Interior part 1…

Here is a small tour of our new abode...

The main living area is somewhat lacking in furniture… although we do have a small table and cushions to sit on and enjoy our morning breakfast of tropical fruits, yoghurt, and muesli from Oz. YUM. The washing machine seems to have been installed as something of a feature in the living area… which is interesting. Ant says it plays a song when it finishes the washing. Nice touch.

  

Although we lack furniture, we have bought a fairly large turquoise giraffe. Admittedly not particularly practical, or as useful at this point as a chair might be. Giraffe doesn't yet have a name, but Ant did buy him a scarf in case he gets cold. The shelves/ cabinet come from Helping Hands which is a charity that works with former street kids and trains them how to do carpentry etc. I love it that they both have stories. The wooden bookshelf is a former traditional babies crib – perhaps you can imagine putting the shelves on their back and then hanging it from a swing and then sticking a baby (or 2) in it? Not sure it would pass UK heath and safety. The blue cupboard did have chicken wire where there is now glass, and is another traditional Myanmar piece that has been renovated. It is called a “cat safe” and people would store food and other precious items in there to keep them safe from cats. It would likely be one of the only pieces of furniture a family might have… this sounds bad… like we stole someone's only piece of furniture… but in reality the stuff all comes from houses that are being pulled down or reclamation middle men.

The final photo of the trio is the ceiling. I had to include a photo of it in all its wonder and blue lighting (but fortunately not candy cane paint colours). It is a bit crazy… and not the finest feature of the apartment… but I suppose at least it is bright when its dark outside!

  

Mr Geer is very devoted and cooks and tends to life in the kitchen… kitchen surfaces are very limited, so I think we probably need some other kind of freestanding unit in here. Most babies we have photos of now feature on the baby/wedding door.

 

end of part 1…