Hello! Erin here! I have been MIA, sorry. Apartment renovation, wedding planning, and work has taken up most of my waking hours and I’m guilty to say that I’ve been spending much more time on my apartment than wedding planning.
My favorite home design website at the moment is houzz.com. I love it because you can find pretty much any room and style you want for inspiration. You can even search for specific furniture and see how others match the product to the room, or find out where and how much you can buy a piece of furniture you like in a photo. Below are some of my favorites. I also recommend checking out Courtney’s many interior and DIY boards on Pinterest, she picks out the good stuff (at least I think so). ;)
The catch for me is that living in Hong Kong makes things tougher. There’s no Home Depot for a one-stop-shop, and there’s not much space to DIY. I also can’t buy furniture I find online as they're often either not available here or if they are, they're likely sold at a premium price. If you don’t have a contractor to help you source, you basically have to allocate a lot of time to visit many stores to see what's available. But, the one good thing about HK is, if you want a piece of brand name furniture but you can't afford it, you can have it custom made in China just by showing them a photo. They're just right across the border.
I have one tip for those who plan to renovate their apartment... perhaps don't spend too much time looking at the home design websites; as great as they are, it makes decision-making much more difficult because there are so many great products to choose from and you'll want everything. I suppose HK’s limited options is a good thing for an indecisive person like me after all.
Love the industrial feel of the whole room
love the cozy work space and cool room partitions
love the sliding doors into study
love the brick tiles and bronze faucet
like the dining chairs
like the see through kitchen and dining room
like the cement and wood
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And just a quick update other than apt planning:
shared my second birthday with maddie... though she was way too cool for school
while visiting the lower primary school with Trish, we had to visit the most memorable part of the campus - the gym! we still got it!.. kind of
sister's trip to taipei for our cousin's wedding - here's us enjoying some authentic taiwan noodles... yummmm
- Erin
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Stayed tuned for Part III w/ Court tomorrow!
