The exterior view look very nice but the interior materials and finishes look quite dated.
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The exterior view look very nice but the interior materials and finishes look quite dated.
Humbert, the tiles etc are not to my taste either, and considering the nice design of the house, I agree
all those little picture tiles, and pseudo stone etc
luckily we do not live there, all that is a personal choice
Now with all this tiles, look like a spa !
I agree with you! I will tell her that you have a very critical and expert eye and that you think she is beautiful and attractive. She does not know that, she has problem believing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Will that be all right with you?
I keep hammering this fact to her...
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Isn't she a gorgeous girl?
She should be very confident, don't you think?
I got her picture on my desktop!
There are different tastes for different people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Humbert
All are acceptable to me. Tous les goûts sont dans la nature.
I am part of a couple!
My wife's office, and the kitchen have to be done like she wants, and she wants "easy to clean".
If you want to discuss this with her, write to me personnally and I will give you her phone number...:bananaman:
Given the time I will spend inside, the amount of cleaning I will be doing personnally, :smileylaughing:I'm satisfied with the finition. The rest of the house will be shojis, wood and rice paper, this is what will be visible to visitors. My friend Michel just arrived and will stay here till April, he's started working on the drawings to paint on the rice paper...
My wife, in Quebec, just called me on Skype and I told her about the remarks of yours and DrAndy.
She said, talking to you both : "Your eyes are not my eyes. Experience is not the same. My way is different, my brain is not the same. Tiles are cool. This is a cool room, it looks clean and beautiful. I want to ask these 2 farangs, how can you stop the heat from coming in?, 2nd, shiny looks clean, and 3rd, I'm very happy with this way". "I like to eat vegetables and spicy, he likes fast food, Mc Donald, bread is bonbon for us, your ass burn when you eat spicy chili, I drink milk and I cannot shit. Our body are different, our opinions too".:kma:"I think he's jealous! It's magnific, I like it." "I'm the most lazy! Clean this is very quick, very clean!"
Now, do you get it?:)
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Originally Posted by Old Monkey
I like tiles too, and they look cool and are easy to cleanQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Monkey
I think she and you are missing the point - it is the design of the tiles, not tiles per se, especially those little floral (?) tiles stuck in the middle of the plain tiles, and the pseudo stone effect
I never liked that effect even when it was fashionable
same as anything, the look of a place is up to those that intend to live there
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Originally Posted by Old Monkey
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Originally Posted by Old Monkey
I agree, she looks lovely, intelligent and should be confident (she looks it!)
enjoy your hammeringQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Monkey
I agree completely. Just adding my opinion to the mix. Lots of great ceramic tile on the market here from Cotto, RCI and others. I prefer large scale, matte finished tile without a lot of pattern. To me, 30 x 30 tile does not look good in an upscale home unless its in a very small room.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Indeed. Chicks are like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Monkey
Anyway, it's looking good, and the wood has grown on me. But about those tiles...
I like the tiles.
Having said that, I also have a Thai wife...
I too like my Thai wife but she does not have carte blanche to choose any old tiles
Indeed. They are the same tiles as used on the floor of Sam 2000 in Soi Cowboy. :) Very few Thai housewives have good design instincts.Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly
Well, your opinions are all right, and I gave my best answers.
Like everything else, as I've said before, now that it's stuck in cement, there is no way to change this, so, I'll live with it. Your opinions have been heard, but I will now stop thinking about it, return to my wa.
In view of this, I will not give any answer to extra comments on the subject.
I know I made this whole japanese house project a public thing and opened myself to you all.
It did make me trip to share with you all these pictures of my actual obsession and regard your reactions with respect, learning from them.
I did not particularly enjoy this part of the project that included the travelling to Chiang Mai and deciding which model of tile to chose, from which store, trying to imagine what it would look like on the floors or on the walls, especially since it coincided many times with dentist's appointments... Today was my last time, hopefully!
It took a day of driving for each room, more or less.
There is maybe 2-3 days left in tile and cement.
So I'm now ready for the next steps, shojis and doors, and the swimming pool.
I hope you guys will bear with me.
Anyway, I found out a long time ago that, in general, people stop noticing details in a house after a few minutes, unless it's a stiking feature. And even then...
I had some friends visiting in the first house I built, the ceiling had been finished with a blue stretch tissue, a cheap but rather rare way of solving this problem. They had been there for a week, day and night. We were talking about the sense of observation.
I asked them to close their eyes. Then, none of them could tell what the ceiling was made of and what color it was!
Try it sometimes!
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Originally Posted by Humbert
I must admit to never having noticed the tiles on the floors in any bar in Soi Cowboy
I think that may be the problem; the basic structure of the house you loved doing, and took a lot of care with; the tile choice was done without much thoughtQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Monkey
I can sympathise with that; it is difficult to keep up the energy flow when nearing completion of a project
First door installed
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Views of the future garden, South of the house.
South-East
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South
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And South-West
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I plan to have the road covered with grass, the limit with a bougainvilliers edge.
I will get truckloads of good soil brought and raked, then flowers and vegetables...
We had 3 days of rain which cooled the temperature down and cleared the sky of its humidity and polution, and smoke!
Here is a panorama of the view from the house. Starting with the West
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North-West
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North
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North-East
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East
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Window frames.
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The top part is fixed, with glass and rice paper. The sliding windows will have smaller squares.
An old friend visiting, a specialist in patchwork, decided to create with tiles parts a pattern. All I need now is to find a spot for it where it won't get wet and become slippery.
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that looks fun; it should be even funnier when you try to get the workmen to move it correctly
With her over their shoulders, well it will be fun to watch!
Completing the stairs started last year.
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The hardest part was to split the tire, we tried different tools, but there was only one way : a large knife hit by a hammer...
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Each split tire will have its coconut tree.
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We have to make sure that rain does not destroy our new road.
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So we needed 25 cement pipes at 5 strategic spots.
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