Boho Chinoiserie Chic in HK

Sometimes, just for fun, I design rooms for imaginary clients.  I LOVE imaginary clients – they are just the best to work with!  They have whatever budget I want them to have, inevitably agree with what I think is best …

Getting Along in HK: Two Years

Where to start, where to start…. You may have noticed I took a little blog break.  Three months actually!  A little longer than I intended it to be, but life has a habit of taking the best laid plans and …

A Cavalier Attitude

I love me some good antiques and vintage items. You can buy most everything in your house from IKEA but if you judiciously add in some antique or vintage items, you can still end up with a winning room. Why?  Unique-ness! …

Hong Kong art round-up

The life of an expat always involves a lot of ‘hello’ and ‘good-bye’.  People are always moving here and moving away.  You meet so many new friends. Sometimes you have a momentary pang of sadness when someone moves but sometimes, …

Re-cover-y

I was recently able to snag a couple of ottomans for free.  Score!  They were solid, pretty well made and (bonus) in a neutral colour.  I had hoped to use one of them as a makeshift side table in the …

Getting Along in HK: 18 months

Well, time certainly flies, doesn’t it?!  Suddenly we have been here for almost eighteen months.  At this stage, I feel like I can finally write a good post about things that I wish I had known before I got here.  …

Tatts a Wrap: Update

I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to try out the dishwasher safe Mod Podge on a non-glass piece. So I did just that!  I also wanted to try out a tutorial I had seen online for using …

Tatts a wrap!

I recently was lucky enough to win some beautiful Lulu DK gold temporary tattoos. I think I was one of only a few people who knew about the competition actually, so the odds were stacked in my favour 😉  It’s great …

Likea IKEA

I like IKEA.  Here in Hong Kong, I reeeeeaaaally like IKEA.  Hong Kong has some ridiculously overpriced homewares.  IKEA though, is consistent with its quality, design and realistic prices. It is pretty much universally known. My clients are nearly always on …

Hot off the Press!

So after waiting what felt like years, the magazine article is out!  The July/August issue of Playtimes magazine (a HK parenting magazine) has just come out and one of the Home Tours for this month is of our apartment.  It …