Metamor4Sis

My 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, 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!

Our 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.

Tried 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….