Brian and Lindsey, longtime friends from Optometry days, have sold their farmlet at Kaukapakapa and moved to and apartment in Glenfield - making them Westies. The apartment is in an older building and they have the second floor, with an Italian Restaurant handily situated on the ground floor and an artist on floor three. It is a three bedroom place, but two of the bedrooms are filled with art works and supplies - plus she has just rented a studio a block away.
The apartment is in a New York loft style with white walls and industrial piping, but their furniture is mainly antiques, and lots of Poole Pottery vases, so it seemed a little incongruous. Quite a lot of Lindsey's art work is quite big, so we were a bit overwhelmed with it.
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| Large one of details of Grafton Bridge as you come up the stairs |
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| This has antique mouldings stuck on. |
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| This one is done with vintage wallpapers. |
We went down for lunch - and a few wines and then Lindsey dropped us out to the airport. We had travelled out on the train as the train station stops just at the top of their road, so it wasn't far to wheel our suitcase.
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| I think she plans our her artwork more than me! |
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These two photos are taken in Lindsey's studio.
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Some delay with the plane, so we got back to Gisborne quite late. I needed a good rest the next day - not to mention a day on reduced booze and food.
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