Archive for the ‘Home Furnishing’ Category

Re-organizing Home Office

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 27th, 2012

A few weeks ago, we did a little re-organizing of the home office to make space for the children to use our home office and also because it was Chinese New Year and a tradition in our home to clean up.   We also bought the kids their own printer with extra  ink cartridges so that [...]

Handmade Console Table

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 24th, 2012

Some people are so talented and in their free time they make these console tables for sale locally.  You’ve gotta admire them for the work they do – and these tables are on sale for only $40 – no tax.   I say they are quite beautifully done but I don’t know how solid they are.  [...]

Furnishing Our Summer Lodge

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 22nd, 2012

We have a summer lodge by the lake in Ellenwoods and i’m so excited today because I found some log beds that i’m so in loved with – it fits the theme of our summer lodge perfectly.  Our lodge was bought – so that during the summer, the kids and their extended family – the [...]

Bean Bag Couch

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 18th, 2012

We have been hunting for a good and cheap bean bag couch like the above – but preferably brown in color for my kids.  They had been asking for it for years now and I missed this one selling cheap in our local yard sale.  So now I have no choice but to get something [...]

Shoe Rack With A Twist

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 15th, 2012

I’m always on a look out for ways to furnish my home and make everything as function-able as possible but fun and pretty.   Saw this online and decided to share a new way with everyone on how you can shoe racks with a twist.  This is DIY project but it seem fairly simple.  I bet [...]

Best Time To Buy Christmas Decors

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 10th, 2012

Yes! the best time to buy Christmas decor is after Christmas and we all know that – but did you consider buying cheaper handmade Christmas decor after Christmas ?  yes – those are the ones you want to look out for during yard sale – you can get those cheap too.  Like the ones after [...]

A D.I.Y Project For All the Stuff Toys

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 1st, 2012

If your home is looking like a zoo with so many stuff toys – I know how you feel.  Many a times, I’m tempted to just chuck all my kids’ stuff toys into a recycle bag and drop them off to Salvation Army.  And even though my kids are quite old they have quite a [...]

Bed For The Sore Back

Posted by Trendy Chick on December 29th, 2011

I’ve had an old back injury for the longest time – I think more than 20 years now.  I was moving to a new home and a new office simultaneously and hurt my back accidentally.  But I had seen a chiropractor for the longest time  and even though it helped a bit – it didn’t [...]

An Antique Cello For Christmas

Posted by Trendy Chick on December 27th, 2011

So everyone wants to know what I got for Christmas – well, this is it – and antique cello from the spouse.  You see, i had been eying this for the longest time from a local antique shop in Toronto and the spouse knows about it.  But I was unwilling to pay so much for [...]

Christmas and Home Decor On Sale

Posted by Trendy Chick on December 22nd, 2011

At 50% off the original price – the after Christmas sale had already started yesterday – so I rushed in to all major stores – and locally owned craft stores to check out for good buys.  Loved the candle like lamp and bought it for like 60% discount – great buy – so everyone look [...]