my own home architect

Another holiday is coming up, and I’m again excited to come home to our province. Really, I would never tire of going back to my hometown. Aside from the usual “festive” mood on these days (yeah, even All Saints’ Day), I am excited about one particular reason—I get to design part of our house.

The living room and dining room area of our house in the province is undergoing total renovation. So when I get home, my parent and I would talk about ideas on how we would like it to look, and I would insist that EVERYTHING should be according to my design. It is just fair. I never had the chance to share my inputs with them when our house was being built (because I wasn’t born yet haha).

I thought of asking my architect friend to sketch something for me, and I would repay him with friendship haha. I decided that I can do this by myself (though I lack artistic skills). I’ve been thinking of what tile, or type of wood, would be better on the flooring, and what paint would be better on the wall. I was also thinking of putting in a sliding door divider between the living room and dining room, as well as sliding windows. My father told me that analoc materials are expensive, so I am now reconsidering haha. I have always admired houses with a minibar, they always get “wow” from me. So, I’d like to have something like that in the corner (in my dreams!), Wine Racks and all. The problem is, no one in the family drinks wine, even on occasions. As for me, I like beer.

I was also thinking of throwing away, giving away, or selling old stuff. My mom and dad were pack rats. It’s really hard to arrange things aesthetically when there are so many unneccessary or out-of-theme stuff. On this, there would be huge arguments. We’ll see who’s more stubborn.