Tchochkes

Zoli Havazelet Neuman is an Israeli interior designer who I found while doing a random search on google.co.il. Her work leaves a blank canvas for the homeowner to put their personal touch on (read that whatever way you would like - you would probably be right.) The salon (above and below) have a ‘carpet’ of wood inlay giving a coziness to the space. I would have liked a bit of color, but designers have to go within the realms of their clients taste.

The fake brick wall above has me torn. I can understand why the spaces would be separated in order to create a more formal dining area. I understand how the brick ads interest and texture. I just don’t know if I actually like it or not. I’ve always thought of brick as an outside of the house material. It should be red, and the home should be located somewhere in the Northeast US surrounded by trees and a white picket fence. Here brick is used as the modern equivalent of wallpaper, only it can’t be changed as easily. My concern is that this will end up being a fad, and once the fad is over it will look sad and dated and will be a pain to change.

I love the color mix on the walls of the TV room above. I find it funny that the TV is the focus point instead of the cool old school looking furnace. That is a strictly Israeli thing IMHO - here one can’t be bothered acting as if the room is used for anything but TV, when any other country would want to focus on the oven and have the TV as an afterthought.

I like the clean walkway above. The white built in drawers are a practical addition and the chairs have a nice shape. I also like the wood detail bordering the room.

The kitchen design is simple, but effective. The set-in handles are interesting and I love the pot-rack. I’m not totally certain what the point is of the hood over the stove when there are two windows which can be opened…

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