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!...
Terasek House in Bangsar by JTJ Design
I first stumbled upon this gorgeous home through one of my fave design blogs Bloesem and was pleasantly surprised and so, so proud that it’s right here in Kuala Lumpur. I drive through Bangsar quite often and the gradual changes in the neighbourhood’s architecture is evident. When I first saw this, I knew that the...
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...
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...
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...
My first speaking engagement ever
A few months ago I was invited to speak at a product launch as a founder of Home@8. It was about marrying ID and technology… A pretty interesting topic, and a great excuse for me to shout about Home@8 more. But I was a nervous wreck for a number of reasons…. OK it was cos...
Charming purple yellow cottage in Tuscany
In the last couple weeks, I’ve been working on a personal ID project – helping a close girlfriend redecorate her house. The house that she ‘inherited’ was previously all kinds of girly with purple everything. Purple walls, purple sofa, fake purple flowers everywhere and even purple flower pictures and paintings on the wall! (Thinking about...
