June 29, 2010

Corner showcase

Back in September of last year, I featured the lovely carved wood screen of Adarna Food and Culture, a restaurant that specializes in Filipino historical recipes. Every nook and cranny is filled with heirloom home accent pieces. The lamp and table would have blended well with the interior design of my maternal grandmother's house. I question the black rotary dial phone though—until the early 1980s, our phone was just like that.

home accent pieces inside Adarna Food and Culture restaurant

16 comments:

arabesque said...

love antiques! ^0^
we used to have one just like that too! ^0^
nice painting.

brattcat said...

What an inviting scene you've captured here. That phone brings back so many memories.

lewi14@gmail.com said...

Very idyllic scene, fine shot.

Dina said...

Ah, so gracious.

Olivier said...

belle lumiere, une tres belle photo intimiste

Cezar and Léia said...

wow girl,
What a cute composition shot!
This place is amazing for sure!
Léia :)

Unseen Rajasthan said...

This is beautiful !! I loved the shot !!

Unknown said...

You are right, it looks like a grandmother's house! :-)

So Imelda is back?!

Louis la Vache said...

hee hee....
That rotary dial phone looks quaint in a mobile phone age!

Tes said...

Interesting place to visit. I will make a mental note to visit it next time I'm home. You're right, I remember that rotary dial phone too back in the 80s! Lovely photo, Hilda! :)

Kaori said...

The warm light makes everything look charming ;-D

George said...

It's been a while since I've seen a phone like that. This looks like a very comfortable place to relax and enjoy a good meal.

AB said...

Ah yes, rotary phones. My index finger is glad they have gone

Lowell said...

Beautiful shot, Hilda. I do remember those dial phones - not so long ago, it seems. That's the trouble with so-called "antiques." Most antiques today are things that I grew up with! Yikes!

Hilda said...

JM:
Yes, she's back — in congress. And two of their three children too, the son a senator and the older daughter a provincial governor. My country has a very, very short memory.

Gingerboots said...

Gorgeous feel about this image