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A Flat Storey: Peranakan Print
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011. I love scouring for vintage items in Malacca. Even with the Singaporeans buying up everything, once in a while, some gems turn up. I found this old print from a café. According to Peranakan researcher Khoo Joo Ee, this picture of a Chinese bride dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Straits Collection, Penang. The Sun House Galle.
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A Flat Storey: Le Feature
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Monday, August 1, 2011. By popular demand of one (you, Terri! This blog is officially resumed. Since my last posting, a few things happened. I got a coffee table, my Bose speakers broke down, then got fixed, and three bathroom tiles cracked. But otherwise, the apartment's a rather comfy place for one. It even got featured in The Edge's monthly interiors magazine, Haven. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Straits Collection, Penang. The Sun House Galle.
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A Flat Storey: Steaming Disaster
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Friday, September 2, 2011. Ran into a small problem with the table: DON'T USE A STEAM IRON ON TOP OF A WOODEN TABLE! I did this on my teak coffee table and ended up with awful white patches all over the surface. Something about the steam reacting with the varnish. But if you made this stupid mistake as I did, there is a pretty effective low-cost solution. Don't bother asking the shops - they will tell you to get the varnish stripped and repainted again. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Flat Storey: February 2010
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Sunday, February 14, 2010. You really can't do better than India when it comes to shopping for home textiles. I wrote a little about this in an earlier posting but want to elaborate a little more on this great coop chain called Fabindia. It's headquartered in New Delhi but there are outlets all across the country. I was quite lucky to be able to visit 2 stores during my recent India trip - one at the airport in Delhi and the other in Chennai. Can't wait to go back again. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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A Flat Storey: Something for Coffee
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Monday, August 29, 2011. It was not an easy task finding a coffee table that fit with the rest of my eclectic furniture but I knew that Malacca wouldn't disappoint. Brought home this teak colonial art deco table, perfect match with my Penang reading chair. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Started this blog as she was waiting for the keys to her flat. She hopes she will inspire others to rethink their interiors and replace the bare and bland with the cozy and colourful. View my complete profile.
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A Flat Storey: November 2010
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010. The worse thing one can find in a living room is a built-in designed to fit a giant TV and nonsensical items such as crystal rock collections, liquor bottles, crockery or travel knick-knacks. There is really no excuse for these monstrosities now that we have flat-screen TVs, which, as the name suggests, should lie flat against the wall with minimal fuss and embellishment. Monday, November 8, 2010. The Pièce de Résistance. I had a much more affordable sofa in my old apartment...
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A Flat Storey: March 2010
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Friday, March 26, 2010. What's Ethnic about Ethnic. I get an inward shudder whenever I hear people describe their interiors theme as being "ethnic". It conjures up images of multiple Sarawak vases and swathes of pua kumbus or dangly Indian ornaments like the ones here. It's all fine and well if you are a student living in a small dorm room in a grey and cold city somewhere but it is really taking things too far when it actually becomes a interiors theme. Saturday, March 20, 2010. The place I have in mind...
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A Flat Storey: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011. I love scouring for vintage items in Malacca. Even with the Singaporeans buying up everything, once in a while, some gems turn up. I found this old print from a café. According to Peranakan researcher Khoo Joo Ee, this picture of a Chinese bride dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Friday, September 2, 2011. Ran into a small problem with the table: DON'T USE A STEAM IRON ON TOP OF A WOODEN TABLE! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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A Flat Storey: October 2010
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010. This cupboard made its debut in an earlier posting but it finally made the journey to KL. It is now a three-shelf cupboard for my handbags. Anyone interested in similar pieces, let me know. The lorry guy offered to bring 3 more units up to KL for my inspection. Monday, October 25, 2010. This is a recent find that I am very pleased with. A teak armchair circa 1920-1940 salvaged from one of the old colonial houses of Penang. Clearly, Campbell Road still has its treasures. 4) a ...
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A Flat Storey: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010. So close I can almost touch it. Yay-yay. Finally received a letter from YTL saying that I will probably get my SOHO unit by the end of May. Drove over the weekend to have a look and must say that it all looks quite good. Counting the days! Monday, April 19, 2010. To Buy or Not to Buy? Sunday, April 18, 2010. The End of Ombak. After a good run, one of my favourite soft furnishing stores, Ombak in KLCC, is calling it a day. Popped in today to check out the closing down sale. Bad ne...
