Project Lately

A few months back I did a wardrobe project for my sister. Her bedroom is just 10' x 11' so that makes a very minimal space for furniture. It was during her trip to South Korea that I took over her room to do the work. It was also because of the trip that she was left with only minimal budget for the wardrobe. So I work around with something that she already has and surprise her with some new things that are of her style and doesn't break her bank. There are still a lot more space left out vertically behind the curtain partition that I made. But since it is a brick wall, I'm gonna need extra energy/help to drill into it to secure shelving on the wall. I might visit this project again in the future. That empty space on her wall up to the ceiling need be put into use. 

Mulig Clothes rack, IKEA - MYR 16.90

Antonius frame, IKEA - MYR 35.00

Antonius wire basket, IKEA - MYR 15.00

Cotton Fabric 40" wide, NAGOYA - MYR 1.50/metre

Floor rug, TESCO - MYR 12.90

Man Up!

I have a question to couples out there. How do you meet in the middle in decorating your shared space? I mean how much you ladies allow his masculinity on your wall colors, bedsheet pattern, curtain design, furniture choice. And how deep you, guys, can push into your feminine side in your home? I have always been wondering if I were to marry a guy who is also into decorating. Will I be a pushover who compromise with all his style even in my favorite space of our house? Or will I man up. Wear the pants. Mark my territory everywhere I please around the house. Here are some masculine design ideas that I can get by. Maybe it could give us ladies some ideas just in case our other half is also a decor geek.

30 Therapy

Check this out. Apartment Therapy did a post about oversized mirror too (see ours)! It's a piece written by their shopping editor, Jason Loper who has been kind enough to share the prices and where to get them. Posted under his many Resource Guide column, this particular 'Full Length Floor Mirrors' article talks about functionality and a helpful safety tip not to take the safely-leaning-on-the-wall position of the mirror for granted but still to go on mount it any way you can. We are glad that Apartment Therapy agree with us that oversized mirror is something to be blog about exclusively. Looks like we have some design flavor in common, huh? Here are some of Jason's recommendations. I'm not sure if we can find oversized mirrors here in Malaysia for under MYR200.00. Maybe you can let us know if you know where to get one. Hovet here is MYR349.00

 

Tall, Grande Mirror

Do you agree that a grand piece of statement in a room will actually make the room look even grander? After knowing it firsthand upon completing a bedroom project, I, for one very much agree with it. And I think this does apply to every size of room and space. Right now I'm looking for a perfect oversized mirror to lean against my bedroom wall. Not only for the obvious functionality, but also for the fact that it will reflect another space and the blown up size that takes up half the wall will take away the feeling of being trapped in a four-wall square.

Do Mess With My Head

Imagine getting lost in these layered mess. Especially in this cold and wet November weather. Just the perfect excuse to just staying in cuddling in between the sheets. Even if that means it's just you and your 20- year-old bolster.

Project Thrifty

This old coffee table has been pushed here and there around the house for quite sometime now since my mother bought a new teak credenza to replace it. Last it was stranded in my sister's room as a desk where she put her iMac. Now that she went to live in Penang, the poor coffee table serves no use again. I took it out and thought I'd do something with it. For now I just repaint it. And let it sit in my room. Maybe one of these days I will find a purpose for it.

Take A Bite On That Biscuit

Bailey McCarthy opened Biscuit! It's her much anticipated line of soft furnishing and homegoods that she's been working on for quite sometimes. I'm sure her store will be over flowed by a lot of design enthusiasts, her blog stalkers (*cough*...me), interior designers, and just about everybody who had ever stumbled on her blog. I wish I could have a chance to set foot in Biscuit. Will for sure go sugar-high on all her delicious homegoods right at the doorstep. Her blog has been my staple visit everyday ever since her house was featured on designsponge. Fell in love hard with her design ideas, quirkiness and her eye on colors and pattern. And to top it all up, she's one funny bunny! Here's a peek of her work.

  

Climb Up That Ladder

Current want at the moment. Shelf ladder that will not take up space in my bedroom and I could easily hang my everyday essentials. Perfect storage solution for outfit of the day that I would want to keep in plain sight before the day ends just in case I would have to go out again. I know one thing for sure that it would be most essential for my prayer abaya. But I  guess it's particularly hard to find wooden ladder nowadays especially in my hometown area. This can only mean one thing. I need to DIY one. One project goes into the list...

If We Don't, Remember Me

Found out about this blog today which was featured at no.6 in the recent Time Magazine's list of 25 Best Blogs 2012. It was the title that first caught my eyes. "If We Don't, Remember Me" rings a sad, melancholic circumstance that had surely trigger the drama in me. I just have to click into it right away before even getting to no. 25. IWDRM is a tumblr blog that exhibits animated GIFs from scenes in classic movies curated by Gustaf Mantel, a photographer from Germany. Mantel definitely puts more drama to his art when he entitles each of the cinematoGIFs with poignant quotes from the movie just for good measure. I'm sure everyone of us can relate to these at some point of our lives, can't we?

“Woke up, felt like shit. Went to work, felt like shit.”

Children of Men (2006)

Project Kick-Off

So we decided to give it a go. Since we have so many things that we are inspired by and share them with each other across two countries for over five years now, we thought it's about time that we document them. Rather than keeping them between just the two of us and sometimes lost them between just the two of us, we finally have the urge to extend our fascination to the world. Who knows maybe this documentation of our love and joy of everything inspiring will be somewhat of a help to some one. Some way. Some how. Some day. Keep on dreaming! We do it on a daily basis. Dreaming is our full time job. Our endless project.

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