suneal (who treated me like family – thanks Suneal!) – he wasn’t only very competitively priced, but his work was also fantastic. I was worried that
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We recently installed a new fireplace in our lounge (thank goodness, given how icy the weather is in Jozi today!), and never one to miss a chance to buy something new for our home, I decided that we needed a woven basket to store our kindling in. Easy enough task, one would think, buying a
Continue reading »You may think we’ve been very lazy of late, not loading any new items onto the site, but I assure you that we’ve been hard at work! The problem relates to an update that we ran which changed the format of the site – now as soon as an item sells it’s removed form our
Continue reading »I married well – Justin is the king of research – if ever I need to make a decision on a big purchase, or to decide on one service provider over another, Justin’s the man I go to! He’ll spend absolutely yonks researching which company offers the best service at the best price, which is
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