Another view of the exterior of the house.
lighting surmounting the walls. The The dining room forms part of the bar lounge walls are also blue, but as opposed to the living room, the dining room walls are grey with blue trim. The dining room ceiling however is white, while in the bar it is wine red, but in both cases the indirect lighting provides ample diffused illumination which blends with the entire decora- tive scheme.
living room with the same ceiling level, but because the floor level is difference in height of the two rooms higher than the living room, the together with the tiled flower box which extends between them gives the effect of division just as effective as partition, without separating them. The floors of both rooms are of teak parquet.
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which extend directly under and to the full length of the children's bed- room section.
Architect: Mr. A.V. Alvares
General Contractors: Mei Hon &
Co.
"American Standard" Sanitary Fit- tings: Inniss & Riddle (China), Ltd.
"Schlage" Locksets: Shewan, Tomes
& Co., Ltd.
"Armstrong's" Asphalt & Rubber
Flooring: Armstile & Co.
Drainage & Plumbing: Tung On
Plumbing Co., Ltd.
Tiles: Tung On Plumbing Co., Ltd...
& Castle Peak Ceramics (1940) Ltd.
Painting: Man Woo Painting Co.
"Mundet" Cork Roof Insulation:
Colonial Trading Co.
Marblework: Vannini Construction
Co., Ltd.
Internal Telephones: The British
General Electric Co., Ltd.
Electric Wiring: Gilman & Co., Ltd.
Veneer Flush Doors: Wal Shion &
Co.
Steel Windows & Doors: Canton
Metal Window Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Air-Conditioning: actually
The centre of interest in the living with the living room has a bar coun- The bar lounge which is integral room may be considered to be the ter constructed of concrete, but faced large, well-proportioned marble fire- with rattan panelling with a top of place built of a light coloured Filetto plastic sheeting. The floor is of blue Rosso with the mantel, hearth and asphalt tiles, bordered in grey and sides of Portoro, a deep black colour- with the rattan chairs to match the ed marble with gold veining. This bar results in an ensemble which is fireplace, with the two candelabra attractive and intimate. flanking a floral centrepiece on the mantel, and the standard lamp with large white shade matching the cur- tains in front, sets off the dark blue walls to best advantage.
The large well appointed kitchen opens directly off the living room and is on the same level with it. the back of the kitchen several steps lead down to the servants' quarters
From
"Yorkaire"--The Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd., "Philco"-Gilman & Co., Ltd.
"Dulex" Hot-Water Heater: Gilman
& Co., Ltd.
Rattan Furniture: Foseton Co.
Kirsch "SunAire" Venetian Blinds:
Jones Wong & Co.
Lamps: The British General Elec-
tric Co., Ltd., & Grenley's
"Frigidaire" Refrigerator & Cooker:
Dodwell & Co., Ltd.
"Grant" Sliding Door Hardware:
P.J. Lobo & Co., Ltd.
The Managing Editor and his
staff take
this opportunity of wishing all their readers and advertisers a Happy
and Prosperous New Year
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