We wanted to give the kids their own bathroom – so they don’t have to scream and fight over it every morning – but in order to have an extra bathroom – it has to go into the basement.  The bathroom won’t cost much – but the plumbing and the sectioning out the space in [...]

It’s getting so hot these days – we were out getting some natural acne treatment for the niece but the man wants to put some fan in the basement where his game room is – because we don’t want to spend too much on a portable air con – even though i doubt we [...]

I didn’t plant this flowers – my in-laws did and no one can resist a bunch of them given for free.  Decorate your house with these lovely, lovely full bloom and make sure you change their water.  My liles lasted for more than a week.  Flowers like this color brightened up the entire room.  So [...]

My mother used to say that the entrance to any doorway should be lighted up – even the way to a stairway.  I’ve always wanted a light to fit the passageway to our upstairs of our home but never found something I liked.  For months i was looking for something – of the new generation [...]

Guest bathrooms ?  a friend who was house hunting right now asked me if having a guest bathroom is important when considering buying a home.  I cannot stress enough how important it is – to insist on having one.  Why?  one cannot live with just one bathroom especially if you are living with another person.  [...]

Re-decorating our guest room this year was the plan we had last year because of the many guests that are heading this way from home.  This summer – we are expecting the extended family to arrive and simplicity was the theme of our guest room this year.  Why?  it’s easy to manage when they are [...]

I’ve never seen myself as a gardener – i leave the gardening to the in-laws but I’m always up to potting around the house and leaving them on the window-sill and watching them grow sure makes my home very homely don’t you think?  I love potting for herbs and cherry tomatoes – and they are [...]

Love the flooring found on Apartment Therapy – home belonging to Sarah and Alex in Missouri – very unique and very bold – yet it doesn’t come off as too bold but definitely unique.  I loveeeee it!!!  I can definitely live with this color for a long, long time.

Back home in Asia – I had a lovelier calligraphy work done for my home – it is the word of “luck” written in a hundred chinese ways.  While i was reading up more on  weight loss supplements , I came across this being sold on Etsy and thought of buying it. Remember, I always [...]

i’ve always said that decorating one’s home need not be expensive if you know how to use your creativity.  Brackets like the above picture is like a gold bullion of ideas – when it is shown to someone who is handy and who uses their imagination.  I saw this at Real Simple and thought to [...]