Ngikhumbula ngibona ukuguqulwa kwalokhu kuphila nge-akhawunti ye-Instagram yomnikazi wayo uSerena Mitnik-Miller. Kutholakala ezintabeni zeTopanga, lokhu indlu yomndeni wase-rustic Kuyimizuzu engama-30 nje ukusuka eVenice ephithizelayo, eLos Angeles, lapho kutholakala khona esinye Isitolo Sayo Esikhulu.
Eyakhelwe ngo-1927, indlu yayidinga izinguquko ezinkulu ukuze ibe yisikhala sasebusosheni futhi esithokomele namuhla. I- Izindonga ezimhlophe ziletha ukukhanya endlini futhi zenze izakhi zokhuni zigqame. Ifenisha yesitayela sangekhulu leminyaka kanye nezesekeli ezenziwe ngezandla nazo azibonwa.
Ngiyawuthanda umuzwa wobubanzi odlula igumbi ngalinye elenza le ndlu. I- amasilingi aphezulu, ahlotshiswe ngemishayo eyenziwe ngokhuni, ithonye. Kanjalo nezindonga, zifakwe amabhodi enkuni kamuva apenda amhlophe.
Ngokuya ngokuqondiwe, i izakhi zokhuni phuma ngokuqinile. Ikhishi liyashayisa, namakhabethe alo aphansi okhuni namashalofu engxenyeni engenhla. Yabelana ngendawo enkulu negumbi lokudlela nendawo enkulu yokuzilibazisa yomndeni. Uma ngithanda okuthile ngalesi sikhala, yinani lezindawo ongahlala kuzo uphumule.
Singathola izihlalo ezenziwe ngokhuni, izihlalo ezinyakazisa i-wicker, osofa besitayela baphakathi nekhulu leminyaka kanye nezihlalo eziningi zokulala. Lezi zokugcina zengeza ukufudumala ekamelweni njengoba kwenza eziningi imifudlana yemibhida yemifino. Ukuthinta kwemvelo kunikezwa ngamabhodwe namavasi anezitshalo.
Amakamelo okulala adlulisa ukuthula. Kuhlotshiswe ngamathoni akhanyayo ngezindwangu zemvelo, zigcwele imininingwane emincane. Ngilithanda ikakhulukazi igumbi lomntwana, i-oasis lapho "okuncane kungaphezulu" kuyimpumelelo. Nezindlu zangasese? Udonga lwe amathayili nobhavu wokuzimisa asebekhulile bayigugu.
Uyayithanda le ndlu yase-rustic?