The house isn't decorated at all, yet, 'cuz we're awaiting our shipments. The shipment from Nigeria has been in port since the end of July! Customs games continue. We hope to get the boxes delivered before the end of Ramadan 'cuz no locals do any work around here for a few days due to all of the festivities. We'll see ... And the U.S. shipment is somewhere in the Pacific right now. (well, hopefully not "in"!)
1. The chair is one of the few remaining pieces we're using from what the company provides. It's hilarious to see Jim sit in it -- you can see how very low it is! The table next to it is a reproduction. I don't know if when you enlarge the pic you can see the beveled glass on every window. Really amazing workmanship. The cost, you wonder? $52!!!! With a tea serving tray on top, that I keep separate!
2. Antique cabinet, full pieces of teak with no splicing! You can see the small, white tea pot and two of the cups/saucers I wrote about earlier.
3. Living room. You can see the patio furniture outside the window. It's lovely rattan and some kind of grass. Glass top. Fabulous! (... and if you look closely, one of my orchids! I now have 5 orchids -- 3 are doing awesomely, thanks to Soagi. I'd better photograph them soon!) Inside -- rocker is antique with new leather; antique trunk came on a ship from England in the 1800s or earlier!
4. The couch. They made a slipcover in the lighter fabric that you see on one small pillow. I'm now awaiting the 6 dining chairs with "Italian" upholstery and with slipcovers.
5. Most of the good furniture that's made here was, and is, teak. Very dense and heavy. Side table also antique teak! Notice the pale blue inserts on the wall. They have little lights on the top of each that I'll have to photograph some evening. We textured and painted these last weekend so that we could get some color. I'm wanting to crochet a light blue throw but can't find any yarn on this whole island! I've found a source on the island of Java but the gal's ordering system is a bit fuzzy ... haven't heard back from her! 'might have to order from Australia and live with the import duties!
6. Tea cart was posted earlier, I know. But now the little wall piece is blue!! Kath, these things all look like they belong in your place, aye? My colors are heading more that way, it seems. I'll keep some brick red and a lot of blue in all of the accent pieces.
The two wing-back chairs we've had since the early 80s are in our U.S. shipment. Ichank will have them recovered (with slipcovers, too) when they get here. I've chosen the fabrics already. They'll be wide stripe-on-stripe (charcoal/brown; beige/beige) from "Italy!" and they'll match the small stripe-on-stripes on the dining chairs.
I'm definitely having fun with this! After feeling like we were living in hotels in Nigeria for 3 1/2 years (with standard company furniture and everything pretty basic) I guess I was ready to get things fixed up, again!
6 comments:
thank you! Love the couch! I want to take a snooze on it:-) and all the antique-ish furniture is beautiful!
Thanks! Sometime you'll have to take that snooze! :-)
Beautiful stuff!
Have you asked the dealers about any shrinkage or cracking occuring when you bring it to a drier climate some day?
I know the people who do hardwood floors always say the wood needs to sit in the Colorado air for 3-4 weeks before installing, to let it shrink up.
It's all been kiln dried but that's always an issue. Because most of it has aged in houses with AC, that means it's probably done shrinking.
It's always easier to bring things from dry to humid rather than the reverse, that's for sure!
I'm groovin' on your light blue and brown. It reminds me of the ocean and the sand and something else...what was that... oh, yes! My living room! Except mine is more taupe and brown and sky blue. Obviously you have very good taste!
'love it, Zona!!!! :-)
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