Saturday, September 17, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Moving in-kind of
The day has arrived where we can officially start moving things into the house. At last, but it's just like moving house again with all the unpacking. This is when you find stuff that you forgot you had and wonder why the hell you still have it! I haven't seen alot of this stuff since December 2009.
So as I unpack the ornaments I'm realising I have far too much asian stuff. All the little trinkets I collected from living in Malaysia. I went overboard on Buddahs but they can probably go into the garden. Then I found things unopened mind you, that I bought when we lived in America such as native american kachina dolls and medicine men ornaments. A packet of chilli, yes chilli shaped fairy light covers!! OMG.
Sorry husband ( I know your shaking your head right now), I think it's time for a change in decor. After all it is a new house, it should have new stuff. I actually feel like I've just picked up our Canberra house and placed it in this one. Definitely time for a change.
Maybe once I take the time to arrange things properly it will look better. Maybe once all the pictures are hung. Oh hang on they are asian too. Framed rubbings from Angor Wat, Cambodia, Vietnamese hand stitched items that I had framed and Indian tapestrys made out of antique saris, oh boy. The painting of Monument Valley, Utah can stay in the shed. It's in a purple frame!!
Would it be wrong to paint the dining table white? It's supposed to be antique indonesian teak, not the actual table but the wood it's made from. Hmmm I wonder if I was fed a line by a little chinese -malay. Actually I bought it from a gorgeous butik barang (furniture shop). Over priced just for expats.
So looks like a spot of shopping is on the agenda. What a shame there really isn't any of those kinds of shops in Pambula/Merimbula.
This is how we are looking today.
The cross counrty path to negotiate whilst carrying furnitur and boxes.
The aftermath of starting to move. What a pig sty Crap everywhere. Where did it all come from?
We still don't have a kitchen. The carpet is going in on Monday. Tiling should start during the week. It's finally coming together.
So as I unpack the ornaments I'm realising I have far too much asian stuff. All the little trinkets I collected from living in Malaysia. I went overboard on Buddahs but they can probably go into the garden. Then I found things unopened mind you, that I bought when we lived in America such as native american kachina dolls and medicine men ornaments. A packet of chilli, yes chilli shaped fairy light covers!! OMG.
Sorry husband ( I know your shaking your head right now), I think it's time for a change in decor. After all it is a new house, it should have new stuff. I actually feel like I've just picked up our Canberra house and placed it in this one. Definitely time for a change.
Maybe once I take the time to arrange things properly it will look better. Maybe once all the pictures are hung. Oh hang on they are asian too. Framed rubbings from Angor Wat, Cambodia, Vietnamese hand stitched items that I had framed and Indian tapestrys made out of antique saris, oh boy. The painting of Monument Valley, Utah can stay in the shed. It's in a purple frame!!
Would it be wrong to paint the dining table white? It's supposed to be antique indonesian teak, not the actual table but the wood it's made from. Hmmm I wonder if I was fed a line by a little chinese -malay. Actually I bought it from a gorgeous butik barang (furniture shop). Over priced just for expats.
So looks like a spot of shopping is on the agenda. What a shame there really isn't any of those kinds of shops in Pambula/Merimbula.
This is how we are looking today.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Dissapointment
Well you can imagine how the excitment was quickly sucked out of my day when it was obvious that the carpet layers weren't turning up at my house.
So I marched myself down to Carpet Court demanding to know where my carpet was. Only to find out that they had booked it in for the 12th rather than the 5th. Grrrrrr
But this may have been a blessing in disguise as this allowed Tim the builder to screed the upstairs bathrooms without worrying about carpet. I have FINALLY chosen the floor tiles. They are something I thought I'd never go with.
I'm sooo wanting to move stuff in as I'm fed up with the pig sty I'm currently live in. We have stuff every where including 5 million pieces of Lego which Harison leaves every where because he doesn't really have any where to put it.
Never ever have we lived in such chaos, it's doing my head in. I can't function and I don't know where to start.
May be I'll have some more to report after Monday.
So I marched myself down to Carpet Court demanding to know where my carpet was. Only to find out that they had booked it in for the 12th rather than the 5th. Grrrrrr
But this may have been a blessing in disguise as this allowed Tim the builder to screed the upstairs bathrooms without worrying about carpet. I have FINALLY chosen the floor tiles. They are something I thought I'd never go with.
I'm sooo wanting to move stuff in as I'm fed up with the pig sty I'm currently live in. We have stuff every where including 5 million pieces of Lego which Harison leaves every where because he doesn't really have any where to put it.
Never ever have we lived in such chaos, it's doing my head in. I can't function and I don't know where to start.
May be I'll have some more to report after Monday.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)