Saturday, October 24, 2009

Renovating - Before and Afters

Sometimes wondering if all the trouble of renovating is worth it or do I just like change?

After building our home near school here in Phuket, we built 6 more smaller versions for friends and family in a small development called The Oasis. After painting all walls inside and out white in the second development when we renovated the first home here in Phuket  I needed a change and opted for white on the exterior only. The house interiors now would have colour with generally all white furnishings.

The renovation was started to mainly to open the house to the front yard and create a more formal less open plan then we had had before as the children were gone and we now could entertain with staff more often. We now have a much better spot to suntan and view sunsets. Extra privacy has also been created as we now have to gates before we enter the main house area. Sometimes though I do miss the original tropical open kitchen, living, dining areas - they were really big, open, lovely and casual. The new front is fabulous and quite wonderful for entertaining. I guess as always there has to be compromise.

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Fall Colours in Our World

Belated Thanksgiving Wishes and Happy Halloween to Canada!




Colours of the season











Ultimate Planning/Dream on!





































In an ideal world dear husband, puppies and I would move onto a barge in somewhere in Europe and still maintain a smaller base here in Phuket. Phuket City is full of fabulous shophouses just like this one in Singapore. This fabulous reno is pretty much perfection, discovered at Furniture Fashion by darling daughter Chrissy for me.

All pictures via Furniture Fashion by John. This Singapore home remodelling project was submitted by Ong & Ong Architects showcasing their work on the 55 Blair Road property. The design team consisted of Diego Molina, Maria Arango and Camilo Peleaz. In the example they provided wonderful pictures taken by Derek Swalwell to provide details from each room.

Hold your breath as you step through the front doors!


Pretty much perfection


Calming restraint


Fabulous Day


Fabulous Night


Love the little break-away with pops of red


I'm not sure I'm ready to cover all my book jackets in white but it does look wonderful


The perfect view from one's computer


ah..... to soak and dream


Baths of perfection




What else do you need?...... Heaven on Earth!
(well, maybe a barge too)