Home & Decor (1) : Living Room

      ZM and I have received news that our house is going to be ready for possession in June/July! Exciting stuff. It's good because P will have graduated and moved back home by then, since I was always concerned about leaving my parents alone in the house. While I haven't really sorted out my feelings about leaving my childhood house, I am also full of anticipation of decorating my own home! Whee.

   ZM and I have worked out a budget that both of us are comfortable for doing up the house - actually most of the fixtures and furnishings are completed, and we will probably spend on the light fixtures, bed (many serious and intense discussions on the bed) and changing one room into a walk-in wardrobe (a HUGE wardrobe haha).

   I can't wait to see the house all done, because we don't actually know what would be the views like from the house (eeks) or how big or small it would feel. We bought a three bedroom apartment on the highest floor so it comes with extra-high ceilings, and we have also thought a lot about whether we wanted to make an upper partition. Although the consensus is no for now, every now and then, I have this dream of a loft-like library! Haha.

   I've changed a little from my previous design aspirations, see below:

   Now, I envision something really clean and light. Comfy and livable. It's going to be rather neutral with pops of colour, nothing very strong. I don't think we are the kind of people who would like a strong visual element or design signature, because we will probably get tired of it after a few months. I imagine a simple sturdy structure which will allow us to change the feel of it with simple accessorising. Some examples for the living room:

  Also, this picture made me giggle a lot because it already has the corgis I'm planning to get! Finally, with my own home, I can keep a dog again :)