HOME AT LAST

DIALING IT IN...

after 6 months of flopping here and there, COTW (Citizen of the World) finally has his

own crib and after 3 weeks of intense remodeling, it's looking as hoped...a cowboy

safari motif. and poa sana...very cool! here are some pics, but the african vibe surrounds

me all around on the outside...the flora and the fauna and the whole world!

let's get to some pics...in random order. i am so happy to be here, and imagine i'll be here for a long long time. 

master bedroom. still needs a bed! cheetah curtains were a fashion risk!

one angle of the living room.

looking from master bedroom. 

master bedroom. a work in progress. (read: still a mess!)

papyrus ceilings throughout. sprayed with bug spray and varnished.

guest room...very cozy.

flagstone shower was added. and it's high enough for ddm!

edit lounge. vertical work station (a tall desk top) is coming tomorrow.

entrance into living room.

view from edit lounge into living room. (the skirting was removed from the re-stuffed zebra sofa.
way too "parlor" looking. like granny's couch. much better MOS...without skirting!

kitchen redone. 

kitchen reverse angle.

sidebar...friday nite (my birthday nite) at the Talisman. tight band!

And a great crowd! it goes late!

finally did a load of wash today... but the neighbors see my clothesline dismissively..."only all black clothes?
who he is, some arty type from LA??" well, er, uh, yeah, i guess so. busted. 

a friends house i was at today. kenya beauty.

the stable/dutch doors helped set the tone. i added 2 more. love the feel.

another stable door into lorella's micro office. semi-privacy for her and we can still talk!

more stable door in the kitchen! 

giraffe print curtains in the kitchen and under counter incandescent tube bulbs on a dimmer. pimpy.
plus we added flagstone counter tops. 

veranda view from the kitchen. added papyrus ceilings all around. give it that thatched roof look. 

living room with hidden slim tube lights. afraid to add furniture and kill the gallery/club vibe!
the sealed concrete floors look amazing. a trick i learned from my DTLA loft.

now you see why i call this place The Stable.

i have a great bathroom and shower.

so...i'm finally home. very blessed to have a conducive live/work space in nairobi. salama sana (much peace)
now that the fundis (workers) are done. it has a great feel. i really landed in a sweet place. exceedingly
abundantly more than i could i imagine. : )

until next time...try something new!

xxoo

cotw

GETTING THERE...

COTW IS A BUSY BUSY BEE!

what do they say...remodeling is stressssssssssssssful???????? it's going on 3 full weeks since the workers started and I'VE HAD IT! can feel my patience is thinning almost by the hour. curtains came today, electrical is getting done, but the glass brick and flagstone shower is taking for-ev-ver and the painting still isn't 100% done. i came back from the encounter mara shoot exhausted and wiped out and wanted some salama mingi (much sleep and peace) but the guys are there 6 days a week. and i've got a deadline for encounter mara peeps for a  travel show in joburg and the power keeps going off, and oh yeah, Citizen Of The World still had to file my USA income tax return at the last minute last night....sooooooooo...overall, i'm kind of amped up and wired trying to pull together all these design and decor loose ends together and finish the stills for the mara brochure and the vid and and and! aghhhhhhhhhhh! but it's all coming together and will be mostly done by friday!! so fingers crossed! salama is on the horizon!

let's get to the pics....these are my iphone pics, but if you wanna see the beauty stills we shot down there on my canon 5D, see the previous blog entry called encounter mara stills. they were posted for the client to preview quickly. some neat stuff but not really an official blog entry...just expediting some work flow.

here are this week's pics. The Stable pics as finished housing will come next time. these pics are in very random order. enjoy and thanks for following my blog!

incredible mara sky coming back from primitive masai village. the air temp was perfect.

julius and lorella posing by the hero tent. nothing says safari like hurricane lanterns! add more!

Team Slingshot

"out in africa" 

video village in the bush! aka...base camp!

the new angle is to show how close the game is to the game vehicle. 

more beauty shots of the camp. 3 beds.

safarilink on the way home in the rain and lightning. hmmm.

nairobi sky.

love these colorful planes.

my UK mate measuring an outdoor teak table we want to knock off!

dorman's coffee at karen crossroads is moving into the is space. i will be there often.

i love these old "Landies". only in NBO. so many old cars here.

yes, i want one.

the newer version...very clean. seriously done up...but not a bush color! prado rules!

i stayed with ben and helen for weeks. their daughter eden warmed up to me. she melted me.

the stable...a work in progress. what was once all white now has no white whatsover.

pretty nice open floor plan. it actually was initially a chicken run. a large chicken coop.

edit bay will be a vertical work station on the right side wall.

goodbye white kitchen. new counters coming.

guest room mayhem.

demo-ed the old bath tub. big mess. but new shower looks poa sana! very cool!

COTW in cooler days.

master bedroom is kubwa sana!  very large!

these tiny old mama's carry this huge loads of grass on their backs. yikes.

one view from the master bedroom.

lorella braving it up for her first flight ever.

COTW in training.

lots of ellies this trip!

being surrounded by 50 ellies is a rush!

male impala.

afternoon tea, but this yank drinks coffee. 

our driver this day is daniel. he ended up being our model for a sunrise shot.

daniel and lo and sticks.

daniel watches playback while lorella shoots the BTS stills.

my DP friend nick rivera taught me to always point when someone takes your picture. it looks more official.

lorella takes a break from set dressing.

Masai Morin.

these guys walked with us in case of lion. never had that in hollywood.

my camera lived on my manfrotto tripod spread across the middle seats i had removed.

my tent. and nap place.

ddm and masai guys at their village.

all for now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!