So today i was just looking at the calendar and thinking how fast time has flown by. It's been two years that I've been in Melbourne now and as much as I love where I am now... I often miss living in Braddell View.
For non-Singaporeans, Braddell View is one of those lovely old high rise estates that is just surrounded by lots of nature - large old trees, the occasional visiting monkey tribe (seriously) and a myriad of butterflies, birds and squirrels.
You see, Braddell View was also my first real "design" project - and since it was my home I was renovating, lots of love went into it. When we first went to look at the house, I walked in and out in under 2 minutes because i just couldn't get past how dark, dingy and musky the home was. My dad however saw the potential in getting this place as an investment and not much later, I was recomposing the layout to suit my family better.
With the help of a church friend, Sharon Chong from Exodus31 Design, the dingy old apartment with its tinted mirror paneling, glass block staircase and a kitchen which had definitely seen better days was converted into a hip new abode that we could really live in.
To cut the long story short, we literally pulled out everything old (except the floors which were in pretty good condition considering the rest of the place) and reconfigured the home to suit our needs, while giving it a light, airy feel.
So since I'm in a nostalgic moment, here's a picture of the dining room that was taken by photographer, Edward Hendricks for a local magazine, SquareRooms Jan 09 issue.
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| Cushion covers for the tulip chairs were made by me the night before the photo shoot |
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