Eco TVs – how to identify them, and how to make yours more eco
Face it, we can’t live without our tvs – the bigger, the more vibrant, the thinner, the better! As a result, each household emits obscene amounts of Carbon Dioxide into our environment per year, consume even more obscene amounts of energy as TV culture is unlikely to die down, more so now with internet TV!...
Wallpaper for my Bedroom – Before/ After
I’d shown you the rest of the house, but hardly my bedroom, mainly because it took me a while to figure out what to do with it! My room used to be stark white with office blinds (I thought it was tres cool in 2007) Almost 5 years on, I had to accept the fact...
Exciting headboards
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has more than a gripe with this – I can’t seem to find beds with beautiful, or even close to beautiful headboards! Let’s not even talk about “beautiful”, how about just simple and functional? The more simple ones I could only find at either IKEA (when...
Super minimalistic house in Mexico
This house is so simple it’s almost like stacking legos! Except it’s 2 large rectangular prisms on top of each other to form an L-shape. Doesn’t look like much from outside right? Hold up… Hola! Welcome to the House La Punta! The greenery on the balcony’s a little messy for me, but otherwise...
344 sq ft Hong Kong apartment appears BIG!
Hong Kong apartments, unless if you’re ultra rich, probably wouldn’t sound very spacious or enticing. It’s not unusual to see more than 1 family cramped into a shoe box, right? Well, how did this HK native mange to make 24 variations out of his 344 s ft space?! Look like an open plan small...
A Forest in the sky! Luxury apartments with 900 trees each!
How many times have we seen artist impressions, and that’s just that – “impression”? The real thing almost never turns out the same. Not this time according to architect Stefano Boeri. Touted as the “most exciting new tower in the world” by Financial times, the Bosco Verticale in Milan may just bring the idea of...
The Hidden Hotel in the heart of Paris
I was browsing for “boutique hotels” in Tokyo cuz I’m heading there soon, and I ended up in PARIS! Can you imagine, there’s only ONE boutique hotel in Tokyo! They’re either all small hotels, big hotels with miniscule rooms (obviously cuz of the lack of space in Tokyo), or SUPER RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE ones (again, cuz...
I just got my 1st place! (Part 3 – FINAL)
Phew! Quite a few things to consider when doing up your first place huh? Take these into consideration, at least you won’t make some of the mistakes we have? Spacing Kitchen Some points from an article called “Interior Kitchen Design Ideas For First Time Home Buyers”, it reflects everything I think you should consider for...
I just got my 1st place! (Part 2)
… This post is getting waaaay too long! There will be a part 3. Hope you find this helpful. If I left out anything please comment! I’m no pro, just writing what I’d learned Contractor Do you have a reliable contractor who’s reasonable? If so, GOOD FOR YOU! Recommend him/her to us please! Talk to...
I just got my 1st place – now how do I design/ renovate it??? (Part 1)
Getting your first home is like getting married! So exciting! So many things you wanna do with it! So many things you have dreamed of for your dream home! So many ideas! So many things you like! So many things you want in your home! So many things seen in magazines and on tv that...
