One of the most helpful people we've met here in Togo is a carpenter.
Depending on your living situation here, you may need a dining room set, a bed, a rocking chair, patio furniture, a bread box or a picture frame.
And Elias Nyakpor is definitely the one to ask. He regularly works with embassies and expats and his quality of workmanship is very high.
Our house came furnished, but Elias' wood bowls, bread box, spice rack and shoe rack make our home a much nicer place. He also made the backings for all our wall hangings.
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| Folding chairs, just one of the many things Elias makes. |
It's worth mentioning that Elias can make practically anything from a drawing or a photograph. Just give him the measurements and tell him what type of wood you'd like used and it will happen.
Sure, there are people out there who will give you lower prices, but guaranteed -- the quality will not be anywhere near his.
We know a woman who had a closet built and three months later it was reduced to dust by termites. It turns out the carpenter skimped on supplies while treating the wood.
You may buy a table, only to have it split down the middle because the wood was improperly dried.
Save yourself the hassle and talk to Elias.
He's got a Facebook page set up which showcases a few of his creations: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LEbeniste-Africain/293472607350311
His number is: +228 90 11 43 09
(Elias can also direct you to the best safe-for-yovo-consumption fufu in Lome. It's somewhere under a big billboard in the Tokoin neighbourhood.)
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