The house retains the old Indochina style with green painted wooden doors, hand-painted tile floors, pillars as well as paintings from the 1940s.
Indochina architecture – Keeping the pace of time
In 1990, a woman returning from France, with the desire to start a furniture and embroidery shop, decided to buy an old French house in Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City.
Especially if anyone is familiar with the owner, they know that the paintings hanging on the wall are by artist Duy Liem, one of the Cubist-style artists of ancient Saigon.
All of the fabric furniture is made by the owner’s own sewing and embroidery workshop. If you pay a little attention, visitors will recognize that the furniture reflects both sides of her personality.
Sophistication in decorative art
There are very few modern products in the house, and the owner also shared that: amenities are minimized to retain the original atmosphere of the house.
Stairs leading down to the main hall
The rare ceramic collection has been carefully preserved by the owner for decades.
The windows open to soft light in the hallway, creating a nostalgic space.
The burgundy color of the coverlet becomes a highlight in the room full of brown wood, as a statement of the spirit of not being afraid to try new things.
The door paint color and the patterns painted above are renewed, but retain the spirit of the house nearly a hundred years ago.
The house is located in the middle of a luxuriant garden, developed naturally, creating a scene like in a novel
When children appeared in the house, the owner built a swimming pool, without damaging the landscape of the entire property.
The peaceful space of Indochina architecture
A corner of the garden
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