original condition

Our apartment was in original condition when we bought it, which meant a "delightful" interior which was 22 years old. The pale grey and beige themes in the bathrooms certainly looked 1988! (sorry to the previous owner if you actually had updated the interior post-1988!).

The floors in the living and bedroom areas were parquetry, favoured in Hong Kong apartments old and new. This floor was showing its age with worn varnish and warped strips of wood. The walls had been freshly painted, albeit badly and  with a cheap brush which had left black bristles stuck on walls, doors and frames everywhere!













The L-shaped kitchen had wall cabinets that reached the ceiling. Great - extra storage! Um, no, not when they were regular height wall cabinets that were just hung further up the wall so they reached the ceiling! The shelves inside would have been difficult to reach! There was no oven, just a portable gas hob sitting on the bench, and a mouldy fridge. Two of the three bedrooms had old built in cupboards.

And here's a little video tour of our apartment in original condition!