Soitwasreallyimportanttomebecausethehousesfromthe 1920s, I wantedtopayrespecttotheoriginalarchitectureandSpanish-styleinfluenceandeventhoughwewereredoingcertainthings I wantedtousematerialsthatwereorganicandfeltliketheycouldhavebelongedtothehomebeforewhilestillrefreshingandgivingthehouse a facelift.
But I'd alwayswantedtopaintitwhiteandforthefirsttime I foundmyselfhavingnoexcuseandmyboyfriend, I paintedthewholeexteriorofthehouseourselvesandittookforever.
Andthenbydaythreeorfourandthenintothefirstmonth I waslike, whathave I gottenmyselfinto?
そして、3日目、4日目、そして1ヶ月目には、「私は何をしてしまったのだろう?
Butitturnedoutbeautiful.
でも、きれいに仕上がりました。
So I'm happy I didit.
だから、やってよかったと思っています。
Thefireplacehadlike a detailunderneathhereand I wantedtopreservethedetailbut I reallywantedthefireplacetobe a statementandstickoutandkindofcontrasteverythingelsebecauseeverythingelseinthewholehouseforthemostpartislightandairyandthere's lotsoffabricswithlinensandthecarpetsandeverythingisjusthaslike a lightairinesstoit.
Thisphotographisreallynearanddeartomyheartbecauserightbeforethepandemic I went, I wasshooting a movieinSouthAfricaand I wasonsafariand I wastaking, wesawthesetimesthesebabylittleSimba's Littlelions.
SowesawtheseSimba's, I wastakingphotosonmyiphonethinking I gotthebestshotever.
私はiPhoneで写真を撮っていたのですが、これまでで最高の写真が撮れたと思っていました。
I thoughtitwassocooland I wassohappy.
すごくかっこいいと思ったし、すごく嬉しかったです。
Andthen I lookedovertomyrightandthere's a professionalphotographertooktheexactsamephotofromthesamevantagepointandlet's justsayhispicturewas a lotmorebeautifulandrosscooperisthephotographerand a dearfriendnow.
Andsohesentme a printand I blewitupandmadeitmycenterpiecewhen I firstboughtthehome, therewas a wallthatdefiedthatdividedthediningroomspacefromthekitchen.
Sothefloorisbeingterracottaandbeingreclaimedandthenhavingthebutcherblockcountersononesideandthenhavingthisslaband I wantedtobeabletohavesomethingsturdyandyethavesomethingthatisaestheticallybeautiful.
Sowewentwith a dolomite, It's verytextured, it's notsmooth, it's notsuperpolished, it's got a hometofinishontopsothatallowsforittofeellikeyummyandkindof, I don't know, sometimes I liketojustplayonit.
Andwhat I lovedaboutitisthatit's a newstove, it's newconstructionstove, butitfeelsvintage, likeitfeelsallthedetailswiththebrassandalltheknobs, likeithasanaestheticlookthatit's anartpieceinitselfinthekitchenanditaddsvaluewithoutdistractingtoomuch, which I lovewhenweknockedthewalldown, therehadtobesomesortof a hoodfortherangeand I didn't wanttocompromisethespacebecausethewholepointwastoopenupthespaceandbeabletoseeeveryoneinthehoodwouldhavebeendowntoabouthere, probablywouldhavecomedown.
I lovewakingupinthemorningandhavingbreakfastrighthere, thesunlightcomesin, it's soprettyandyoujustkindoflounge, whetheryou'rereadingthenewspaper, which I'veneverdone.
Yeah, I optedtogoforthesechairs, whichwereactuallyoneofmyfriendschairsthat I'vereclaimedand I stolenumberofourmotherpaidforthemandwemixeditwiththeleathertopsandalsotheoakbenchoverherethatmatchesthosechairsoverthere.
Allthefloorsareverycreaky, it's squeaking a lotandthat's mainlybecauseallthewoodfloorsinthehomearealsooriginalfromthe 1920s andyouknow, it's goodforwhensomeonetriestobreakinbecausethen I canhearthemand I grabbedmybatveryhelpfulforthat.
これは主に、家の中のすべての木の床が1920年代に作られたオリジナルのものだからです。
Butsomedaywhen I havekids, they'rereallygonnahateitbecausetheywon't beabletoget a sneakoutofthehouseofeasilylike I didwhen I wasgrowingup.
Andit's beenthecenterpieceofmybedfor a reallylongtime.
そして、本当に長い間、私のベッドの中心的存在でした。
I shouldgiveit a name.
名前をつけようかな。
Itdoesn't have a name.
名前はありません。
Lookslike a Gerald.
ジェラルドのように見える
Tome.
私にとって
Itfeelslike a Geraldbecauseofthejade.
翡翠のせいかジェラルドのような感じがします。
It's extremelyheavy.
非常に重いです。
It's so, so, so, soheavy.
とても、とても、とても、とても重いです。
Soitis a bitof a flightrisktohangaboveyourbed.
だから、ベッドの上に吊るすのはちょっとしたフライトリスクがある。
I wasreallyscared.
本当に怖かったです。
And I had, I thinkthreeorfourguyscomeandbuildsomethingbehindthewalltomakesurethatit's secureenoughsothatwhile I'm sleeping, itdoesn't fallonmyheadandkillme.
Sothiswas a poolhouseatthebeginningofthepandemicand I don't know, I gotreallyantsyand I startedorderingallthisgymequipmentbecause I neededtoworkoutsomehow.