In KL??? Trees falling from the sky!
Ok not really, but how genius! Sky planters! Ooh love! Especially the herbs one, imagine them in your kitchen! All the ones I bought and attempted to grow from the supermarket died. So maybe it’d work upside down? Full article here. How Sky Planters work at Boskke. There’s even an instruction video! Sky Plant awaaaayyyy...
Shipping Container Home
How’s THIS for upcycling! Debbie Glassberg, a toy designer, is featured by Hatteberg’s People in this Youtube vid below. This built her home entirely out of five shipping containers, creating 2,600 sq ft of beautiful living space for her family. From the video, my favourite part is the vege garden on her rooftop! Debbie Glassberg...
Mi Casa, Su… what do you mean no trees were cut?!
Respect! This house totally has my respect! Imagine: no trees were felled for this project! Article can be found here. Welcome to Madrid’s Casa Levene! Whoaaaaa… Not sure if I’d like to stay in the forest but look at this marvel! See what I mean about respecting the trees? Ooh ooh, can you spot the...
One with Nature – time to ogle!
Ready, set, to the beach we goooooo Talk about marrying architecture with nature, I’m in love. Walk with me, I’m sure you will be too in 2 mins! I found this home here. Hello Marcus Beach House! Located on Marcus Beach, Australia (of course) Waaaah right?! Look at the transparent panels! The integration of inside/...
More Crate-ive Ideas!
So you’ve probably seen Serena’s previous post about reusing crates for some really innovative home fittings! It’s inspired me to include some gorgeous pics from my own trawling online. I love upcycling ideas! Here are more suggestions on how you can reuse crates for shelving in your home.
Sustainable furnishing: Reusing old drawers for wall shelves
More often than not, we’re guilty of overspending on new items for the home whenever a cultural festival swings around. This time of the year, we’re celebrating Chinese New Year. A family friend who owns a furniture store told me over the CNY break that his best sales months are Hari Raya followed by Chinese...
Crates and Boxes Galore!
YOU are gonna love this!!! I KNOW I Do! You know those fruit crates, alcohol crates etc? SAVE them and see what you can create! GENIUS!!! Cr(e)ate Awayyyyy
Drink much? *Hick*
If you’re anything like Jade or myself, you drink What an ingenious way to recycle! Look at these?! Beautiful! Ooh… Now imagine recycling those beautiful blue water bottles, Absolut bottles… the possibilities are endless! Now, the Coffee table version: Instructions on how to make these here. Fun Fun Fun!
Chair Makeover
Love what this lady did to a chair she recovered! Full makeover here. Before (the one in the far corner) After a bit of cleaning, and recovering it with antique hemp linen: How delicious right?! The stool next to it too! The Mirror too! I have a thing for rustic as you can see ;P...
Don’t Throw THAT Door Away!
Old doors as headboards! I’d always wanted something like this! Couple of problems with that in Malaysia: 1. Finding properly aged old doors (ours are generic and pretty blah 2. Our rooms may not be spacious enough to fit these lovely old things… and even if you do stuff them in, your room may look...
