A11

While in Manila, we also visited A11.  It is a furniture and design gallery run by a local interior and furniture designer,  Eric Paras.  Three mid century townhouses were transformed into beautiful showrooms...  

Loved everything!!!

It's definitely a must visit if you happen to be in Manila.



*A11
2680 F.B Harrison St, Pasay City

CRAIGSLIST MONDAY: CANE BACK CHAIRS

Happy Monday Everyone!

Not even a week since I got back from vacation and I'm already looking at chairs.  I'm seriously thinking of getting the first two (I need an intervention!)...

Samantha Pynn via decorpad

Ethan Allen side chairs

Gretchen Opgenorth

wingback chair

Lonny

cane chairs

via decorpad

4 dining room chairs

What's on your shopping list?

AMAZING ANGKOR

Hi Everyone!  I'm back! 

I'm still fighting off jet lag so today I'm going to share some photos of our little trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Angkor is amazing!  I'll let the pictures do the talking...

Bayon Temple...

Ta Phrom ("Tomb Raider")...

 Angkor Wat...

(at sunrise)

Elephant Terrace...

 Floating Village...

Cultural village...

And lastly, the elephant ride...

and my elephant goods...

SHOPPING IN MANILA(part 2)

Last week, we went to Dapitan Market, a public market in Quezon City where you can buy mostly Philippine handcrafted items, home furnishings and accessories  and even christmas decorations for a very reasonable price.

Here are some items that caught my eye (but ended up not getting)...

lucite chandelier...

(I know, I'm going to regret this one)

chain mirror...

foo dogs...

elephant sculpture...

(and this one too!)

My sister, Choc, ended up getting this chandelier...

(It now sits in her living room.   I'll show you some pics later) 

My other sister, Yvette, found 3 chairs.  All used but in great condition (with great bones).  Nothing a good reupholster can't fix( And as I've mentioned before, labor here is so cheap)

Our favorite is this S chair...

the backs are amazing...

(She plans to paint it white to fit the style of her home.  She is almost done renovating her house.  Can't wait to share some pics of her house too!)

As for me, I got a capiz lotus chandelier...

(Did you know that Capiz shells are mostly found in the shallow waters of the Philippines?)

You can basically have anything custom made here.  Any shape, any size.

You are going to hate me if I tell you how much I got mine for.  (So, so cheap!)

I'm going to hang this one in our entryway.

I have a couple more days left before I head back to Milwaukee.  (It's always bittersweet.)

Can't wait to get back though and I promise to catch up with blog reading.

Happy Monday Everyone!