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Category Archives: Lovely Ideas
Exercise That Creates Art
This is just incredible. A Drawing Machine by Melbourne artist Joseph L Griffiths who is based in Paris. Melbourne seems to be a place where art thrives. The artist is a genious and this installation was his statement on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artist, beautiful, beauty, bicycle, cycle, exercise, happiness, interesting, interior design, Life, Living, Lovely Ideas, photos, pretty
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A Minimalist, Serene Life
I feel frazzled, stressed and poor, by a consumerist society that is continually telling me what you need to own in order to be happier. It made me wonder if there was a healthier way to live. Well there is. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, calm, culture, design, distress, habits, happiness, health, holiday, Life, Living, love, mental, mind, Minimalist, money, nature, peace, personal, photos, physical, pretty, reading, serene, Serenity, slow, stress, travel, trip, worry, writing, Zen
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Amazing Packing Skills
I love travelling, but I loathe packing because I do not travel light and always worry about what I have forgotten. There is never enough space in my bag. Wish I could pack like this guy. The overlapping technique will … Continue reading
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Tagged Clever, knapsack, Life, Living, overlapping, packing, suitcase, travel, travelling, Video, YouTube
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Best WordPress Feature Yet: Subscriptions
On this post I am gonna suck up to WordPress, but it’s truly due to my genuine delight. I am just loving the new ‘Read my subscriptions’ feature on WordPress. I just noticed it a couple of days ago. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, blogs, feature, reading, subcriptions, WordPress
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Ikea Bedroom Fabrics
The fabrics at Ikea are so pretty, I often want them all. I am especially taken in by the florals on white. I saw the blue floral bedspread that I bought at Ikea in the picture below and got excited. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, bedsheets, bedspreads, decor, design, fabrics, happiness, ikea, interior design, Life, Living, Nordic, photos, pretty, Scandinavian, shopping, Singapore
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Splash of Colours
I love this white Scandinavian living room with its pretty spring colours. {Image: Skona hem} The books add a beautiful splash of colour to this living room. What a unique and minimalist way to display them. {Image: Skona hem}
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, decor, Feminine, interior design, living room, Nordic, photos, pretty, Scandinavian
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iPad Ads
Watching Mad Men has made me more interested in advertising and the best advertising today is done by Apple. They don’t show the iPad ads on Singapore TV, but since I hardly watch TV this is the first time I’ve … Continue reading
Steve Jobs Launches New Nano and iTouch
The tiny square nano with the full touch screen looks cute. I somehow wish they would have come in a non-metallic version as I think those scratch easily and are not as pretty has their original white material that the … Continue reading
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Tagged ads, Advert, Apple, Art, beautiful, beauty, commercial, cute, design, iTouch, Nano, new, photos, pretty, tech, technology, Video, YouTube
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Make Cupcakes Not War
Love this print on Etsy. And it’s in a shade of pink i like!
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Tagged Art, cute, decor, design, etsy, Life, Living, Make Cupcakes Not War, photos, pink, pretty, Print
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Sweet Rumour About a Smaller Baby iPad or iPad Nano
I hope the rumour is true. Since the ipad is a basically a bigger version of the iTouch, I think Apple should come up with an in between size. I find the iTouch too small (3.5 inches diagonal size) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, baby iPad, ipad, iPad Nano, iTouch, rumour, smaller, tech, technology
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Pretty White Iron Wrought Chairs and Table
I spotted these iron wrought chairs and matching table, outside a restaurant at Robertson Quay and I thought they would be really pretty in a balcony or an outdoor deck. It’s a bit hard to find these as most garden … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony, Chairs, deck, decor, design, Furniture, garden, Iron Wrought Chairs, Outdoor, pretty, Singapore
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Mirai-Chan: Cutest Little Japanese Girl Photographed by Mum Kotori Kawashima
What a pretty little girl Mirai-Chan is and she had such an expressive face. Her mum is Tokyo based photographer, Kotori Kawashima and she came up with a photo book based on her little girl. The books and images here … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, childhood, cute, happiness, japanese, kids, Kotori Kawashima, Life, Mirai-Chan, photo, photography, photos, women
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Gorgeous Red IKEA Kitchen
I was blown away by this Italian kitchen featured in the Ikea Live website. Who knew a bold red could work so well. I think it’s balanced out by the steel and natural materials like the wood ceiling and granite … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, beauty, bold, decor, design, interior design, kitchen, photos, red
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Beautiful Home By Designer Samantha Pynn
These beautiful rooms by Canadian Designer Samantha Pynn give me such a airy light feeling. Wish I could buy those gorgeous vintage looking armchairs. I love the splashes of powder pink. Pink against black or blue always takes on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, bedroom, decor, design, happiness, ideas, interior design, kitchen, Life, Living, living room, photos
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Bedroom with Pretty Prints
Who knew that so many gorgeous prints could work together with such a pretty result. I think the mainly white background and the blues and pinks anchor the design. The doll, the blue rocking chair, the layers of pretty fabrics … Continue reading
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Tagged bedroom, blue, floral, Nordic, pink, pretty, prints, rocking chair, room, Swedish, White
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A Tree Book Shelf
This would be cute in a kid’s room. The tree book shelf is by Korean designer Shawn Soh.
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Tagged book shelves, books, decor, design, green, ideas, nature, storage, tree
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Felted Wool Stones – Zen Cushions For Your Room
These soft cushions which mimic the look of stone will make your room feel more zen. I really like this idea by South African Designer Ronel Jordaan. The prices are a bit too crazy though. Totally out of my range.
Diesel’s Stupid Campaign is Pretty Smart
I just adore innovative, imaginative ad campaigns and this is one of them. As a fan of the show, Mad Men, centered on the inner workings of an ad agency in the 50’s, I love seeing the conceptualization of clever … Continue reading
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Tagged Ad, Advert, bold, cheeky, Clever, creativity, Diesal's Stupid Campaign, funny, ideas, imagination
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Twitter’s Down: Cute Notice (& My Technology Rant)
I was reluctant to be on Twitter and have been getting wary of Facebook as well, but my Gen Y cousin urged me to get with the times. Today I was tickled by this cute notice on Twitter. As someone … Continue reading
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Tagged Adsense, blog, blogging, cell phones, cute, digital cameras, Gen X, Gen Y, generations, honesty, integrity, laptops, making money, Millenium, powerpoint, progress, reviews, self employed, social media, Social Networking, technology, Twitter, WordPress, your own boss
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If I Had a Childhood Bedroom Like That I Would’t Grow Out of It Either
That’s no 3D sticker, like I posted about earlier. No optical illusion. It’s the real deal. It’s a specially designed bed within a cupboard. It works because it is built around a window. This looks like the cosiest nook ever, … Continue reading
Don’t Bump Your Nose on These Cool Doors
They are covered with 3D wall stickers which create the amazing optical illusions of extra space. Definitely more interesting than using a mirror to add space to a small room. Check them out at Couture Decor which sells these cool door … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D door stickers, Art, books, cool, creative, decor, design, optical illusion, room, small room, Space
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