Our favourite art pieces, up close
We have decided to put a console table in the main hallway, close to the mudroom. This is more of a necessity rather than for aesthetic reason. But because I don’t like to plunk in something anywhere in the house without making sure it is visually nice (for me and for my boys at least), we have carefully picked the area to put it and how to ‘display’ it.
It took awhile to find the console that we like. We wanted something simple that can go with the rest of the décor in the house. Nothing curvy, nothing fancy. Just simple, straight lines.
Minimal decor is what we are going for, just like what we have in the Family Room. Minimal decor means less clutter and easy on the pocket :).
View of our Family Room from our loft in the second floor.
So after scouring at my favourite stores (there aren’t that many here btw), going back and forth hoping that it would finally show up, we finally saw “the one”. Of all places, we found it in Costco.
Finding it in Costco isn’t really unexpected. If you haven’t visited any of their stores and their online store and decide to check them out, you’d be amazed at the stuff they sell there. Free delivery (it used to be “white-glove” delivery too) for online purchases and if you don’t like your purchased item, you can return it to any of their warehouses. No questions asked.
In the hallway close to the mudroom entrance is where it is. And going in the house by the main entry, you can see it. We initially considered putting a mirror but finally decided to put our favourite artworks instead. We used to display them on the wall by the staircase in our previous home.
They’re inexpensive art pieces, each one is special. Most of them are from Australia and the Philippines.
I got all the Australian aboriginal art pieces back when I was in Sydney for a “short” business stint. Short means 7 months. They were sold at Paddy’s market which was one of my favourite places to go to when I was there. I lived by myself in a one bedroom, fully furnished apartment/condo. During weekends, if I wasn’t spending some time with our very good friends or socializing with my colleagues, I was on my own doing the touristy things.
Every time I gaze at these Australian art pieces, it reminds me of our time in Oz. I say ‘our’ because MDK and MDH stayed with me there for over a month. We managed to visit other parts of Australia while they were there. Our favourite was our trip to Cairns. It was where I did the bravest thing I’ve ever done – we went snorkeling amidst the Coral Sea, on over 30 ft deep water and I didn’t even know how to swim. The wet suit kinda helped.
The other art pieces are from the Philippines. Two of the pieces are from a huge piece of Tinalak fabric we have. I cut portions of the fabric and framed them. For the curious, Tinalak is a hand-woven cloth made from the abaca plant.
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