We have a basement. This is somewhat unusual for a tropical home like ours. It is however open planned style. “Open” in the sense it that there are no windows on one side and therefore it is open to the elements of strong tropical storms. Hence for that part of the house, we have to have basement tiles laid, unlike most the rest of the house. It’s the best!
Posts Tagged ‘House’
More Changes
20/01/2012Thinking Further
17/01/2012My mind is going further afield. Ha! Ha!
I have told my Hubby that should we build a cabana, we ought have to complement it with teak wood patio furniture. This sort of furniture will make the new cabana outstanding, our home so much more rustic and welcoming. I can almost see it! The grainy lines being enhanced by the rising sun. Sipping my beloved Earl Grey in the cool of the morning as I watch the sun warm the land before me. I wonder when Hubby will come round to my idea!
Cabana
16/01/2012Planning ahead again.
There’s a weekend away coming up and we usually have our breakfasts at the Cabana. This time however, we seem to have to negotiate harder to get meals there.
I would love to have a cabana of my own in my own house. The backyard might not be so suitable, but the side is promising. Perhaps I can persuade Hubby to agree to some changes. It would involve removing some of his plants though!!!
Bathroom Blues
15/01/2012All this talk about how houses look, I have often commented to my Hubby that our bathroom is not very “female”. No I am not complaining about it being small. Far from it. It fact it is bigger than our maid’s room as it has a long bath, a shower and a huge mirror. I complain of it not being feminine enough because of the lack of a bathroom vanity! Perhaps, though, after seeing our friend’s house, he might get the idea…. I live in hope!
Retro Rage
14/01/2012My friend just moved into her new home. Just in time for the Chinese New Year. Her home, however is far from the traditional Asian home. It’s not even the modern minimalist style.
Home Interior decoration is going retro now.
Perhaps it is nostalgic. As you get older, you have more money to spend, and it brings comfort – the familiar touch, sight, sound and smell brings about a sense of security that the modern cold bare and strong colours don’t often give.
The only thing that I thought was odd in my friend’s house? In their quest to achieve the look, they got the right colours and most of the decor. One thing that has perhaps been missed? They have over looked the ubiquitous switch. A part of every wall, switches are soulless and efficient. But modern switches in period places? Perhaps slightly more ornate switchplate covers may add a touch of class and complete their lovely home….
Doormats!
30/11/2011Doormats, when used figuratively to describe a person is not very nice. No one wants to be called one, let alone be one.
Literally, however, every home ought to have one to welcome family, friends and invited guests.
I prefer the big bright cheerful kind of doormat with a huge welcome sign – very assuring and cheerful. It is also in keeping with my personality!
Stripes
17/11/2011Arrow #3 agreed with me when I said that her room needed a new coat of paint. A faded shade of purple, it was not very bright nor cheerful. So I proposed a project – we would paint the room together!
It brought back memories of when I used to paint our room as we grew up. There was another time we painted the gate and my little sister fell into the drain, but that’s another story!
Back to this one!
So Arrow #3 and I decided to go on this project together. Of course, being the “pro” that I was, I decided we didn’t need to measure the walls. Just go along and estimate the amount of paint needed.
I did so, and I was right. Except that it was only enough for one coat of paint. The underlying purple was still showing. So back we went to get more paint.
Then because she wanted stripes and Momma here didn’t want to get wallpaper for it, and of course it would be fun to teach her to use the spirit level, etc, we decided to paint the stripes on. Well, what we didn’t reckon on was that the masking tape wasn’t enough! So we needed MORE tape as well.
Having said that, mission accomplished after two days of work.
And Arrow #3 is more than satisfied.
As is Momma! (Aches and pains aside)
Doors
27/10/2011Our house Bethany. At least this is the view from the gate.
The entrance is to the left where we have a white main entrance door. White because we think it is cheerful. However despite it being a double door and therefore wide, I notice that people have a tendency of somehow scraping their shoes on the door and thereby leaving marks before they enter. We often ask them to take their shoes off (the Asian culture) inside the house (the non-Asian way) because of the neighbourhood four-legged canine who loves to hop over and take what is not his! Anyway, we have decided perhaps we need door kick plates to avoid the scuffs and stains.
Rustic
16/10/2011All that talk about D-I-Y, well let me just say that whilst our home is up on a hill with very rustic design, it is not quite a log cabin up in the mountain. Most visitors are thrilled with the little patch of jungle out our back yard which we have deliberately left wild and untouched.
Here’s a view from the bottom of the garden. We have friends who come by to have tea and sit at the balcony….
Squirrels, monkeys, pheasants, birds, bees, butterflies are all welcome.
Hmm actually, putting some log cabin furniture in would be a fine addition to increase its rural look.
D-I-Y
14/10/2011Tried doing some DIY in the house lately. I was fixing up bathroom shelves and curtain rods! (Yes, I have laid carpets and made shelves before too!) Here is the shelf I put up in Arrow #3′s bathroom Ahem!
Of course I can’t do everything I’d like to in one day. One of the many things I have not got around to is to attack some dodgy cupboard doors. They are not sliding open and close well at all. I think that perhaps some new and heavy duty casters may help – These are really heavy sliding doors.
On second thoughts, being such huge doors, I guess I will call in the professionals this time….
