Featured Homes: Ethnic cravings, a home in Taman Tun Dr Ismail Print
Written by RenoKu   
Wednesday, 03 September 2008 13:08
A Madura bench from Indonesia

CloveTWO today features a home that is filled with loads of interesting ethnic themed items. Below is an extract from the article:
DARK wood, mostly teak, has a place in every room in Gerard Ng's double-storey link house in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Coming into the house, you may be enticed to sit on the Grobok, a teak storage chest turned into a broad bench. It's 100 years old, and it's from Indonesia. You can lift up a hatch in the bench and store things in it. You can also use it as a bed.

Another Grobok has been converted into a coffee table with glass panels. Gerard is the owner of Purser's Choice in Bangsar Village 2 and his house is naturally furnished with décor items from his shop.

"This is a one-theme, resort-style house," he said. "Coming home is like going on a holiday." Indeed. His living room opens out to a lush garden filled with heliconias, jungle ferns and palms. Lotuses grow in water in large earthenware jars. Balinese stone lamps throw light against the wall and strategically placed spotlights offer a different ambience at night.

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