Building of our house in Ubud has started now we have fun shopping for materials.

After so much planning the building of our dream house has started. We are on site every day, it is so exciting to see things moving ahead.

We are out every day looking at the materials and finishes that we want in our house.

We find some beautiful re-cycled Ironwood timber, perfect for the outdoor areas.

In a junk shop I find a chandelier, the price is crazy and well over budget but I am not leaving without it.

In the same shop, a place where we would spend many hours over the next few months, we find heavy decorative metal panels salvaged from houses in Java, perfect for those places that we want to leave open but still secure.

We buy the three temples we need find some amazing flying dragons that will go onto the roof.