Who: Noam Ronal (28), Michael Eames (30) and Alma (8)
where: Nachmani Street
seniority: two years
Meterage: 88 square meters
We visited last week In the magical apartment of Yasmin Ronal on Hissin Street and we heard that her daughter, Noam Ronal, lives in the apartment of Yasmin’s sister who died two years ago. The Ronal sisters were blessed with a developed sense of design, talent and a unique style that is reflected in both of their apartments: special vintage items, accessories from all over the world, paintings and illustrations. And it turns out that the next generation is also endowed with an equally developed sense of design.
Noam Ronal and Michael Eames. Photography: Noam Ron
Noam, an illustrator and graphic designer by profession, and Michael, a programmer, found themselves moving moment by moment from a one-room apartment in the Yemeni vineyard to a large, spacious two-room apartment full of family stories on Nachmani Street. “It is true that this is my aunt’s apartment, but it was important for us to introduce ourselves to it,” says Noam. “She was an interior designer and a yoga teacher, so the general design of the house is unique – because it was also used as her studio. She has a significant presence in the shell, but the content already feels completely ours. Ours in a way that is based on the past, but free to go into new areas.”
go to new districts. Photography: Noam Ron
the living room
“The space of the living room, the dining area, and the work area used to be the studio. My aunt used to teach yoga here, and that’s why there is a lot of spice here. My mother does have a fondness for collecting from the street, but my favorite collection site is the marketplace on Facebook. The vintage armchair With the plinth I brought from there, and also the table and stool of Marshall’s speaker, which is always on.”
Collections from the marketplace and a pampering sofa from Dad. Photography: Noam Ron
“If there is something I brought to the space, it is the law that anything beautiful should also be comfortable,” says Michael. “I vetoed the vintage sofa that matched the armchair that was here because it was like sitting on a stone. So we brought a pampering sofa from Noam’s father that fits perfectly here.”
Speaker marshal’s stool. Photography: Noam Ron
the work corner
“The work corner is located in the space of the living room, and with the help of the TV cabinet we created a partition between them,” explains Michael. “I mostly work from here, and Noam likes to sit in the dining area. There is a large, central window that faces a huge tree, so the view from it looks like a picture. This is one of the things I like most about this house: from every corner here you can see greenery. It almost feels like living in a moshav.”
Like living in a moshav. Photography: Noam Ron
The dining area and the kitchen
“I bought the table at the marketplace and the chairs from my father,” says Noam. “He deals in the field of hospitality so he stores a lot of furniture, and what is possible I get for myself. The kitchen itself is open and faces the house, which makes it very cozy. We like to host and this apartment is perfectly built for that.
Perfect for entertaining. Photography: Noam Ron
The kitchen shelves are full of souvenirs from all over the world: a watch I brought from Japan, tea with captivating calligraphy from China, a teapot from China and cups from Thailand. Recently, the coffee corner was also added after Michael decided to buy a serious machine. He learned to make amazing coffee in it, so we barely drink outside. This is one of the most successful investments we have made, we recommend it.”
Souvenirs from all over the world. Photography: Noam Ron
Michael’s coffee. Photography: Noam Ron
the cheapest
“Our favorite corner of the house is the elevated zola corner located on the closed balcony,” says Noam. “We travel a lot around the world and especially love abandoned beach destinations. We had no doubt that we would create a Stalbat corner at home as well to feel a little free even in our routine. Michael is a kite and wave surfer, and I just have a great love for the sea. We assembled the corner from a colorful rug from China and lots of extra pillows from home Our previous one, some of which we reupholstered. It also has a TV and blankets so it’s the most fun to watch a movie at the end of the day. Besides the cheap one, there is also the morning smoking bench on the balcony, which I brought from one of the markets.”
A little freedom in the routine too. Photography: Noam Ron
The morning smoking bench on the balcony. Photography: Noam Ron
the window of the ship
“My grandfather was a builder and maker of metal,” says Noam. “He built my aunt a ship’s window in the bathroom. Around it he inlaid shells, stones and pieces of glass that make it a real work of art. The window faces the balcony, so when Michael returns from a morning session and I just got up for a cigarette and coffee, we open the window and talk through it. My grandfather He also built the mirror and the sink that sit on a metal construction that I have never seen before, and behind it sits a dresser that my aunt brought especially from Japan.”
The ship window in the bathroom which is a real work of art. Photography: Noam Ron
A dresser specially brought from Japan. Photography: Noam Ron
The temple of Alma
“Alma was the dog that Michael and his partner took together (not as a couple). Shortly after Alma arrived, I moved in with them, and when Mich and I moved into a couple’s apartment – she came with us. She is 8 years old and we are 7 years old, so she has a royal corner in the house. Above her bed We hung a tapestry that we brought from Turkey, next to it a stunning vintage lamp that my mother brought us and above it a golden Japanese engraving that is identical to the one that is in my mother’s bathroom. That’s how we crowned Alma the sheikh of the house.”
Alma, the sheikh of the house. Photography: Noam Ron
the bedside table
“The dresser next to the bed was picked up by a good friend of Noam’s from the street when she was on her way to us and gave it to us as a gift,” says Michael. “On it is a lamp with a lampshade that her aunt made, and the love tree that I got from my mother something like 10 years ago and has been with me ever since. It somehow survived all the apartment transitions in Tel Aviv. Next to it is a photo from Noam and I’s first trip together, which was actually a trip after an army of The two of us. We just started dating and we both flew to Central America. Very quickly we continued to travel together. It’s fun to remember it every night before going to bed.”
Bedside memories. Photo: Noam Ron