Saturday in the EC – another day of big changes. Work does not stop as the small house is being cleaned from the old furniture and loads of waste, found in the deepest corners of it. Some of the places in the house are so well hidden, it took a while until a few days that some new rooms in the attic where discovered and the house appeared to be even more spacious than we thought.. Good news for future visitors, who would probably be able to stay there as helpers for organizing the EC, as this is a crucial matter for the work to continue, and our yesterday visitor architect from Munich gave some ideas excatly why.

The old villa is a precious old house and in order to have it work for us another hundred years it has to be well taken care off. The first issue is preserving the best it has, for example the amazing wooden floors, which as the architect noted have remained in a really good condition, but still must be revived. The second suggestion is interfering with the house as little as we can. That is, every little change may have its huge outcome, cause and effect obviously well works in architecture, too.. On the other hand, we should remain practical as well as creative and match the old treasuries of the place together with the benefits of modern style. Therefore, all the old pieces of furniture and other things will remain in the house for as long as they are usable, and there are loads of things. The inspiring idea is to make the rooms neat and comfortable and to get at least one peace of the original thing from the house in every room. Another idea is to try bring some unity into the rooms, even the one ones where the residents live, as the house is so big and the wish to make it cosy and home is really tempting..

Even though taking best care of the house it is still a big task, some really helpful people come to us in most unexpected places. Just like the man in the local electricity shop, who used to work as the electricion of the house since 1937, and is well familiar with every single detail of it. The EC is a well known place in the area and it is amazing how many local people brighten up knowing it is now open for the public, being closed for many years before. Just as always, openess and sharing is the way.

Yours,
EC Team

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