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Category Archives: Lovely Ideas
Iceland: Unique Football Goal Celebration
Often, when I watch Youtube videos I feel like I have wasted a few minutes of my life. There’s so much crap out there. But this is 22 seconds you won’t regret. You don’t have to like football to enjoy … Continue reading
Amazing Architecture: Singapore House with Clear Pool
This house is probably commissioned by one of the multi-millionaires in Singapore. My cousin might like this as she likes modern design. It’s a modern interpretation of a traditional courtyard house. See pictures here.
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Tagged Architecture, Clear Glass, contemporary, design, House, modern, Pool, trends
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Thai TV Ad: Green Tea Boobs
This is ridiculous, but fascinating at the same time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqx0wRUDKDA] If only it were that easy.
Sweet Dreams Baby
This is the sweetest idea I’ve come across in a long time. The purest thing ever is a sleeping baby. Adele the mum just added a fun dimension to it. as she tries to capture the innocence of her baby … Continue reading
Pretty Things You Don’t Need But Want: Nordic Glass Birds
It’s not secret that I love everything Scandinavian and I mostly shop at Ikea. In Singapore Ikea used to be the only place for scandinavian style, but now there’s a more expensive range from Style Nordic which is now open … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, blue, decor, design, furniture assessories, glass birds, Nordic, pink, pretty, Scandinavian, Singapore, style nordic
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Singapore’s Etsy Girls
I wasn’t aware that the Etsy store had sellers from this tiny island as well. It was quite refreshing to stumble upon them. I first came across the delightful Paper Exploits run by Kelly, a Literature undergraduate at the National … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artist, Arts and Craft, craft, Crochet, Dolls, etsy, Handmade, Owls, Paintings, Singapore
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The Cloud Appreciation Society
When it gets super hot and humid in Singapore, the sky is actually at it’s prettiest, laden with fluffy clouds. The clouds over Singapore skies tend to look like pure white billowy smoke from a fire. The clouds seem to … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, clouds, happiness, Life, nature, The Cloud Appreciation Society
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Tuesday’s Design Inspiration
If it’s possible to fall in love with a room, then this room and me are soul mates. The red silver wallpaper and the full wall book case make me swoon. I love Swedish Design and I wish I could … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, books, chartreuse, decor, design, hot pink, ideas, ikea, inspiration, interior design, lamp, Living, Nordic, photos, Scandinavian, Swedish Design, wallpaper
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Nordic Design Inspiration for Monday
Here are some pictures that inspired me today. I just like looking at beautiful things, but who doesn’t. What struck me about this bedroom is the gorgeous iron wrought floor lamp. All the decor images originate from Skona Hem, a … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, beauty, decor, design, ideas, ikea, inspiration, interior design, Living, Nordic, personal, photos, pretty, Scandinavian, Skona Hem, Sweden
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Old-Fashioned Letter with a Stamp
I felt like I was on a cloud today. The postman delivered an old-fashioned letter from my dear friend in Perth. Just holding the envelope in my hand and feeling the weight of it was a joyous thing. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, beautiful, culture, email, friendship, happiness, inspiration, letter, Life, Living, love, Nostalgia, old-fashioned letter, personal, Perth, retro, snail mail, technology, vintage, writing
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Pink is a Tricky Hue
How to make pink walls work and not make the room appear too garish. There is a fine line between tasteful and tacky. If your bedroom is pink and tacky, learn how to make it sophisticated at Style at Home. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, bedroom, decor, design, ideas, inspiration, interior design, pink, pink paint, pink walls, vintage
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Enchanted Dolls
These captivating porcelain dolls are by its creator Marina Bychkova (Russian origins) who aspires to: ….create dolls with so much love that they enchant people at first sight with their compelling, delicate, life-like beauty. This beautiful creation with henna work … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Arts & Craft, beautiful, beauty, Collectible Dolls, Dawn Yang, design, Dolls, Enchanted Dolls, ideas, inspiration, Marina Bychkova, Singapore blogger
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Thinking Pink on July 2nd
Beautiful print called Emma Armchair by Etsy seller, Emmakisstina. Boy would I love to have that hanging over my bed. What a lovely focal point that would be. I love the candy striped furniture and the opulent shocking pink carpet … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, blue, candy striped, design, Domino Magazine, etsy, ideas, inspiration, Inspired, interior design, pink, pretty, room, shocking pink
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Modern Twist on Placemats
According to the Modern Twist website, you can actually get these cool placements at Takashimaya in Singapore. They cost a whopping US$18 each. I think maybe I’d better stick to the pretty ones at Ikea which cost about a fraction … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, decor, design, dining, home, ideas, interior design, placemats, products, Singapore, Takashimaya
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Which Sheep Does Your Sweater Come From?
30 year old, Dutch designer, Christien Meindertsma, started a trend of knitting with giant knitting needles and producing lovely things like rugs and poufs. {Image: Paper and Stitch} Her beautiful rugs are knitted from sheep wool. She is unique as … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, Christien Meindertsma, cool, cute, design, Dutch, Giant, ideas, knitting, lovely, nature, products, Sheep, Supersized, Wool
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Muji Seat Cushions
These mustard yellow cushions from Muji have been enticing me to buy them. They are ever so soft to touch. So soft that you can leave a finger print as you poke it and it will slowly go back into … Continue reading
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Tagged chair, colour, cushion, design, foam, Furniture, furniture assessories, ideas, interior design, Muji, mustard yellow, product, room, soft, Urethane
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Pretty Rain Clouds For Your Wall
Sometimes the simplest idea can be the most striking like this little wall decor rain cloud sold on Etsy. More lovely rain clouds to hang on your wall from French Interior and Product Designer Leptitpapillon based in Canada. Doesn’t she … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, craft, crafts, cute, decor, design, etsy, Idea, interior design, Sewing
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How To Decorate A Room With Pink Walls
{Google Image} I absolutely adore the shade of blue those two armchairs come in. I also like how blue and yellow work so well in a pink room. It sort of prevents the room from becoming sickly sweet which can … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, decor, design, ideas, inspiration, interior design, Life, light pink, Living, lovely, pale pink, personal, pink, pretty, room, shade, Walls
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Catherine Hammerton: Beautiful Handmade Vintage Asthetic
I absolutely love tiny floral prints and I am swooning over these interiors by UK designer Catherine Hammerton as seen on Design Sponge. These are of her own home. Her kitchen has got to be the prettiest I have ever … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, bedroom, Catherine Hammerton, decor, design, Floral Prints, home, interior design, kitchen, personal, pretty, red, Rooms, White
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Inspired on Friday: Beautiful Illustrations by Michele Maule
These lovely creations are being sold on her Etsy shop. The first two are original works. How I wish I could draw and paint like that. What a gift! The super talented, pretty artist blogs on How to Draw a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artist, etsy, illustrations, illustrator, inspiration, Michele Maule
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Inspiration for Thursday
I love gazing at beautiful photos. Decor photos that impress me the most are the affordable, simple clean scandinavian influenced rooms with a burst of color that gives it warmth. Also I like rooms that look cosy and lived in. … Continue reading
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Tagged chic, Color, decor, design, fresh, happiness, inspiration, Life, Living, personal, Rooms, style
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Wednesday’s Design Inspiration
I was browsing a lovely blog called Decorology. I fell in love with the deep purplish navy, almost black armchair with the ornate French vintage legs. The vermillion lamp acts as a great accent. {Decorology Image} I think this cup … Continue reading
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Tagged armchair, Art, beautiful, coffee, cup, cute, design, ideas, inspiration, lamp, Life, Living, midnight blue, mug, pale pink, personal, rotary telephone, shopping, style, tea, vermillion, vintage
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