
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 … Continue reading
Living in a small apartment in Hong Kong, I must admit to occasionally letting my mind wander to what it would be like to live in a McMansion. You know those huge houses in America with a dedicated room for … Continue reading
I’ve recently come across the US online interior design company Laurel and Wolf and I was challenged to write a post about my dream living room as part of their Total Transformation project. Funnily enough, I had recently been thinking about … Continue reading
Last month I shared that I had started looking for a job to return to work properly, after five and a half years out of the work force. Good news, folks: I got offered a job! I am really excited … Continue reading
Designing with kids. Not to be confused with designing FOR kids. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love designing kids’ rooms and some of my first posts on this blog were design boards for nurseries (boys, girls and gender neutral … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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! … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading