I guess nobody was more worried, apart from myself, about the bold colour combination I had chosen for our new home a few weeks ago. Had the effects turned out as awful / bad taste, I wonder how well I could have handled my emotions and the remarks visitors might make.
After spending hours reading up on wall colours combination from library books and staring hard at Nippon and Dulux paint catalogs under various lightings, I finally decided on the combination for our home. Since darling dearest really preferred strong colours, and this coupled with the moods I’d like to create for various rooms, contrasting colours emerged as the ultimate theme for walls. In addition, I had to constantly bear in mind the choice of colours for curtains and furnishings in order to complement this colour theme.The greatest relief came when Yang’s mum complimented on my brave move in the choice of paint colours.
Personally, I also like what I saw – it was what I pictured in my head during the planning stage. My favourite wall is painted with Dulux’s pistachio green. That paint was out of stock in Singapore then. The Malaysian painter actually went back to his country to source for the colour I wanted.
I discovered just today that mopping marble floors with hot water and cotton towel does make the marble shine and feel smooth to the soles. Thanks to my colleague who made a passing remark and an online sharing. I had been using commercial marble detergent that contains various kinds of waxes for my family home’s marbled floors. It is quite good but I understand that the detergent can damage the sealant on the marble over time. Anyway, what a wonderful little discovery for myself today!
I like the planted tank too. Looking forward to the blossoms from Tiger Lotus! (The plant in the photo shows a new leaf from Tiger Lotus. It is a fast growing plant!)
As I look back, God was indeed very kind to us. Sure, we had our share of hiccups and disagreements in our wedding preparations, acquiring of an apartment we could build our love nest together, and renovating-cum-furnishing the love nest. Credits must also go to darling dearest for his meticulous planning and execution of different phases in wedding preparations and renovating-cum-furnishing the new home. I had been hearing that we should accept and give thanks for both the good and bad from the Lord. About the latter for example, I have been experiencing this frustration of getting through to a sales assistant at an electrical appliance shop. The sales assistant didn’t seem to regard me as a potential customer. The Lord’s will – let me be patient and wait.
I really like our little, humble love nest 
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