The good news first: the first thing we noticed yesterday cycling onto our street from the park was the huge banner displaying the name of our Architectural Firm, Two Style. Great publicity!
Here's Yani checking inventory, making sure everything is in order. The kids love our regular site check-ups and enjoy taking keepsake pictures with their portable phones. They are definitely excited!
So this is when we start to realize that we we're finally getting somewhere after so much abstract planning. Amidst the tension of the past three weeks, it is somehow reassuring to witness the daily progress and appreciate the result of the hard work of everyone involved.
A few weeks back we wasted precious time and energy visiting Endo Lighting, which did not carry any of the models we were interested in and only had a small selection on display. Endo also specializes in furniture and lighting seemed only to occupy a small part of their display surface. Endo's products are a bit more costly than other brands, so there was no way we were going to chose their products without seeing them first. Out with Endo!
An other disappointment was Nihon Paint Showroom: we expected this visit to help us find inspiration for our home's coloring scheme, but we realised the showroom is not designed for the general public; it merely provides general information about the company and their key products. We were met there with a nice gentleman who gave us a "tour" and who graciously offered us a Color Wheel (which by the way usually sells for approx. 4,000 yen) to compensate us for traveling all the way out there for nothing!
Third time's the charm, or so it seemed to me yesterday when I visited Daiko Lighting in Ryogoku. The showroom was tiny, occupying a couple of small rooms and displayed about 40 or perhaps 50 products. And of course, none of the lights I wanted to see! So not worth the detour!
2 comments:
Hang in there. We've had similar small surprises along the way which were frustrating. And building a home is first and foremost an emotional decision, the financials and time frames are simply your constraints.
I was totally angry with our last landlord for charging a little over 2 months in rent for damages at the previous place we rented. This makes me so glad that at a minimum we are no longer supporting someone else's income.
It may be that you have already settled on your lighting fixtures but we were very happy with both the quality, variety and service at the Odelic showroom- and it's just outside of Kichijoji on Inokashira Dori.
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