We live in a flat

This blog is titled “we live in a flat”, so finally a post about the flat!

We moved in only a year ago, and most of our efforts were more on making the space work with functional pieces that are aesthetically pleasing, rather than decor for decor’s sake. We didn’t get an interior designer in order to save cost. It turned out the fengshui master we hired to placate our superstitious parents had his own opinions when it came to our interior decor. So yes, you could call him the interior designer :P

For instance, Mr Fengshui Master said for the bedroom that we needed to have two horses running towards the balcony door and yet, at the same time their legs must be on the ground. @_@ I don’t believe anyone manufactures running horse figurines that have their four feet planted to the ground, if you know what I mean. The search continued. We installed two picture ledges in preparation for the miracle running horses. In the end, I gave up and did up two running horses on the laptop, printed and framed it. One framed picture looked lonely, so I have another of our wedding photo next to it. We further personalised the room with our initials and that’s about it for the room decor. It’s a comfortable room, with its clean lines and calming colours.

The living room is Donna’s main area of activity. This room has not escaped Mr Fengshui Master’s dictate either.

This is the wall where you should place your TV. This is where all the wealth will flow, he said, you need to put some form of vessel here with a small mouth to collect the wealth.

You know Mr Fengshui Master was using his eyes when he said that. The TV point is right there on that wall. But you know what, it’s almost thoughtful of Mr Fengshui Master to do that. We have a friend who had to relocate his TV point from one wall to another just because his Fengshui Master said so while intimating this would ensure a baby in the near future versus no baby if he did not do so.

And since the black TV is stark against the white of the wall and the furniture, we decided to follow the picture wall trend/fad/whatever you call it. Only, we are slowly growing it. There isn’t really a specific theme or colour scheme for the pictures, besides the consistent use of black frames. Just a random collection of print, wallpaper sample, postcard and photos we collected as we move along with life. Eventually I would like to incorporate our travel photos in there.

The latest addition is Donna’s picture, with some Donna pin badges from the shelter sale. The frames resting on the TV console helped to hide the electrical extension points and cords placed directly behind them :D

Turn left and we are at the entrance of the flat. You needed a clock or a mirror here (the wall facing the front door), something with reflective glass, Mr Fengshui Master informed us. A clock at the entrance wasn’t useful for us, so we elected to clad half the wall in mirrors. A set of three vertical mirrors were bought from Ikea. They were an affordable solution. After some experimentation, we hung those mirrors upside down so that the etched image casts a floral shadow on the adjacent wall when reflecting the spotlight. I love the effect. It’s my own little light garden canopy just before I step into the heart of the flat. :)