tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23031044381933010032024-03-06T02:36:00.989+08:00No DoorsWhere I go. What I like.Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-65738932565768967742020-09-28T19:26:00.001+08:002020-09-28T19:26:21.624+08:00Blogging Again?<p>Wanted to see if Blogspot is still alive and easier to use than before. I last posted in 2017! Almost 4 years ago, and even before that I wasn't posting anything much.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpPHS__M9l9MmrutegYDEUcFnmMMHAFV-XUQqJYMgyMMogfFOLrxubrOk30nTJiJIY4tOfm5J-eTC0t-j8tNP-aAYMOcH05YRNzCGar0OarhvhXNSAL3wBM7cM13J9w2p_XgLqIpunKY/s2048/IMG_2240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpPHS__M9l9MmrutegYDEUcFnmMMHAFV-XUQqJYMgyMMogfFOLrxubrOk30nTJiJIY4tOfm5J-eTC0t-j8tNP-aAYMOcH05YRNzCGar0OarhvhXNSAL3wBM7cM13J9w2p_XgLqIpunKY/w640-h427/IMG_2240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Because if it is, I might just continue this Blog. I have so much fun reading all the old stories and looking through pictures. If you haven't noticed, these two above have grown and flown the coop, and I've missed many stories in between.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsqVzitstXSm6WTtEZRUJQbeKjBGi8zXKD7bIvY46rLX-YV9LGyYRtwGV4_56slO1QIfjcxOa_QFRXDedcs31klQFZNtuklMMu-cUu_XHWYZBhY4bBiZvQR0i39p1jfWKS-tBkmLjW_I/s2048/IMG_8402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsqVzitstXSm6WTtEZRUJQbeKjBGi8zXKD7bIvY46rLX-YV9LGyYRtwGV4_56slO1QIfjcxOa_QFRXDedcs31klQFZNtuklMMu-cUu_XHWYZBhY4bBiZvQR0i39p1jfWKS-tBkmLjW_I/w640-h480/IMG_8402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Also, as they were teenagers, I didn't want to keep posting about them and compromise their privacy. I don't know why I was even concerned about that because they post everything themselves anyway on Snapchat and Tiktok...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj__RXnnrQfqTqaC8GudWqABchDYdGm-q45pyis2N9RpOEgCj15f9aRpZx1EJYVKQebDE_pORUO6EdNxPCS8hb_b1WPs3DST810XO1HgmZpVRehOQxpL_FvVEQpd1AeZwOkHSrSqlTlU/s2048/IMG_8411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj__RXnnrQfqTqaC8GudWqABchDYdGm-q45pyis2N9RpOEgCj15f9aRpZx1EJYVKQebDE_pORUO6EdNxPCS8hb_b1WPs3DST810XO1HgmZpVRehOQxpL_FvVEQpd1AeZwOkHSrSqlTlU/w640-h480/IMG_8411.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So let me see if Blogger has updated and is easier to use, and see also if I have anything to say. :O</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLaYFrwHYuZg74syxUCpEsin3MLBPPc9CqupawWLcX_dy8owhhAV4EKtVc0_3sSI3iP4ZCNEvPheL3EJpygx9I5vh1JQo1G-9x7uS75uU7xMtBdadOJ7g2jLsgr5RNvNAwrneoR02Ujk/s1984/IMG_8941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLaYFrwHYuZg74syxUCpEsin3MLBPPc9CqupawWLcX_dy8owhhAV4EKtVc0_3sSI3iP4ZCNEvPheL3EJpygx9I5vh1JQo1G-9x7uS75uU7xMtBdadOJ7g2jLsgr5RNvNAwrneoR02Ujk/w640-h640/IMG_8941.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Till the next few years... (jkjk)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-60813044527948105292017-07-23T19:20:00.002+08:002017-07-23T19:20:23.987+08:00About Last (Last, Last) Summer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I found this post on the "drafts" file of my blog. I never finished it--therefore it never got posted. So here I am attempting to recall this Summer of 2015, which was a lot of fun for the family.</div>
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We had a family wedding to attend in Washington that June, so I took advantage of the trip and decided to spend some weeks of July (and the rest of the summer) in New York.</div>
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The kids were thrilled to be in New York and watch as many shows. It's one of our favorite things to do as a family.</div>
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As we were in New York for more than a couple of weeks, I also signed the kids up for some fun summer camps.</div>
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G attended Camp Broadway, which was a week-long program held in the Chelsea area of New York.</div>
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And C joined a two-week program at NYC Guitar School where she learned how to play in a rock band.</div>
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She was signed up as a keyboard player, and it was this experience at NYC Guitar School that piqued her interest in the electric guitar.</div>
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Now, she loves her guitar and won't put it down. The piano has become her secondary instrument.</div>
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Meanwhile, G's one-week Camp Broadway stint was such a cool program. In a span of 5 short days, they were taught songs and dance moves of a popular Broadway show. Then they have a final-day performance for all the parents.<br />
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This particular summer, they were doing Hairspray! All the people who are teaching at the camp work in the industry, so the campers really get a feel of how it is to work in a musical theater production.<br />
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Their final show consisted of a number of dances and songs which they performed at Symphony Space, on Broadway and 95th street.<br />
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I can't help thinking that me and my friends practice for months on end for our Velada, and these kids accomplish the same thing in 4.5 days--dancing AND singing at the same time. (We are just dancing!)<br />
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It was a fun, artistic and creative way to spend the summer. And of course they now both love NY for all the creative things they can experience.<br />
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Behind Paris Brocante is me and my Paris-based cousin, Bea. We both love spending our weekends (when I'm there!) browsing the flea markets, and we figured we might as well do something more productive than just strolling aimlessly among the tables and tents. <br />
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If half the pleasure is in the hunt, then the other half is in the capture. Selling what we hoard enables us to repeat the cycle without much guilt. I know some people love vintage things but can't be bothered to spend a day at the fleas, or venture to the more exotic places we go to score our finds.<br />
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The more knowledgeable vendors are always eager to share what they know, and we area always eager learners. We don't claim to be experts (yet), so for now, we are just "vintage enthusiasts."<br />
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Many of these things are of a certain era, so there will be similar items every now and then. But then there will be a unique item from the middle of the last century, or something from a now defunct company. Very exciting for us.<br />
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If you've read this blog from the very beginning, you will know what my passions are and this one speaks directly to my soul.</div>
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We are a two-person team. Every weekend, the Paris end of ParisBrocante browses the Paris flea-markets, brocantes and vide-greniers looking for discarded treasures from old estates. Then she sends it off to Manila where the Manila end (that's moi!) offers it for sale on our Instagram account. </div>
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Considering all the legwork done in Paris: the searching, the lugging, packing, shipping...then in Manila: the polishing, sorting, stocking, posting...Honestly, it is quite tedious and tiring. BUT we're in this little business to feed our souls. And a nourished soul is empowering.</div>
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-10882979212062865182016-02-28T03:27:00.000+08:002016-02-28T03:27:10.341+08:00Dinnerplates at Dawn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here are those dinner plates I've been thinking about ever since I saw them last summer. <div>
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-45138098074224260952016-02-28T03:16:00.000+08:002016-02-28T03:18:47.335+08:00Drag and Drop?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I haven't been on my blog for eons, but just now, I got inspired to post something. I was going to post some pictures of dinner plates. Yes, dinner plates!</div>
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-88548109994889870962015-08-24T12:04:00.000+08:002015-08-24T12:05:59.933+08:00Sunday at the New York Fleas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sundays are one of the most exciting days for me when I travel because I know there is a flea market happening somewhere. </div>
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When in New York, that usually means the <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2012/06/antiques-garage-in-chelsea.html" target="_blank">Antiques Garage</a> or the <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2012/05/gourmet-food-trucks-at-hells-kitchen.html" target="_blank">Hell's Kitchen Flea Market</a>.</div>
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But this time I wanted to discover others. Unfortunately the Antiques Garage has since closed too.<br />
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Two blocks from <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2015/07/hotel-beacon-in-new-yorks-upper-west.html" target="_blank">the Beacon Hotel</a>, where we were staying, was the <a href="http://www.greenfleamarkets.com/" target="_blank">Green Flea market</a>. This market held in the schoolyard of a school. During the cooler months, they also have vendors inside the school.</div>
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After seeing this tangle of phones, I decided my next purchase before I left NYC was going to be an old rotary phone. The kids would get a kick out of that.<br />
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But we can't spend the whole Sunday on just ONE fleamarket, can we? After casing the joint, it was time to head for the <a href="http://brooklynflea.com/markets/williamsburg/" target="_blank">Brooklyn flea market </a>which I had read so much about.<br />
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Just outside the Green Flea market, is an organic market that also happens every Sunday. There are booths with not only veggies and fruit, but suppliers of organic meat in coolers, cheese, and maple syrup.<br />
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Getting to the Brooklyn fleas from here is easy, specially with the very handy Google maps app.<br />
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I've never been to Brooklyn except to go to Peter Luger's for dinner so was excited to see this part of town.<br />
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Wish we had more time to hang around and have brunch, but no..we were focused on getting to that flea market. On the way, we passed by the <a href="http://www.artistsandfleas.com/" target="_blank">Artists and Fleas craft market</a>, which we thought was our destination.<br />
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It was too small (and too neat and comfortable) to be <i>the</i> flea market of Brooklyn, so we walked more.<br />
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We got to first address on Google maps and the parking lot was empty!<br />
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Oh no... had this flea market closed too? A quick Google search again showed that the market was a few blocks up the street, and not at 6th street, where we were.<br />
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Interesting things, curios, and decorative items. I liked browsing this flea market, but nothing called my name and asked me to take it home.<br />
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This brass wheat table base reminded me of <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2015/03/alicias-home.html" target="_blank">Alicia</a>.<br />
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And these bulletin boards of magazine spines reminded me of <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2011/07/stylish-condo-living.html" target="_blank">Joanna</a> and inspiration for Gifts and Graces Foundation.<br />
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And of course, who would have a truck here? The Olde Good Things guys. (Yes, they had a truck here too, but I don't remember now if this was their booth below)<br />
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After a couple of hours browsing this fleamarket, it was time to head back to our upper west side digs and prepare for dinner.<br />
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On Sundays, the UWS is also full of book vendors selling old books for a few dollars each. The girls have fun looking for titles and old CDs they can buy.<br />
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Wish we had more Sundays to spend here.<br />
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<i>Hello? Party line?</i></div>
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I thought I died and went to heaven when I entered <a href="http://ogtstore.com/" target="_blank">Olde Good Things</a> in Chelsea. I was actually walking to towards another antique center on w25th when I saw the green canopies of Olde Good Things across the corner on w24th.<br />
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I had never heard of Olde Good Things so can you imagine how excited I was just walking into this store. <br />
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After looking over and handling a few things, I realized that Olde Good Things is the motherlode of architectural antiques and of all things I desire.<br />
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OGT has shops around NYC and a few other places, but are headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They also have trucks at every fleamarket, selling their wares.<br />
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I've seen them at the Greenflea market on the upper west, at the Brooklyn flea, and looking back at my pictures from DC, they were also at the Georgetown fleamarket! (yes, yes..I went to all of them on this recent trip, and would've visited more if I had more Sundays!)<br />
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Perhaps it was the cold brew that I had in my hand, but my heart was racing as I walked across the floor, my eyes not knowing where to look next.<br />
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I only started to chill when I saw that I already owned many of things I was attracted to.<br />
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Lovely, lovely sconces!! But I already have enough on my walls...<br />
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What a gorgeous antique scale. Yay, I already have a scale too!<br />
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And this looks just like <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2011/01/old-teacups-antique-cabinet-and-fancy.html" target="_blank">B's lolo's cabinet that I use to display my teacups</a>! But I like mine better-- and it even has sentimental value.<br />
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What gorgeous chandeliers! If I had any of these at home, I might have to come down to dinner in a long gown. <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-custom-chandelier.html" target="_blank">Mine fits my relaxed lifestyle.</a><br />
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Mirrors! Ah, but still <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2013/07/my-mirror-is-here.html" target="_blank">I love mine t</a>oo!</div>
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What a nice feeling contentment is....</div>
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But look--an old leather chair. It reminds me of <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2013/10/our-little-cherche-midi-apartment.html" target="_blank">our little Airbnb in Paris</a>! I want one exactly like this!<br />
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I think it would be exciting to have an architectural salvage business--then I can collect the old grills and hardware of the heritage buildings they are tearing down here in Manila.<br />
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I just hope my house doesn't look like those second-hand stores in Bangkal! Maybe I should put price tags on the things I have at home and sell from the house.<br />
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Hello guests, you can buy my flea market antiques...<br />
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<i>I have a light fixture like this </i></div>
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One of the things we like to do when we travel as a family is to cook some meals "at home." Even if there are many hotels with kitchen facilities in many parts of the States, I didn't think I'd find a reasonable (in terms of budget) option for New York.<br />
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Friends who are more familiar with New York recommended <a href="http://www.beaconhotel.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Beacon.</a> I went over to Booking.com, was happy with the ratings, and immediately booked a room for the four of us.<br />
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For the price of a regular room in NYC, the one-bedroom King Suite was spacious at 65m2 and had a kitchen. Okay, it was a one-person tiny kitchen, but it had a full-sized fridge, a stove/oven and coffeemaker with pods--all cleaned and refreshed every day.</div>
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A pleasant surprise was that the hotel was just a block away from the subway station (the red line), across from a wonderful Fairway grocery and a couple of blocks each from a Trader Joe's and even a Zabar's!</div>
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Aside from all the conveniences, I loved the quiet, "small-neighborhood" feel (if that is even possible) of the upper west side. After the madness of Soho, Chelsea and Times Square, it was nice to detox in the tree-lined peacefulness of the area.<br />
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Hotel Beacon is also just two long blocks from Central Park and the Museum of Natural History, and an easy 12-minute walk to Lincoln Center.<br />
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Every person in the staff that we encountered was friendly and always eager to assist.<br />
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Hotel Beacon is a comfortable family hotel rather than a 5-star luxury hotel and it easily felt like home (and the wifi was just as slow as being at home in Manila--this was the only negative the hotel had--but nothing we couldn't survive)</div>
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And as a final bonus, the hotel was right around the corner from the <a href="http://www.levainbakery.com/" target="_blank">Levain Bakery</a>. There are people who make a trip to this part of town just for these exquisite cookies!<br />
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Check this out for other options for <a href="http://www.newyork.com/articles/hotels/6-best-nyc-hotels-with-kitchens-25358/" target="_blank">"hotels with kitchens" in New York</a>.</div>
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At 44-storeys high, the Hotel Arts Barcelona is one of the tallest buildings in Barcelona. The hotel is right by the mediterranean shore.<br />
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<i>The two tallest buildings in Barcelona: Hotel Arts Barcelona and the MAPFRE buildin</i>g.</div>
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The view we had from the room was stunning.</div>
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When we first arrived early the morning, our room was not yet ready so the girls spent a good part of the morning enjoying the garden. It also had the spectacular view of Frank Gehry's fish sculpture</div>
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And as always, I spend the first few minutes taking pictures of all the interior details of the hotel room. <br />
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A short taxi ride brought us to the Ramblas and the old town, but we also enjoyed being by the water.<br />
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What really caught my attention though, day after day, were the fresh flower arrangements scattered all over the hotel.<br />
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We were here only for four nights but the arrangements seemed to be changing often.<br />
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Only after we left did I realize that the hotel is quite known for its celebrity florist, the Australian Donna Stain.<br />
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One of the things I like to do on a trip is to find a class or a workshop that fits into my schedule. If I can learn something in only half a day, so much the better.<br />
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Here is something fun to do in Barcelona. This is a cooking class that takes place on the second floor of La Boqueria, the public market of Barcelona, located right along the Ramblas.</div>
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The class starts with a quick orientation and then a visit to the market downstairs to buy the main ingredients.<br />
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<i>The Boqueria has some of the chicest-looking tinderas.</i></div>
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On the menu were<i> tapas</i>--small dishes of bite-sized portions. There was octopus, torta de patata, padron peppers, patatas bravas, spanish meatballs.</div>
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Back in the studio, the other ingredients are already prepared and organized so all we had to do was dump things together.<br />
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Like every cooking class, the chefs explain in detail why we are using certain ingredients, and also the reason for some procedures. I noticed we were grating the tomatoes and not chopping them but I don't remember the reason.<br />
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And one of the most interesting part of the afternoon was when they decided to make sangrias. There was no recipe or measurements written down for us, and the chef did everything by approximating-- "Now pour 7 seconds of vodka..(pouring starts) 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..." <br />
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A lot of the women abandoned the cooking stations to watch the sangria prep (which was just a bonus part, so that we could have something with the food!)<br />
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The torta de patata is coming along nicely. We just have to turn it over, which for me is the hardest part of preparing it. Imagine doing all the steps only for the whole thing to splat on the floor?<br />
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Here's our spread. It was a fun way to spend an afternoon!<br />
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The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one place where I got my senses assaulted. I was so overwhelmed I left empty-handed. </div>
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Jess, if you are reading this, which you should be doing when you wake up today--there is one photo here which shows the necklace I want.</div>
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Actually I would be ordering a rug from you too, but since Maya came into the house, I've had to remove all my rugs! Having a dog is such a hassle, and detrimental to interior design. But she is so cute so the rugs remain rolled in the laundry room.</div>
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Okay, where is that necklace...</div>
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It's simple lang, and many of the bazaar jewellers here have copied it. Or maybe they just buy their stash from there and re-sell here.<br />
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The only thing I ever bought from the Grand Bazaar, almost 10 years ago, were turkish outfits for the girls who were 2 and 3 years old then. They looked so cute in those outfits and were able to wear it to many costume parties.<br />
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I didn't find any turkish outfit shop this time.<br />
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Since I wasn't on the look out to buy anything, I also avoided chatting with the shopkeepers. I'm such a sucker for home decor that I would've ended up buying a light fixture if I started a conversation. Then it will just end up in storage. <br />
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Wait, I don't see the necklace is any of these pictures.<br />
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Bahala ka na, I trust your good taste! Just buy me something... (but not an evil-eye pendant k?)<br />
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-86385646681122068492015-04-02T10:48:00.004+08:002015-04-06T17:11:34.533+08:00Up North in Batanes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black;">I'm about to take a trip to another beautiful part of our country with the same cast of characters and I still haven't finished my Batanes posts. So here is one last one--only because these photos are so gorgeous.</span></div>
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Batanes has a variety of rolling hills, steep cliffs, and dramatic shorelines. Now and then, they are punctuated by a rustic abandoned structure or makeshift shed like this one below.</div>
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<i>local men playing cards</i></div>
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It would be hard to take a bad picture in Batanes. All these pictures are just snapped by a regular point-and-shoot camera and my phone.<br />
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Batanes is a photographer's paradise.<br />
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For city kids who are usually staring into a computer screen or looking down at some gadget, this is also paradise.</div>
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Okay, I spoke too soon. When you are overwhelmed with your surroundings, a selfie is excusable.<br />
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When people see these pictures, they can't believe landscapes like these exists in the Philippines. </div>
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Mind you, this lying down business in not prompted.<br />
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It seems to be a natural reaction to beautiful wide open space, clear skies and clean air. Our country has many of these places (just need to discover them), but I think Batanes is in a class of its own<br />
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Our guide told us that Batanes was also very popular with couples who like taking engagement photos. The guy above was in a light-colored linen suit and they were taking turns riding the bike, while their guide/photographer took their photos.<br />
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(Btw, our guide also provides that service--he can take you around, and document your trip with his own camera too)<br />
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The photos will look like they went to some romantic far away place when actually they are only up north in Batanes. But okay, Batanes is still a bit remote.</div>
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From my last visit twenty years ago, more areas of the island are accessible by vehicle, like this spot that looks so much like Hawaii.<br />
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Go visit Batanes while you can. It's not cheap, but it's totally worth the trip.<br />
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One of the things I enjoy doing is visiting the local second-hand stores in Evanglista St. in Makati and Kamuning in Quezon City. </div>
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Even if it looks like these vendors have small stalls, most of them have huge warehouses somewhere else where they stash all their treasures (aka junk).</div>
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A few years ago there was an abundance of chandeliers with porcelain roses facing downwards. I haven't seen those in a long time now, nor have I seen an interesting chandelier.</div>
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Someone in this household is looking for a vintage typewriter that's still working. I wonder where we would source the ribbons though. Do you think these old typewriters will come back, the way the polaroid cameras are novelty again for kids?<br />
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If only I had an application for these glass panels below--I love the period look.<br />
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-83229455933378183942015-03-07T02:06:00.000+08:002015-03-26T01:36:35.818+08:00Alicia's Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This post is way overdue--I mean really, <i>really </i>overdue. I took these pictures maybe three years ago, when Alicia was not writing for a major glossy magazine yet.<br />
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I just filed these pictures away after I took them because she said her house was going to be featured in Town and Country in a couple of months,<br />
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and of course it wouldn't be nice to pre-empt the feature.<br />
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The house came out in the magazine as she said, and although it was a very nice feature and the photos beautiful, I felt it didn't show the house the way I experienced it.<br />
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Alicia's house looks beautiful in photographs, but it's better when you're standing in it, with her animatedly telling you the stories or inspiration behind each piece.<br />
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If I remember right, this chair above, one of a pair, was a castaway from an uncle. It was about to be dumped because it was old and tattered.<br />
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With her characteristic obsessive attention to detail, she salvaged the chairs, restyled, reupholstered and refinished them. Look how interesting and unique they turned out.<br />
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"And guess how much they cost me?!?" she enthusiastically asked after she told me in detail how she resurrected the chairs.<br />
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I appreciate it when people see value where it exists and are proud of their resourcefulness--especially if they don't need to be!<br />
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Imagine, I dropped by her house in the morning with only about thirty-minutes' notice, and this is how neat her house looked.<br />
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This TV-watching area is part of the master room.<br />
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Now that I look at my own photos of her house, I can't say I did her house justice either. You really have to be in it to get the full effect.<br />
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-44928681781183462702015-01-30T00:38:00.000+08:002015-01-30T00:38:04.320+08:00An Enchanted Evening at Sardine, Bali<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yesterday a friend asked me the name of the restaurant we went to in Bali last year. <br />
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I'm usually able to remember these details specially with the aid of this blog. Then I realized that I haven't updated the blog is a very long time. I don't think I even wrote about this trip except for <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2013/12/villa-kalimaya-bali.html" target="_blank">one post about Villa Kalimaya</a>.<br />
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Anyway, one advantage of looking back at an experience is that distance cuts out the non-essentials. I'll only write about the things that stand out.<br />
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Sardine is one big open-air pavilion made of bamboo. The mood-setting low lights made everyone look radiant.</div>
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The restaurant was created by a <a href="http://www.sardinebali.com/" target="_blank">chef and an interior designer wife</a>, which is probably why the details are well thought of.</div>
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The pond at the entrance is filled with only white koi--very nice effect.<br />
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Back at the table, my view faced the gorgeous lounge area in front of the rice field.<br />
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Truthfully, I don't remember the food even if I have pictures. I think it was overshadowed by the stunning design elements, the ambience, my radiant companions,<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><i>I think this is what I had--fresh, healthful, sensible.</i></span></div>
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The open area was too enticing to resist. Right after dinner we moved outside for dessert and coffee.<br />
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<i>If only this bougainvillea tree could talk...what stories would it tell?</i></div>
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Wait, a bougainvillea "tree"?! I can hear mom's voice. "how did it become a tree"?<br />
Here's an undershot just for you, mom! There's a frame under guiding the branches.<br />
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And look at the photo on this link of what <a href="http://www.travelandleisureasia.com/destinations/indonesia/423345/article.html" target="_blank">the frame looked like before it was a tree</a>.<br />
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Sorry I can't seem to tell you more about the food nor the service. I think it was all good. I just know we enjoyed being with each other here and we have good memories of this enchanted evening under the bougainvillea tree.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sardinebali.com/" target="_blank">Sardine</a> </span></b><br />
Jalan Petiteget No. 21<br />
Kerobokan, Bali 80361<br />
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In the center of Bordeaux is the Grand Hotel, with old-world traditional interiors.<br />
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The walls are covered with drapery-patterned wallpaper, but masterfully broken up with striped upholstered walls in the alcove near the window.<br />
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The upholstered walls are edged with braided fabric trim like in the days of Marie Antoinette.<br />
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The air-conditioning unit is hidden behind this brass panel, so there is no evidence of clunky modern technology.<br />
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I was also particularly intrigued by the old-fashioned brass light switches.<br />
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This bedroom is comfortable and cozy, but a little overdone and I wouldn't want to sleep in it every night. For a two-night stay it was perfect.<br />
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<i>I have similar tassel tie-backs in my home office, so of course I felt right at home in this room. </i><br />
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The compact bathroom still had the dated shower-over-the-bathtub set up, but I thought was nicely designed with the modern glass panel until I took a shower.<br />
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The panel didn't do a good job of containing the water and the bathroom floor got all wet. They should just fix and seal the glass panel instead of making it swing.<br />
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I love old-fashioned cross-handled fixtures. It's what I have all over my house too.<br />
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And everything is always better when you have a Nespresso machine in your room with free pods (although I've noticed some hotels now have packaged their pods and are selling them as part of the mini-bar selection. Boo!)<br />
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The service of the hotel is just as grand and efficient. We left a jacket in the closet and with one phone call, they mailed it off promptly to an address in Paris. </div>
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The lobby and the restaurant also has old-world interiors. And I remember the breakfast to be quite extensive.</div>
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The hotel is also right in the center of the action in Bordeaux.<br />
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Oz Gallery is a unique home decor store in Makati that is long overdue. <br />
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Located in LRI Design Plaza on Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo St) in Bel Air, Makati--(where a lot of other furniture shops are located), Oz Gallery features one-of-a-kind pieces that are refinished or recreated by one of my favorite artistic couples, Sandro and Monica Olondriz.<br />
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This very low-key couple first started out doing wall finishes for some of the most beautiful homes in Manila. I say "low-key" because they never advertised themselves, and never even documented the work that they did! <br />
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It was only when flipping through my coffee table books, and Monica pointing out some jobs they did, that I realized that they've been at it for a very long time.<br />
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I met Monica a few years ago after I told my cousin Jessica that I couldn't find a chandelier my heart desired. "Why don't you just ask Monica to make you one?" she said.<br />
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"A chandelier? Someone can <i>make</i> a chandelier for me?" I was disbelieving.<br />
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"Hellooo, where do you think I got that--she made that for me!" she replied, pointing up at hers.<br />
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I lost no time calling her and a couple of months later, I had <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-custom-chandelier.html" target="_blank">my own lovely chandelier</a> being installed in my living room. </div>
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Then I saw that they also did furniture refinishing, and walls, and all that other creative stuff.</div>
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I asked Monica to refinish an <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2011/01/old-teacups-antique-cabinet-and-fancy.html" target="_blank">antique doctor's glass cabinet</a> that we got from B's lolo's old house in Cabuyao.<br />
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They are so creative they can think of design solutions too, <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2011/07/stylish-condo-living.html" target="_blank">like this wall unit in Joanna's apartment.</a><br />
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When Monica told me they were finally setting up shop in LRI, I was so excited for them. Finally, more people can see how talented they are. (And it's right across Alliance Francaise--I could visit her right after French class!)</div>
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The nice thing about this couple is that they as easy to work with as they are talented. Sometimes I just look at my old furniture and imagine what magic Monica and Sandro can do with them. I don't really need anything... I just like the idea of doing something creative with them. </div>
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Their design sensibilities are similar to mine and we appreciate the appeal of reworked vintage pieces. I tell them my thoughts on how something can be reworked, they will get excited and generate even more ideas. The passion they have for the creative process is apparent in the detailing of each piece.<br />
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There is nothing commercial in this store--everything is of artisanal quality--with of course, Sandro and Monica as the artists!<br />
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The only downside of the shop is that the pieces are one-of-a-kind. You might drop by and see something you love--only to find out it has already been sold and just waiting to be picked up. So it's a downside if you're the latecomer but obviously an upside if you're the one who got first dibs!<br />
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One just has to keep dropping by to see what's new.<br />
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They have featured a few one-of-a kind pieces of other talented friends too, like the chandeliers of Sharmila Hiranand. Monica says they will continue to do this.<br />
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Maybe when I finally get through my own bodega, I'll be able to rework my pieces and show them off also in Oz Gallery.<br />
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The problem with that is when I rework a piece (many times with their help) I want to keep it for myself even if I don't know where to put it.<br />
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If only Sandro and Monica documented, from the start, all the projects they did and all the pieces they reworked, they could've published a beautiful coffee table book of their own.<br />
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Or why not a blog to document the process with some before and after photos?<br />
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I made a couple of phone calls and luckily was able to squeeze in two restaurants on our last day--one for lunch and another for dinner.<br />
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We walked over to Les Deserteurs in the 11th arrondissement for lunch. It was very close to where we were staying.<br />
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The place was small, with only about 24 seats. There were no tourists in the house, mostly locals, but there was also a photographer from a local weekly magazine covering the lunch crowd.<br />
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Les Deserteurs just has one fixed menu that is served to everyone. It was also reasonably priced.<br />
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First course was an in-season white asparagus.<br />
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I know we shouldn't have but we couldn't stop eating the sourdough bread. It was just too good.<br />
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Main course was a serving of lamb in a light but very flavourful sauce. I love how French servings are not overwhelming, being just right for one person.<br />
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The dessert of chocolate mousse with salted caramel ice cream on a bed of cookie crumbs and toasted sesame seeds was exquisite.<br />
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Later that evening, Bea met up with us at Will, in the 12th arrondissement. Will was just a couple of blocks away from Les Deserteurs--it's the same general area.<br />
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At Restaurant Will, we had a choice of entrees, mains and desserts, and it was also reasonably priced.<br />
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Since we were three, we could order more and try each other's dishes.<br />
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We each received a small serving of pumpkin soup as a palate teaser.<br />
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For dessert, the "eton mess"<br />
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We enjoyed all our dishes and were happy to be able to try these new restaurants which are considered modern French. The food is straightforward, clean and delicately flavoured--no heavy hand of sauces to smother out the freshness of the ingredients.<br />
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We stayed on until everyone left and were able to chat with Will himself.<br />
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Apparently, he also worked in a restaurant where the chef/owner from LesDeserteurs also worked --not together though, but one after the other. That probably explains the similarity of their "all-chocolate" dessert.<br />
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Will had not heard about the NYMag article which had just recently been published so I got email address and sent it to him. There are tons of restaurants that will be considered "new" to those of us who don't live in Paris, but if you want to check out what new young French chefs are up to, in their own new restaurants that are beginning to get rave reviews, these two are a good place to start.<br />
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Bon appétit!<br />
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Les Deserteurs<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">46 rue Trousseau, 11th Arrondissement, Paris; Tel. (33) 01-48-06-95-85</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Metro: Ledru Rollin, Faidherbe – Chaligny, or Charonne.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Closed Sunday and Monday. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Prix-fixe lunch menu 28 Euros, average dinner 50 Euros.</span><br />
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Will<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">75 rue Crozatier, 12th Arrondissement, Tel. 01-53-17-02-44. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Metro: Ledru-Rollin or Faidherbe-Chaligny. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Closed Sunday and Monday dinner. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Lunch menu 19 Euros, prix-fixe dinner menu 45 Euros, average a la carte 45 Euros.</span></div>
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I was intrigued when I saw this Paris apartment on Airbnb. It looked modern and stylish, and without any residential clutter. That is was in the 18th arrondissement--the Pigalle area--considered the red-light district of Paris was a bit of a concern.</div>
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How exciting it was then to walk into the apartment which looked exactly as it did in the pictures, and later I discovered, functioned even better.</div>
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The apartment is designed by <a href="http://www.tristanauer.com/" target="_blank">Tristan Auer</a>. After checking his website, it intrigued me that a vacation rental would be designed by someone of his caliber. Then I saw that Ysabelle's last name was also Auer. They must own this apartment.</div>
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We didn't have any time to cook on this short stay, but B did make breakfast and I used the Nespresso a lot.<br />
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Light bulbs hidden in a slatted drop ceiling creates an imaginative light detail in the evening.<br />
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So impressed was I by the apartment's layout that I even sketched it out to see how it was achieved. If I copy this lay-out, do you think I need to pay Tristan Auer any royalty?<br />
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And in the bathroom, the blowdryer was kept in this YSL shoebox. I appreciated the low-key but tasteful re-use of things that are usually just thrown away.<br />
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Like most apartments in Paris, the toilet is a separate room from the shower.<br />
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Montmarte, being in the "backyard" would've been really nice without the crowds. Too bad our schedule just didn't allow it! So much for trying got explore a new arrondissement...</div>
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Had I known we had to attend to events in the 9th, I might've booked an apartment there instead, but then I would miss this gem of an apartment.<br />
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This area is not as pretty as being in the lower-numbered arrondissements, 5, 6 and 7 in particular, but it is real-life Paris. </div>
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<i>On the street where we lived: Rue Andre Antoine</i></div>
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My feelings about a particular arrondissement is largely dependent on the apartment we have, so this was a very good experience. </div>
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-60042294080298664152014-09-07T00:59:00.000+08:002014-09-07T00:59:11.057+08:00Henri Cartier-Bresson at the Pompidou Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lita, this post is for you--because I know you would've wanted to see this show.<br />
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This is a retrospective of your idol.<br />
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I tried to take as many pictures as I could for you, but I also wanted to enjoy the exhibit without snapping a photo of everything I was seeing (even if I wanted to).<br />
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My words can't do the exhibit any justice, so just look at the pictures, and read the description of the show <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/henri-cartierbresson-right-on-the-button-9147598.html" target="_blank">here. </a><br />
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It's a good thing they allowed us to take pictures. You can still take pictures in the Louvre, but they don't allow it anymore a Musee D'Orsay.<br />
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One of the best things about being in Paris on a weekend is stumbling on a brocante happening in your arrondissement. <br />
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But I actually never take the chance of "stumbling" on one. I make sure I know exactly where the action is by checking this <a href="http://brocabrac.fr/index.php?dept=75" target="_blank">website</a> ahead of time (brocabroc.fr) and then on that day, make sure I get there even if it's way across town.<br />
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The people who set up stalls in a brocante are professional dealers. There are different associations of brocanteurs and you can eventually tell if the members of one particular association sells your type of stuff.<br />
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Sometimes I find something, many times I don't. But it doesn't matter.<br />
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Just seeing the items they are selling is educational in itself--the brands of porcelain, the proportion of the furniture, the types of items they sell and how much they are valued--all interesting information.<br />
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Where else but in Paris can you be looking at beautiful vintage things, and then look up and be equally enthralled by the architecture?<br />
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The teacups are always tempting...<br />
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It seems this dealer hasn't sold this mirror yet, and it's been a year.<br />
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These crystal glasses were beautiful, but too much of a hassle to lug home.<br />
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Right in front of our vacation rental was the Musee des Arts et Metiers, something that is not exactly on the to-go-to list of a Paris visitor. But what a great find.<br />
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If you're riding Line 11 of the Metro and you get off at the "arts et metier" stop, this is the modern station that will greet you. What a great introduction to the things you will see in the museum.<br />
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This is a museum of industrial design, science, technology, construction. It has everything for those interested in the way things work.<br />
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The displays are beautifully curated. It's a shame it's not as popular as other museums where tons of people go just to take a selfie with the Mona Lisa without actually appreciating it.<br />
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A museum like this would be more interesting to a lot more people because it shows everyday objects.<br />
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The range of exhibits cover scientific instruments dating back from the 16th century, communication, transportation, calculation, measurements, energy and construction.<br />
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The displays and exhibits are so extensive, you can spend one whole afternoon here.<br />
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The best thing is that you can look at everything in peace an not have to battle the crowds.<br />
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I couldn't help admire the interior design of the museum. Look at this handrail...<br />
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There's a whole section on construction with displays of different kinds of timber roofing. The exhibit and video of the tunnel-building was one of the most interesting.<br />
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And a quick look outside--I love those mansard roofs!<br />
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The museum is housed in an old abbey which was renovated in 1990.<br />
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This part of the abbey houses a working model of Foucault's pendulum<br />
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Don't just stick to to the crowded Louvre. The Musee des Arts et Metiers is fascinating for anyone interested in the history of things.<br />
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One of my dreams is to live in Paris. </div>
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But since that is unrealistic at this point, I choose the next best thing. I stay in my "own" apartment whenever I'm able to visit the city of croissants and macarons. </div>
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Take a look at our Paris digs on our most recent trip. I booked this apartment through AirBnb.<br />
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With AirBnb, we've "lived" in St. Germain--in <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2013/10/our-little-cherche-midi-apartment.html" target="_blank">a tiny apartment right on Rue Cherche-midi</a>. It was an unbeatable 6th-arrondisement location.<br />
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We've also stayed a couple of times <a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-marais-hotel-particuliers-and-place.html" target="_blank">in the 4th--the Marais</a>--a very fun and of-the-moment area, and the only place where the shops are open on Sundays.</div>
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Each trip should be a chance to live in a another part of Paris--that is even better than being a local who lives in just one place, right?</div>
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This apartment, on the border of the 3rd and 11th arrondissements was simple, spacious, bright, and tastefully furnished. The kitchen was huge by Parisian standards.<br />
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With AirBnb, sometimes you're booking an apartment that is exclusively for rent, but most of the time you're renting a home that is vacated for your stay.<br />
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Our host in this particular apartment was vacating it for the week we were there and told us to use what we wanted in the apartment. He even told us to help ourselves to anything in the fridge. And like good guests, we did.<br />
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In the morning, B would make an omelet with eggs, porcini mushrooms and veggies he found in the fridge. We also bought our own food of course, but at least we didn't have to worry about salt, pepper and other cooking ingredients. We were also a gracious guests and left them a thank you note with packs of dried mangoes.</div>
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I noticed from looking over my old photos that each apartment we've booked had books and magazines all over.<br />
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The location of this apartment allowed us to explore the young and hip Canal St. Martin area of the 10th and visit the cool new restaurants in the 11th arrondissement which are off the usual tourist route.<br />
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The building had a tiny elevator--and I mean T-I-N-Y--something like 4 feet x 1.5 feet--only enough bring up two suitcases and one person.<br />
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Actually that's all one needs--otherwise it was a short walk up.<br />
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When I first saw the building's blue front door, I almost got a panic attack-- specially when I saw it was between two uninteresting shops (one was even abandoned). After one afternoon at "home" I realised I didn't have to worry. From this experience, I learned not to judge an apartment by its front door. </div>
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Across our street was the Musee des Arts et Metier, a gem of a museum.</div>
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Around the corner was a pharmacy and a florist,<br />
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And anywhere you walked, it was...well, Paris--where everything looks charming. <br />
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It's he closest I'll get to being a local in Paris.<br />
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Marivichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343442923756644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303104438193301003.post-42901701865851070382014-09-03T18:49:00.001+08:002014-09-03T19:09:56.598+08:00Cecilia's Kitchen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Let me give you a tour of Cecilia's renovated kitchen. (I can't say "newly" because I took these pictures almost two years ago!)</div>
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Cecilia is a busy stockbroker who wanted to make her kitchen more functional but didn't have the time (or inclination) to do it herself. She asked interior designer, Arlene Maslog, to help her out.<br />
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Although Cecilia likes to cook, she didn't want an "open kitchen". The access to the kitchen from the living room is still through a swing kitchen door.<br />
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What she wanted though was a bright airy kitchen--something updated and modern, nice to cook in, and comfortable enough to hang out in too. <br />
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Cecilia is a no-nonsense, no-frills-needed type of person, she just wanted the kitchen to be functional and comfortable without breaking the bank.<br />
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There were going to be no showy high-branded appliances here--just regular workhorses--a stove top, a wall oven, a refrigerator, a microwave.<br />
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The end result is functional, comfortable and stunning. </div>
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(Let me add here that Arlene actually mentioned to me that the kitchen counter in t<a href="http://nodoors.blogspot.com/2012/05/roche-bobois-in-paris.html" target="_blank">his blogpost of mine</a> served as an inspiration for this island)</div>
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They even found space for a flat screen TV to watch cooking shows, and to the left, a dead-end wall was brought to life with a full-length mirror which reflects the window on the other end.<br />
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The microwave is hidden in a cupboard above the wall oven. No fancy "kitchen garages" needed here.<br />
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This light fixture is perfect for this updated kitchen.<br />
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The design of the kitchen window on one end is ingenious. The windows create enough ventilation and the fixed glass shows off the pocket garden without any obstruction.<br />
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This "open plan" beats a cooped-up work area anytime. The bamboo plants on the right side keep the area from being too exposed to the elements.</div>
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The staff bedroom is towards the back of the pictures (where the person is standing), but with about two meters of hallway before the bedroom door.</div>
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The staff is motivated to keep the area very clean so they don't attract bugs and rodents.</div>
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And the washer and dryer are elevated and safely tucked into a niche beside the hallway leading to the staff bedroom. There's enough roof overhead to keep everything dry.</div>
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Cecilia has a knack of maximizing every part of her house. This back area was just not accessible until she opened up a wall and replaced the window with a sliding door. Those sofas, the bamboo, and the back wall treatment make the area very cozy.<br />
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Just goes to show what a little imagination and a lot of taste can do.</div>
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