doors which open out from the large
living room – the views out to the South
China Sea are indescribably beautiful.
“We moved 18 months ago to this new
apartment and it was all wrapped up
in scaffolding and mesh. It was such
a delight when the meshing all came
down, because we realised how light the
apartment really was,” she says.
The couple have really made the
apartment a home, thanks in large part
to Pascale’s firm belief that a space
should be a warm and welcoming place
for family and friends. “Hong Kong can
be very transient, so I feel it is important
to create a welcoming place, a base,”
she says. There is a spacious dining room,
which is Pascale’s favourite area. “I enjoy
having a big table where everything
revolves around it. It’s like the centre of
our apartment, where most of it happens:
food, homework, arts and crafts, projects
and gatherings,” she says.
Pascale has cleverly created plenty
of cosy corners in the open plan living-
dining area, too, designed for peaceful
solitary moments just gazing at the view,
or reading and relaxing. Colour, art and
travel are also important to Pascale;
large standout works of art bought from
New York and other places decorate
most of the walls. The couple’s passion
for art has definitely rubbed off on their
eldest daughter Sofia, who is an avid
painter and has her own framed pieces
stylishly hanging in her bedroom.
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