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 …

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 …

Look at Me!

A while ago, someone in my apartment complex was selling two small, unfinished, pine wood IKEA Malma mirrors for HK$10 each (about AUD2).  I wasn’t sure what I would do with them, but when I come across something that is a blank slate, …

Our HK Home: the main bathroom

Continuing on with how our home is set up in HK, let’s go to our main bathroom. It’s a very decent size and whilst a room covered completely in stone and tile leaves little room to change things as a …

Design Boards: Girls Room

I recently did a couple of design boards for a girls room.  I was aiming for pretty and modern; a room that could work from pre-school to teenager – if you swapped the teddy bears for boy band posters 🙂  …

Reader Design: Charmaine’s Couch

I have decided to name these sections Reader Designs rather than Reader Redesigns as not everything I do for these will be a redesign! This time round we have my friend, Charmaine and a very orange couch. Charmaine moved into …

Take a seat…

Or better yet, decorate one! I think this may be my first IKEA hack.  Although I’m not sure it counts as a hack if you still use it for the purpose it was designed for. I’m not using a bed …

Nesting

When I was pregnant with Alex last year I went through the “nesting” phase that most pregnant ladies go through.  But I hate to clean so rather than becoming a flurry of activity in cleaning and prepping our house, my …