Getting Furniture

On Sunday, our focus was on getting furniture.  This surprised me because Rich had told me that the wife of the head of his firm is an interior decorator.  She is very busy right now, but if we could be patient, we could find the kind of dining table and bed frame that we wanted, and she could find a carpenter to make them for us.  But apparently, Rich had found what he wanted when he went to the furniture mall on Saturday.

Hobgoblin beer.

Badger Brewery's "Fursty Ferret" Beer.

View from our deck: white building in the background is the furniture mall.

The furniture mall is within close walking distance of our apartment.  I've taken a picture from our deck, so you can see how close it is.  It's on the other side of the river just past the construction for a new subway station.  The subway station is supposed to open in 2017.  We'll see if we're still here when it opens.

When we got to the mall, he showed me where some of the furniture stores were located, but he headed directly to one called "Frangipani".  There, he showed me the bed frames he liked and the dining table he liked.  I'm sure that those of you who know Rich would be surprised that he has such strong opinions!  We had already discussed the bed frames.  It's kind of a dark stained teak version of our metal bed frame at home.  We chose the frame with the lower headboard, because our bedroom is a loft, overlooking the living room.  The taller headboard wouldn't look good behind the wood and metal railing.

The dining table was a surprise, though.  Rich came to our marriage with a polished cherry dining table, 6 chairs, and a china hutch.   The table that he liked was made from refurbished teak.  It was a big rectangle of wood with lots of texture on the surface.  The legs look like 4 x 4"s, but they're really "L shaped".  It is SO different from what we have at home.  It made me realize that this was the first time in our over 30 years of marriage that we've picked out a dining table together.  All of our kitchen tables have been hand-me-downs, or resale finds.  This table does look worthy of two members of The Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association, though.  We then chose the chairs that were most comfortable for his tall frame.

The table and chairs could be delivered to our apartment on Tuesday.  The bed frame has to be made, however.  Our sleep number mattress, which is on the floor of our bedroom, is a California King.  That is not a normal bed size in Singapore!  It will take approximately 2 months to get it.

When we completed our order, we headed out into the mall, to a store called "The Thirsty Shop".  It sells imported beers from all over the world.  As you can tell, Rich had this mall completely scoped out!  Rich likes stouts and porters, and doesn't like wheat beers or pale ales, so he chose a dozen beers to taste, and see which he likes the best.  There's a Badger brewery in England, which will definitely get a lot of his attention.  (I swear, their beer can taste awful, and he'll still buy it for the name!)  The beers were pretty pricey, but since Rich can only drink 2 beers per day, he wants them to be quality beer.  Also, He justified the purchase because the cost would be the same as drinking "Tiger"beer at a pub or restaurant.

With our missions accomplished, we headed back to our apartment.  Time for lunch, and a dip in the pool!