There’s a manifest sense of calm in the cosy Parkhurst
home of a restaurant owner and her husbandTEXT MILA CREWE-BROWN STYLING HEATHER BOTING PHOTOGRAPHS GRAEME WYLLIEjamie lorge and
werner snyman
evotees of Love Food, a kitchen, deli
and café in Braamfontein, will have
come to appreciate its friendly owner
Jamie Lorge’s wholesome and hearty dishes
and her apparent love of old pieces with
provenance. Unsurprisingly it’s a thread
that permeates her personal space too.
Situated on one of Parkhurst’s quiet side
streets, Jamie and Werner’s home is sunny,
welcoming and filled with an inventory
of pieces collected and inherited. It’s a
space full of soul, where Jamie balances
her bent for gathering with an all white
backdrop, loads of natural light and a quiet,
considered aesthetic.
‘Jamie’s taste is more cottagey and
vintage,’ Werner – a fan of minimalism –
notes. Yet, despite their disparate tastes,
they’ve found common ground and shaped
a space that’s rich and gathered.
Naturally their kitchen, with its central
position, was Jamie’s main concern when
remodelling. ‘I didn’t want it to look like
a kitchen. We have beautiful old bowls
and vases that I wanted to show off,’ she
says of the sunny, open-plan area with its
large oak counter top and exposed shelves
that play out the scenes of thoughtfully
edited tableaus.
Their home also possesses a notable
family presence thanks to skills and time
loaned and furniture donated. Plus, with
a few of Werner’s kin living in the area,
a week seldom goes by without a gathering
or drop in. lovefoodkitchen.comD
CLOCKWISE FROM
LEFT Jamie Lorge
and Werner Snyman;
the daybed is from
Coricraft; Jamie
found the old coat
rack on the Antique
6 Route Pretoria; the
sunny main bedroom
looks out onto the
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