Archive for July, 2008

HowTo: Make Bath Bombs

Love to indulge yourself in a longbath every so often? For mood- add music, dim lighting, some candles, perhaps even a glass of wine or champagne (bordering on overindulgence, i know!). For effect- bath bombs!
Bath bomb? What’s a bath bomb? Sounds ‘bahaya’ - I can only associate it with the toilet bombs during my high [...]

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Perfect Livin’ 08- Lifestyle Exhibition

Mark your calendars for Perfect Livin’ 08 to be held in the KLCC Convention Centre from 7-10 August. Perfect Livin’ 08 is a home and lifestyle exhibition which will feature home and interior design concepts and products and I’m hoping that there will be great deals and steals for its visitors.
The organisers have split the [...]

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

How’sHouse articles now featured on Estate123.com

How’sHouse is now a permanent feature on Estate123.com- one of Malaysia’s leading property portals. Estate123 is a unique property portal that boasts over 6,638 property listings currently, a price analysis tool as well as a user friendly online helpdesk feature called Nina. They currently have a presence in both Malaysia and Hong Kong and they [...]

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Dakota South Apartments- My Uni Dwelling. pt 1

During my undergrad and postgrad uni days in Brisbane, Australia, I stayed with several groups of friends in several locations around town. In the first 1.5 years, I moved around within Toowong and Indoroopilly- two suburbs infested with students as it’s geographically very close to the campus. However, in my final undergrad year and throughout [...]

Monday, July 28th, 2008

The Hive

Freshome published an article featuring ‘the Hive’, an interesting shelf with hexagonal compartments with alveoli motifs for the shelf backing. The Hive is created by Mostapha El Oulhani. Read more about the article from Freshome here.

It so happened that when I was at G.D.O Kota Damansara last weekend, I came across something pretty similar. It [...]

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Twig furniture? Are You Sure You Don’t Mean Teak?

Yes, you heard right. I said Twig.
The Twig bench and cube by PINCH is really a homogeneous product. It can either be used as a bench or a great looking coffee table. Wood strip/chips/circles are gaining popularity as components for modern contemporary furniture.

Click here to view the details of PINCH’s Twig bench and cube.
The twig [...]

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Hanging Fishbowl

This Fish Bubble Wall Aquarium from Seven Seas Aquarium sure makes me want to have fishes at home. As with many great innovations, they’re usually designed with simplicity in mind and this wall hanging aquarium truly fits the bill. It would definitely be a great addition to any home. Why hang a piece of art [...]

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Red Apple Furniture Sale

By chance, when passing Dunia Perabot (situated near Desa Petaling, by the Seremban Melaka highway) whilst on my way to a company event yesterday, I glanced upon a sign at Red Apple’s window display which read…
SALE 18-21 July
Yes, that’s right.. Red Apple’s having a SALE. Seems pretty low profile to me. I did a simple [...]

Friday, July 18th, 2008

From Plain Glass Table to Designer Etched Table

Whilst still being hung up on the coolness of wall decals (see my previous post on Wall Decals here), I found this on my favourite DIY site, instructables.com. This instructable by Code128 teaches you how to ‘etch’ designs onto the underside of your glass table. It’s a great DIY project if you still aren’t sold [...]

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

1 Line Spice Rack

The 1-Line Spice Rack by DESU Design is a clever product- simple and functional. I especially fancy the little provision in the rack for your balsamic vinegar or olive oil bottle and I feel that it is this feature that truly accentuates the spice rack’s design.

Buying this rack will set you back USD199, which includes [...]

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008