Monday, 23rd July 2007 (2015 views)

A house featuring surfaces made out of semi-precious stones and gold exists in Israel, it has been reported.

The Jerusalem Post notes that it is owned by a Bulgarian-born couple who live in the US and visit the country with a large family.

According to the newspaper, the kitchen is made of quartz, with a tiger-eye room divider and the two bathrooms are decorated in purple amethyst and red carnelian.

"I love the view, on one side I can see old Arab Jaffa, on another I see the modern skyscrapers of Tel Aviv, on yet another I see the Christian buildings, the churches and schools," the unnamed owner told the newspaper.

In the lounge, the hand-painted walls feature a gold mottled surface surrounded by a collection of gold light fittings.

The light fittings are made of gold filigree but a number are also made of hundreds of gold jewellery clasps, the newspaper reveals, describing one light fitting as resembling "a huge bracelet" while another it claims "looks like it is made of spaghetti-like gold rope".

In other gold news, German firm Xexoo has recently launched an iPod shuffle plated in gold.

 

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