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Week #41 — A Balinese gate, a koi pond, and landscaping begins

It’s exciting to see work on areas outside of the building footprint. It’s a sign that the end is near when plants arrive and are set in their new home. This week we started on the Balinese-style gate: We also have a small team that specializes in pond decorations, among other things: We are also […]

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Design News Preliminary Work

Plants and flowers brightens up the day

Having lived with mud and dirt and dust for nearly a year, it’s so refreshing to have the landscapers arrive and install a variety of tropical plants. Even the walls have an upbeat effect when flowers take over. The goal of making the retreat a relaxing environment will be greatly enhanced by flourishing tropical plants. […]

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Week #40 — Busiest week yet

There is a lot of momentum to get our retreat finished, but it may not be done until the end of April. I was hoping for an earlier open but I am guilty for creating two new projects: A little pond is being built next to the shallow section of the swimming pool for the […]

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Week #39 — Your hosts are settling in and working on your rooms

It was a chaotic week but we finally established ourselves at Ohana Retreat Bali. This is good news for you too as we can finish up all of the rooms, add landscaping, and do whatever it takes to open our doors to the public. You! We are getting more and more casual with our builder […]

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Week #38 — Moving in (in a few days)

This week was the week when we had hoped to move in but we had a terrazzo hiccup and a few leaks from the heavy rains (better to discover now). On the bright side some furniture arrived (even with terrazzo dust flying around). Mattresses too. Chairs and a lovely dining table (see photo above). While […]