Yesterday a group of new teachers headed out to the Thai Army Nursery about 5 minutes away from Nichada. They had a huge selection of beautiful plants and, of course, they deliver right to your living room. After about an hour of perusing the wide variety of plants, we had picked out quite a nice selection for ourselves. A few hours later, they were delivered and in place in our house. Now the house finally looks nice enough to share some pictures (full set here)!
Here is our living room:
dining room (from the living room):
little kitchen:
upstairs balcony:
view of upstairs from the balcony:
view of our pool from the balcony:
steps up to entry door, and down to the bedrooms (our first apartment with stairs!):
guest bedroom (still a work in progress) with second balcony:
main bedroom (also a work in progress):
When we finally receive our shipment in September it will start looking a little more like home. Right now all we have are our suitcases and the small welcome kit that we were given upon arrival. In the meantime, we’re planning a weekend trip up to Chang Mai for some furniture shopping and I’ve scheduled an appointment to view a handmade teak futon for our second bedroom in early September. Slowly, but surely, our new condo will look better and better!
Anyone have any design or decorating ideas?
Wow you live in luxury. That’s a flat you share or just the two of you? How much does this kind of accomodation cost?
Wow! That is a great apartment!
I am sure you will do great with the decor. You have a creative edge for sure.
If it was mine – I would flip the dining and living room – put the sofa against the kitchen wall so that you could sit right in the corner and look out all the windows… thing is that then Huggy and I would fight over that spot… maybe you ought to leave it after all!
Laura Canuck
Kim! Congrats on your new digs hun:) Your posts make me jealous and excited at the same time! 9 more months…
How much are you paying per night in the hotel? Oh, not hotel? Your apartment? That is gorgeous!
The living room floors are so glossy-like! I would be afraid to wear socks for fear of falling flat on my back.
What a truly beautiful sanctuary!
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What lovely photographs !