The first pic is the view from my balcony, and the 2nd is from the 4th floor of a little restaurant called Somm in downtown Chiangmai.

The condo has been a headache, but I can see light at the end of the tunnel. Tomorrow, a new hardwood door will be installed, replacing the black one. Additionally, I’ll have 5 hardwood floating shelves installed, as well as 2 black floating shelves in the kitchen. A repairman is also coming to fix the water pipe linked to the washing machine, which is leaking.

The white trim that was first installed is no good, so I have a team coming to remove all the trim tomorrow. After that, I’ll have the condo cleaned on the 27th, and then the trim crew will return to install as much of the black trim as they can on Friday the 28th (they can’t work on Saturday). Speaking of which, I’m throwing a housewarming party on the 29th. I'm a little nervous to open the condo up to people, but it will be a good test run to see what is working and what isn’t. Next Monday, the crew will return to finish installing the trim.

I’m also speaking with a designer to re-do the entertainment center. Right now, it’s a massive block of wood in front of a little alcove area. Basically, the space isn’t utilized well. So we came up with a new design to add a mini storage area in the alcove that blends in with a new (smaller) entertainment center. It’ll make sense when installed, but that’s another project for another day.