The Bamboo Walls 竹影牆間

I dreamed that I was discussing a design project with my designer friend Warren. He mentioned that he had been to the client’s house before because it was one of his previous projects. He even remembered painting some bamboo on the walls inside the house.

While Warren was describing it, I felt as though I was simultaneously inside the house, looking at the walls. I replied, "Yes, I see the bamboo painted on the walls."

It felt like this house might belong to my business competitor, Penny. Warren said he took on this project because he and Penny are good friends.

Warren continued, saying he remembered only painting the bamboo stalks without adding any leaves. I responded, "That's right, what I see is black-and-white ink art—clean and simple bamboo stalks painted on the wall."

Warren then said he recalled there were large cabinets on either side, a massive solid wood dining table, and a matching desk. He explained that quite a bit of effort went into arranging the space to fit all the furniture in. I replied, "Yes, you can tell the furniture was deliberately crammed into the same space—it doesn’t feel very cohesive."

Warren added that he thought he had painted something on the lower part of the bamboo. I said, "Yes, I noticed. It looks like bamboo as well, but it seems to represent different seasons."

Warren then clarified that he wasn’t involved in selecting the furniture. Since Penny owned a furniture store, she picked the pieces herself. He mentioned he never saw what the house looked like with the furniture in place.

夢見我和設計師朋友 Warren 在討論一個設計案。他說印象裡他去過業主的這間房子，當初是他的案子，他還記得在屋內的牆上畫了一些竹子。

感覺當 Warren 在描述的時候，我同時在屋子裡看著牆面，回說「對，我看到牆上畫的竹子。」

感覺這像是我商業對手 Penny 的房子。Warren 說因為他跟 Penny 是好朋友，所以接下這個案子。

Warren 繼續說他記得只畫了竹桿，沒有畫葉子。我說對，因為我看到的就是黑白色水墨畫、很乾淨的竹桿，畫在牆上。

Warren 繼續說，他記得那時候兩側有大櫃子，還有一張大型原木餐桌，和同系列的書桌。總之為了把這些家具放在同一個空間，花了些時間挪出空間。我說「對，看得出來家具安排有些刻意要擠在同一空間，不是很搭。」

Warren 說他記得他好像畫了一些東西在竹子的下半部。我說「有，看得出來。好像還是竹子，不過好像是表達出四季不同的竹子。」

Warren 說他沒有參與選家具的部份。因為 Penny 銷售家具店，自己會挑選。Warren 說所以他並沒有看到最後那個房子有家具的樣子。