Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

Riding Cheap Around School Campus

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 30th, 2012

Last year the oldest just went to college in the city and we had bought her a 2nd hand car to help her go from her apartment to the campus but since gas is so expensive we decided to let her scoot around the city in a scooter instead of a car.   So we went [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Chinese Calligraphy For Chinese New Year

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 13th, 2012

Chinese New Year being early this year – about 10 days from today, I had actually wanted to get some Chinese calligraphy for my home and a few friends who had adopted kids from China.  Unfortunately, Etsy’s owner who does this Calligraphy didn’t reply to my many message inquiring about his work – so I’m [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Laminate Flooring For Cheap

Posted by Trendy Chick on December 25th, 2011

Found some laminate flooring for cheap to finish up our laundry room at our basement and you can find it any cheaper than a yard sale.  They had 10 boxes of these for sale – and we went to buy them immediately.  So I look forward to doing my laundry floor and finally, the kids [...]

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 [...]