Carpentry Spirit

We are all artists as long as we are passionate, ignited, and driven by this carpentry spirit.

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For the past months since last year, my wife and I have been busy or enjoying activities like room renovations and the like. One long-awaited condo unit has finally become available as the entire construction was completed after being delayed for several years, mainly due to the pandemic, when everything slowed down, especially the construction industry. There was another unit we rented out, but at the end of last year, the tenant left after almost eight years.

So, in short, there are two condo units that we needed to renovate — one is new, so we need to furnish it, and the other is old, so we need to refresh it for another possible tenant.

From December 2024 to January 2025, we’ve had many activities like year-end gatherings, reunions, parties, lunches, dinners, and even trips. Among all these things, my wife and I also found time to visit home improvement stores and hardware stores to purchase various items like building materials, paint, plumbing and electric equipment, furnishings, décor, and the like. The shops called Home Depot and Wilcon Depot are well-known here, as well as various small and medium-scale shops. We even…