Archive for October, 2008

BedUp

Always wanted one of those hideaway beds for your home? BedUp is an extremely refreshing concept in which instead of the traditional side panel foldaway beds, it has taken hideaway beds to a new concept- by concealing the bed up in the ceiling.
When stowed away, BedUp is raised to the top of the ceiling. What’s [...]

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Painting Tips for Amateurs

My colleague, OT, recently shared a very useful article from Popularmechanics on 5 Pro Painting Tips Every Amateur Should Know. Click here or the image below to read the article.

Getting someone to paint your home can be extremely costly so this is definitely a useful article for those of you who intend to get your [...]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Ways to Save $$$ So You Can Spend on Your Home

Fact- Home renovation and furnishing cost a bomb! Many always start out with grand plans for their new home up until the quote from the contractor comes in. These plans then get stripped down, contractor requotes, stripped down further, requote (well, you get the idea), until the price is right.
This scenario does not apply to [...]

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Straight Line Designs Inc.

Here’s a really quirky furniture manufacturer - The Straight Lines Design Inc. The site takes a while to load but it’s definitely worth the wait. Click here or the image below to access their site.

Here are some unique products which the peopl over at Straight Line Designs have come up with. I strongly urge that [...]

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Verner Panton’s Famous Chairs

Undoubtedly, Verner Panton is one of the century’s most famous designers. Born in Denmark in 1926, Panton’s futuristic designs were way ahead of his time. Panton designed many of his works from his old Volkswagen van and toured Europe looking for manufacturers to buy his work. It was not uncommon for designers to do this [...]

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

HowTo: Make a Polygon Lamp Shade

Polypropylene pendant lights are very popular in contemporary modern day homes. Unfortunately, for anything designer, you’d have to fork out a handsome amount of money to procure it. Despite most local lighting stores constantly putting up banners that sale ‘SALE! Discount up to 70%‘, pendant lights usually cost several hundred dollars even after discount.

Really, these [...]

Monday, October 13th, 2008

HowTo: Make a Shoji Table Lamp

Shoji lamps are basically light boxes which house the bulb(s) in an encasement made of bamboo and rice paper coverings. The rice paper diffuses the light hence throws a calm/serene lighting effect on its surroundings. Some Shoji lamps can get extremely pricey as they are carefully hand constructed with intricate bamboo designs and high quality [...]

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

What You Need to Know About Contractors

Quite a few people have asked me about contractors and how to get a good one. Here a some tips I’ve compiled which hopefully will provide you with a bit of a heads up looking for a contractor and handling him afterwards.
1. I am not a licensed contractor. License? What license? Who’s a licensed contractor [...]

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008