Source : Apartment Therapy
Wouldn’t you like to come home with all these hearts hanging in your bedroom wall for Valentine’s Day representing each day you have been together.  I would be smitten and of course such thoughtful act do not need to be only for the romantic, anyone can do it for their spouse.  For [...]

A little kumquat tree to have in  your house for the Chinese New Year is very common back in Asia.  In Canada, you hardly get to see something like that.  If you ever find this in the West, make sure you grab ahold of it and welcome the Chinese New Year with this lucky golden [...]

The Chinese New Year is a very important occasion to celebrate. I am hoping to continue this tradition even though I am no longer living in Asia because I want my children to know their roots and where they came from.
Every plant or flower pot put up to decorate the house during Chinese New Year [...]

No silly ! it’s not the cereal I was talking about but this lovely but very expensive chromed fruit/apple basket.  It is hand crafted and a fruit bowl it is called, made from a single piece of free flowing steel wire.  Pretty unique and I’ll have to say, it must be some hard work there [...]

“Lounge in exotic splendor. Handloomed cotton dhurrie or soft suede covers a beanbag insert that conforms to the shape of the body. Zipper closure. Imported.”
At $179 .. this poufs as they are actually called.. are an awesome thing to have .. especially if you have kids and young ones at that.  I am only upset [...]

We had a bedroom like this in one of our old houses out of town and at that time hated it because it was so ugly and made the room looked so small, I found it quite castrophobic everytime I am in the room.  But since it was a rented house, I didn’t think much [...]

We never used to have to sort our garbage, till i moved to Canada.  There are the recycleables, the food and of course, the trash.  Yes.. ! it is quite troublesome..!!  *slap forehead*  And if you are like myself, who likes the house to be cleaned.. and never messy.. and very particular about stuff  .. [...]

Some burners that you can get are very cheap, they do the work but like any home owner, you not only want to make sure it works but they look beautiful as a home decor as well.  We call iot killing 2 birds with one stone.  Plus if it is as cheap as this one [...]

People who own their own home like we do often only realize the responsibilities associated with it after actually becoming home owners.  Not only does one need to pay for the mortgage, you also have to pay for the repairs and whatever else the house may need.  Upkeeping of the house is a must for [...]

4 yrs ago, we bought our house in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia… and even though it was a new house.. we brought in a Home Inspector. .to make sure that the house was worth buying, afterall, it was the biggest investment for us.  We didn’t want to be stingy and find out that the house was [...]