Tchochkes

When I was small and we lived in Great Falls, Montana (yes, Montana) we had a big house with a formal living room upstairs and a gigantic family room downstairs. Now that I live in Israel where space is at a premium it’s rare when I see a home with the two seperate spaces. The Gerber House has that, only they are differentiated not by formality (as this is not a formal home by any stretch - fabulous, yes - formal, no) but by TV or no TV. The open plan living room / dining room is sans television and opens up to the lovely backyard (which will be featured in yet another post about this house)

I know, the photo quality is seriously lacking. Sorry folks, if anyone feels like donating their old digital SLR camera I’d be more than happy to post a credit!

 Notice the window behind the dining room table (above), here it is again (below).

The house is built in layers and the two sections peak out on each other. The window in the dining room looks onto the office/library/guest room (which will be shown in another post - remember 59 photos).

A house is made a home not just by the furnishings, but by the tchochkes and The Gerbers choose their accessories incredibly well. I just love the feel of their house.

I know, terrible picture quality, but never mind that. Notice the wall being formed in a way to create shelves and nooks? That is a common style in Israel and I really like it. Since details are so important in design but wood is prohibitively expensive, people are finding a new way to make their places special and not so cookie cutter.

Directly across from the dining room table is the fireplace. The perfect way to warm up a house on a cold Jerusalem night.

The living room is a strong dash of color contrasting with the dark wood of the dining room table and benches. Notice that the sofas are off-set from each other, yet they look balanced because of the off-set coffee table between. That’s a brilliant design solution.

A chest full of treasures…

Adjacent to the dining room are the stairs up to the TV/family room. I have to say, I didn’t find these stairs especially comfortable. One gave a bit too much bounce for my liking. They look cool though.

A peak to the side hallway which takes you to the office and play rooms below. If this house sounds like a maze, it kind of is.

The sofas in the TV room are as comfy as they look - and more windows to different parts of the house are on the wall.

The side window peaks into the open plan dining and living room.

Even the TV stand is decorated.

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