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Steve Jobs Tribute: Here’s to the Crazy Ones & Stay Foolish
Do you feel like a round peg in a square hole? An inspirational video. [youtube]HBhxu_3Sj5I[/youtube] And I have to paste this somewhere so I don’t forget: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged crazy ones, culture, great, ideas, inspirational, people, Steve Jobs, tribute
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Lovely Ideas on Mocha
Love how this eco friendly blue porcelain cup looks like a paper cup. So pretty. I absolutely adore this cute red memo holder as well. And a bookrest lamp so the spine of your book is preserved when you don’t … Continue reading
I Learnt Something on Goop
Gwyneth Paltrow gets quite a bit of flak for her newsletter and website Goop being too pretentious and in Singapore terms ‘atas’. She always seems so perfect too and able to do anything, which of course is infuriating for lesser … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, Celebrities, floral arrangement, flowers, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, ideas, lovely, pretty, Roses
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Tiny Vices by Mary Karaplis
I think Vancouver’s Mary Karaplis is an amazing artist. This particular illustration applies to me so much, it’s not even funny. I find it impossible not to dwell on the past though. This is another amazing one – I love … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, Canada, cute, drawing, happiness, ideas, illustration, Life, Living, lovely, Mary Karaplis, women
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10 Years of Technology
Technology, and the progess from the past to the future, amazes me. Read more. It seems that the iPad is cannibalizing laptop sales by 50%.
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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, beautiful, bedroom, decor, design, happiness, ideas, interior design, kitchen, Life, Living, living room, photos
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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.
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged book shelves, books, decor, design, green, ideas, nature, storage, tree
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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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Ad, Advert, bold, cheeky, Clever, creativity, Diesal's Stupid Campaign, funny, ideas, imagination
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Which Famous Author Do You Write Like?
I got a different author each time, I copied and pasted texts from my recent blog posts. The thing is, I got David Foster Wallace three times. I am not familiar with his work. I wikipedia-ed his name, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged Art, cute, Famous Author, I Write Like, ideas, personal, reading, style, writer, writing
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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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged beautiful, beauty, decor, design, ideas, ikea, inspiration, interior design, Living, Nordic, personal, photos, pretty, Scandinavian, Skona Hem, Sweden
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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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, Arts & Craft, beautiful, beauty, Collectible Dolls, Dawn Yang, design, Dolls, Enchanted Dolls, ideas, inspiration, Marina Bychkova, Singapore blogger
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Nordic Designs at Friven & Co
I wanted to check out more nordic inspired furniture so I headed to Friven & Co which is just opposite Tanglin Mall. I just wish there were more Scandinavian furniture stores which are affordable, like Ikea, in Singapore. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged decor, design, expat, Fricker & Co, Furniture, ideas, interior design, Living, Nordic, photography, photos, Scandinavian, shopping, Singapore
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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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged chair, colour, cushion, design, foam, Furniture, furniture assessories, ideas, interior design, Muji, mustard yellow, product, room, soft, Urethane
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Spring Cleaning in Spurts
{Google Image} I am in the middle of spring cleaning. I had a sudden urge to de-clutter. You see, when I do get these urges, I become ballistic and clean in mad spurts. After an hour of it I get … Continue reading
Monday’s Cool Idea: Write on a Book Without Ruining It
I love this cool product idea that I came across on a fabulous blog called Unclutterer as I was trying to get some inspiration to declutter. I wonder if these are sold at our local stationary stores? If I do … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged Avery Notetab, book, books, Clear, cool, design, Idea, ideas, products, Sheer, Stationary
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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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
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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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
Posted in Lovely Ideas
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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