After months of waiting and planning and almost two months of labouring, our house is finally at the point of completion. For us, it was years of collecting collectibles (nothing fancy), months of surveying down the aisles of IKEA, furniture shops, kitchenware, haggling with the contractor, the bank, the stone masons, the painter, the plumber, the electrician, the furniture shop, the electrical supplier...heuh! Results, finally. From an almost regret of the year (thought we had the wrong end of the deal after we received the house from the seller) to now...we had come a long way and the house is finally what I wanted it to be...our own little sanctuary from the outside world: sleep, eat and read. More to come when the house will be more 'dressed'...
The dining, separated from the kitchen with retractable sliding glass doors. Stones were used instead of tiles because it would provide better insulation against the tropical heat. Painting on the wall is a piece of my own work done in the 90s. On the dining table is a Bohemian crystal bowl with rose adorned base. The low buffet is restored old Chinese furniture.
The partially completed hall. A restored old Chinese armoire (Gansu wedding cupboard) and a recuperated old earthenware (Southern Thai ceramic, in this case a rice jar with ears) found abandoned at a friend's house in the village thought to be at least 60 years old. Got it for free.
Bedroom painted with my wife's favourite colour: purple. To offset the strong use of colour, the rest of the house was painted in either neutrals or plain white. The photos mounted on the wall were taken in France during my sejour from 2003 - 2008. Bed cover was bought from an artisan at the market in Poitiers, in the 'Versailles' motif found mostly on upholstery and tapestries. The side lamp is a remodeled Chinese porcelain head rest.
