The second letter comes from Mrs. M. Richards who would like a “granny flat” in the garden for her mother. She asks for a simple self-contained unit consisting of one bedroom cum living room, a modest kitchenette with store cupboards and a table stove. She would also like a little veranda for her mother to [...]
According to Mrs. Pauline, who owns Pauline Galleries in Cold Storage, the most important piece of furniture in a household for the ancient Chinese was the bed because their lives revolved round it. Beds were originally in the form of elevated platforms or brick structures called “Kang” with a heating system of flues conveying warmth [...]
