The picture below is how our home currently looks like. We still have some things to do however, but its now very different to when we first found it numerous years ago. Its still a work in progress but that's how we like it. And we do any work as and when we have the money to do so, which is how it should be in my view.
This video was done by my wife while i was doing some work a short distance away. Notice that the wood affect is in fact tiles. These were all done by our preferred builder who we now use on a regular basis, actually finding someone can actually do what they say is a bit hit and miss in Brazil. I do mention this in another post, but essentially when you know someone is good at what they do, get their number and use them for your building or maintenance tasks rather than anyone else, they will appreciate you for it.