‘Igrew up with an antiques-loving mother who used to scout for finds in the most unusual places, digging up unwanted pieces at scrap heaps and finding furniture on the side of the road and restoring it. The bug my mom had must have been passed down to me,’ says Gerbri Schwartz. The Johannesburg home she shares with her husband Niel and three children, Maia, 10, Jasmin, nine, and Finn, five, is a stage for the second-hand pieces she has accumulated over the years.
Located away from Linden’s buzzing main street, theirs is a capacious light trap of a house laid out in an L shape that encompasses their garden and swimming pool. Even from the front door you’re aware of its scale, thanks to an open kitchen, living and dining…
