IF YOU’RE wondering how we came across the work of Gregory Mellor, it is through the Bobbejaanskloof Private Nature Reserve in South Africa that we featured here last week. The Cape Town-based designer was behind that wonderfully decorated travel resort and you may see similarities to this home in the Karoo, a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. Rustic and refined would be a good way to describe Mellor’s aesthetic, apparent in the thatched roof and well-worn walls of this space, juxtaposed against the elegance of chintz throw cushions and Persian rugs. Natural elements such as wicker and rattan mingle with sophisticated striped slipcovered sofas, while stacks of firewood and raffia lampshades mix with an upholstered ottoman. Everywhere, there is a feeling of lived-in cosiness, which may be Mellor’s best signature…
