The central room on the first floor of the principal building is the living room. The host's bedroom will be on either the left or right of this, while immediately above it on the second floor the central space is the ancestral hall or Buddhist hall. The remaining rooms are for the use of other family members and for storage. Other rooms at first floor level are occupied as the kitchen and shelter for livestock. The upper floors have wooden verandahs supported on timber pillars. At night when these are illuminated by red lanterns the residence assumes a nostalgic touch.