wǒ jiā yīng gāi shì shǔ yú mán zhā hù xíng de yī gè dài biǎo

我家应该是属于蛮渣户型的一个代表

My home had a quite bad layout design

chú le céng gāo yī diǎn yōu diǎn dōu méi yǒu le

除了层高，一点优点都没有了

There was nothing good about it except for the height

zhuāng wán zhī hòu

装完之后

After the renovation

wǒ jué dé tā jiù shì háo zhái

我觉得它就是豪宅

I think it becomes a fancy house

zhè gè fáng zi qí shí shì lǎo xiǎo qū le

这个房子其实（是）老小区了

The residential district where the house is located is quite old

dào xī hú kāi chē fēn zhōng

到西湖，开车30分钟

It’s 30 minutes’ drive to the West Lake

kè tīng mǐ de yī gè céng gāo

客厅，5.4米的一个层高

The living room is as high as 5.4 m

kāi jiān zhǐ yǒu mǐ

开间只有3米

However, its width is only 3 m

shū fáng xiāng dāng yú shàng miàn jiù shì lóu le

书房，相当于上面就是4楼了

The study is on the 4th floor

shǐ yòng miàn jī dà gài zài píng fāng mǐ

使用面积，大概在90平方米

The usable area is about 90 m2

zài háng zhōu méi yǒu zhè yàng de yī gè fáng zi jié gòu

在杭州，没有这样的一个房子结构

I see no structure like this in Hangzhou

zhè shì wǒ xǐ huān de

这是我喜欢的

But I like it

duì yú zhè gè hù xíng lái jiǎng

对于这个户型来讲

The worse a layout design is

yuè zhā wǒ jué dé yuè néng tǐ xiàn shè jì shī de gōng dǐ

越渣我觉得越能体现设计师的功底

The better the project can show the designer’s capability

mǎi fáng zi huā guāng dà bù fēn jī xù duō wàn

买房子花光大部分积蓄，290多万

I spent around 2.9 million buying the house, and that was most of my savings

gǎi zào de huà huā le sì shí liù qī wàn

改造的话，花了四十六、七万

And the renovation took about 460,000 to 470,000 RMB

méi yǒu rèn hé xiào guǒ tú de zhǐ yǒu jǐ zhāng tú zhǐ

没有任何效果图的，只有几张图纸

I had no impression, but only a few sketches

zhuāng de mán jiǔ de liǎng nián duō

装的蛮久的，两年多

And the renovation took over two years, which was quite a long time

wǒ bà mā dōu jué dé

我爸妈都觉得

Both my parents thought that

nǐ huā zhè me duō qián zhuāng le gè máo pī fáng chū lái

你花这么多钱装了个毛坯房出来？

I spent so much money only to have a rough-cast house

yǐng xiǎng cǎi guāng de huà liǎng dà diǎn

影响采光的话两大点

There’re two major factors of lighting

kè tīng qū yù lóu tī

客厅区域、楼梯

The living room and the staircase

zuò le yī gè èr céng de kuāng jià

做了一个二层的框架

I made the living room into two storeys

dì xià de huà shì xià chén dà gài yī mǐ duō gāo de chǐ cùn

地下的话是下沉大概一米多高的尺寸

The sunken area is as deep as over 1 m under the ground

zuò chéng le yī gè wéi hé shì de kè tīng kōng jiān

做成了一个围合式的客厅空间

And the living room is an enclosed space

zài shā fā de duì miàn wǒ zuò le yī pái kǎ zuò

在沙发的对面我做了一排卡座

At the opposite of the sofa I put a booth

yí shì gǎn yě bǐ jiào qiáng de yī gè bì lú

仪式感也比较强的一个壁炉

In the middle there’s a fireplace which creates a vibe

róng nà lái gè rén kěn dìng méi yǒu rèn hé wèn tí de

（容纳）10来个人肯定没有任何问题的

The living room can contain a dozen people

sān mǐ céng gāo de shū jià

三米层高的书架

The bookshelf is as high as 3m

wǒ xiǎng kàn de shū jí dōu huì zài zhè gè wèi zhì zuò chén liè

我想看的书籍都会在这个位置做陈列

I arrange all the books I want to read here

tiāo kōng gǎn yě huì gèng qiáng yī diǎn

挑空感也会更强一点

And it makes the space look higher

fēng bì shì de yī gè chú fáng wán quán jìn xíng le dǎ tōng

封闭式的一个厨房，完全进行了打通

I knocked together the kitchen and the guest bedroom

cì wò de yī gè gé qiáng

次卧的一个隔墙

And I separated them

cǎi yòng zhè zhǒng mù tóu jié hé bō lí de fāng shì

采用这种木头结合玻璃的方式

With a wooden door embedded with glass

bǎ guāng xiàn néng gòu yǐn dào chú fáng qū yù

把光线能够引到厨房区域

So as to introduce light into the kitchen

fáng jiān běn lái jiù hěn xiǎo de

房间本来就很小的

The room was quite small

bǎ shēng huó yáng tái bāo jìn lái

把生活阳台包进来

I made the small balcony into an indoor space

chuáng de huà shì nán běi fāng xiàng qù bǎi de

床的话，是南北方向去摆的

The bed is arranged north and south

duì miàn fàng le yī gè mù bù

对面放了一个幕布

There’s a curtain at the opposite

shì fēi cháng shū fú de

是非常舒服的

It’s really cozy staying there

zuì dà huà de shōu nà

最大化的收纳

Maximized storage

zhè yě shì xiǎo fáng zi huì fēi cháng guān zhù de diǎn

这也是小房子会非常关注的点

It’s a priority of renovating a small house

wǒ píng shí mǎi yī fú què shí liàng yě bù shì hěn duō

我平时买衣服确实量也不是很多

I don’t often buy clothes

ér qiě yě shì nà zhǒng duàn shě lí gāi rēng de jiù rēng de yī gè zhuàng tài

而且也是那种断舍离，该扔的就扔的一个状态

I’m a practitioner of Dan-sha-ri and I don’t keep what I don’t need anymore

qí shí wǒ jué dé wǒ shì méi yǒu shí jiān huā qián

其实我觉得我是没有时间花钱

In fact I think I’m too busy to spend money

zhè shì zhǔ wò de yī mào jiān

这是主卧的衣帽间

This is the cloakroom of the master bedroom

cóng yuán xiān de wèi shēng jiān fēn gé chū lái de

从原先的卫生间分隔出来的

And it’s separated from the original bathroom

wǒ fàng le yī gè xǐ yī jī hé hōng gàn jī

我放了一个洗衣机和烘干机

I have a washing machine and a dryer here

zhè biān de huà shì wǒ de yī gè yī mào guì

这边的话，是我的一个衣帽柜

And this is my wardrobe

yòng lián zi de fāng shì zǔ gé

用帘子的方式（阻隔）

It’s curtained

dà gài yǒu èr shí duō jiàn de yī fú kě yǐ chǔ fàng

大概有二十多件的衣服可以储放

It’s big enough to store over 20 pieces of clothes

zhè dà gài yǒu sān gè píng fāng mǐ de yī mào jiān

这大概有三个平方米的衣帽间

The cloakroom is as big as 3 m2

qí shí zú gòu wǒ shǐ yòng le

其实足够我使用了

And it’s big enough for me

rù hù xuán guān duì miàn shì yī pái xié guì

入户玄关，对面是一排鞋柜

At the opposite of the entrance is my shoe wardrobe

xié guì de huà wǒ shè zhì le yī gè xuán zhuǎn yī jià

鞋柜的话，我设置了一个旋转衣架

I place a rotating shelf inside

dà gài yǒu sì shí duō shuāng xié zi de shōu nà liàng

大概有四十多双鞋子的收纳量

It’s capable of containing over 40 pairs of shoes

chú fáng shuǐ cáo zhè kuài de huà

厨房水槽这块的话

Over the sink of the kitchen

qí shí wǒ lì yòng zhè biān de

其实我利用这边的

I made a cupboard

dà gài gōng fēn de jìn shēn zuò le yī gè tái shàng guì

大概35（公分）的进深做了一个台上柜

Making full advantage of the depth of 35 cm

zhè zhǒng juǎn zhá mén de fāng shì bǐ jiào tè bié

这种卷闸门的方式，比较特别

It has special roller shutters

shì shàng xià tuī lā de

是上下推拉的

And they’re raised to open and lowered to close

cún fàng liàng shì fēi cháng dà de

存放量是非常大的

They’re quite big for storage

hěn duō cái liào jī běn shàng shì zài qí tā kè hù jiā méi yǒu shǐ yòng guò de

很多材料，基本上是在其他客户家没有使用过的

I used many materials that I’d never used in any project before

yī zhěng miàn bèi jǐng qiáng

一整面背景（墙）

The wall in the living room

dì miàn de wǎ piàn diào dǐng shàng de zhú zi

地面的瓦片，吊顶上的竹子

The tiles in the floor and the bamboos in the ceiling

shì yòng le yī zhǒng fù hé xíng de cái liào

是用了一种复合型的材料

Composite materials are used

bǐ jiào qīng zhì yàng shì yòu huì yǒu hěn duō zhǒng

比较轻质，样式又会有很多种

Because they are light and have lots of styles

wǒ jué dé háo zhái bìng bù yī dìng shì

我觉得豪宅并不一定是

For me

hěn duō áng guì cái liào qù duī qì xià lái de

很多昂贵材料去堆砌下来的

A luxurious house is not always built with expensive materials

ér shì wǒ zì jǐ xǐ huān de dōng xī zài zhè gè kōng jiān dāng zhōng yǒu chéng xiàn

而是我自己喜欢的东西在这个空间当中有呈现

It can be composed of things I like

suì wǒ yě huì yǒu yī xiē yā lì

30岁，我也会有一些压力

At the age of 30, I felt somewhat stressful

huì yǒu yī diǎn diǎn zhè zhǒng fēng bì de zhuàng tài

会有一点点这种封闭的状态

And a little isolated from the outside world

dàn shì xiàn zài zhuāng xiū wán fáng zi zhī hòu

但是现在装修完房子之后

But now after the renovation

huí dào jiā hái mán yǒu zhè zhǒng ān quán gǎn de

回到家还蛮有这种安全感的

My home gives me a sense of security

zì jǐ biàn dé gèng róu ruǎn le yī diǎn

自己变得更柔软了一点

And I feel myself become softer inside