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We've gotten in contact with some local artisans who have created Nativity Scenes which you can pay a visit to with your family. It's by no means an exhaustive list, and we invite any artisan in Malta who's done a nativity scene to comment with a photo and information on where people can visit their creations.

In the words of MaltaDoors curator Lisa Gwen, “Beautiful towns like Burano or Cinque Terre [that attract thousands of tourists] did not come about and are not maintained by accident.”

After all, no colour choice has disrespected our heritage like the slew of approved demolitions, petrol stations and high rises have. BUT, they do somehow manage to make a good point: Choosing the colours, or rather, the appearance, for your facade isn’t just your business.

In the words of MaltaDoors curator Lisa Gwen, “Beautiful towns like Burano or Cinque Terre [that attract thousands of tourists] did not come about and are not maintained by accident.”

It’s not hard to see the benefits to working from home: Imagine not having to deal with Malta’s traffic jams every morning (or worse, having to ride the bus!), the freedom to choose the environment you work in, and no noisy co-workers. But success comes with conditions: You need an iron will to stave off distractions, and to get yourself super organised.

It started with a keen interest in the whimsy that surrounds abandoned places, coupled with a quiet resolution to walk whenever and wherever she can. Soon, it led Lisa to start putting up photos she took of the doors and entrances that strike her fancy on Instagram.

Here’s some advice: If you’re doing up your home’s porch or fixing up an old townhouse, and you want an exterior- from the door to the ironwork to the knockers - that arrests attention, is chiefly Maltese in character and will make your neighbours happy (and a tiny bit jealous), then there is a page you should look at for inspiration, and a person you should meet.

Our last article about Malta's traditional balconies was a total hit - so we've kept our promise to find out more and write a part 2. Malta's distinct ‘enclosed wooden boxes’ sitting on the facade of many older houses (and in some cases, newer buildings who borrow a note or two from our history) have become a distinct icon of Malta's identity. 

It doesn’t help that they’ve been taken out of the game by hard-flooring for a while - a trend which we argued against in this article. Many of our readers did not agree with wall-to-wall carpeting, and we won't argue with their points, which included the well-known fact that Malta's weather and humidity make it a nightmare to keep carpets clean and tidy.

Pots are turning into an opportunity for the homeowner to create something quirky, personal, or unique in their home. This usually involves repainting pots bought at garden centres, repurposing items you wouldn’t expect into pots, and in the case of Christopher Zammit, handcrafting the pots yourself to create captivating, intricate pieces.