Posts from — May 2009

Here’s a useful tip from the folks at FamilyHack describing the ‘Simple Non-Toxic Microwave Cleaning‘ method

Place a large coffee mug that is 1/2 full of water in your dirty microwave oven. Bring to a rolling boil, then let it sit in the closed microwave for 10-15 minutes. Wipe clean with a paper towel

Simple as that!

Here are some extra cleaning tips:

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Here’s a pretty good article from DesignBabylon - ‘10 Questions to Ask When You Are Looking to Hire an Interior Designer‘

Some of the questions in the article are pretty fundamental so much so that often times we find ourselves trying to overcomplicate the selection criteria, the most rudimentary items are then left out.

Some of the questions include:

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Portrait of Nature’s Etsy shop showcases artpieces handpainted/sketched by several family members including mom, dad and their 10 year old princess.

Artworks range from USD10-100 and are grouped into several catetogies – watercolour, sketch, and prints.

Here are some highlights from Portrait of Nature’s Etsy store:

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For a limited time only, the folks at SomethinUrby.com – retailers of excellent wall decals – are offering FREE delivery services for any purchases above RM99. More info after the jump…

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The Malay Mail published a full page article in the Cyberspot section of yesterday’s publication (18May, pg14) featuring me in an interview on How’sHouse! When they approached me two weeks ago, I was excited at the prospect of having How’sHouse mentioned in the local newspapers. Little did I know that it would turn out to be a full page article!

The full article is now available online at the Malay Mail’s website, titled House that How Built.

The article starts off with the origins of How’sHouse and how and why it was created, then heads off to reveal some of my answers regarding my thoughts on the blogosphere. I also reveal how I believe I got my eye for design – from my dad. The most memorable incident for How’sHouse is also mentioned in the article (and I hope there’ll be many more positive memorable incidents to come). Head on over to the Malay Mail’s site to read the article – House that How Built

I’m glad and very thankful that How’sHouse is recognised in a very well received medium – the newspapers – and hope that the publicity generated from this will generate more loyal readers of the blog.

They requested for a photo and I gave them this:

Somehow they chose not to publish this but use the cartoonised image of me (a 21yr old me) from the site itself.  Would’ve been a nice touch as we deliberately took this picture for the article at our place – the How family @How’sHouse. I suppose the editor can’t possibly have been a Manchester United supporter . No biggie, I guess I can now add this picture in my ‘About Me‘ page.

You know, I hadn’t realised this until I was driving home from work yesterday, that the article was published exactly 1 year and 1 day to the day the first article was published on How’sHouse – a very nice coincidence indeed.

Stairs are probably the most utilized elements in most homes. But it is also the element that is least focused on when it comes to renovating or furnishing a home – simply because there is usually no need to spend a large sum of money re-doing something that is already there, totally functional, and usually isn’t an eyesore.

People tend to focus more on furniture and art, protecting their collections carefully and covering them with Aviva insurance plans while neglecting stairs which could be a main focus in the interior design. Stairs are not only practical – with the right approach, they can be show-stopping.

Here’s a collection of some of the most beautiful modern stairs around should you be pondering a change in design for your stairs

WARNING: these modern designs may make you drool. keep a nappy/kerchief close by!

Love the no-rails concept. via Style-Files

via patricia-gray

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Most homeowners with children often try to childproof their home to a certain extent. Whilst it’s true that you can’t completely prevent mishaps from occuring in the home, many of us feel that it is necessary to do what’s required to prevent the obvious ones.

However, have you wondered how dangerous your flat screen TVs can be to children and other home occupants? Read on for some eye-opening stats

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If you’re in search of a local interior designer to help design your new home, Desigva Design might be an option that you could consider. They are located at Solaris Mont Kiara and offer the following professional services:

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Whilst I was still in the mood to look out for geeky cool home decor items, I found this – the Building Brick Candles from Aplustore, ala Lego bricks.

More photos after the jump

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If you’ve never heard of Adobe, this post may well fail miserably to get you excited. However, if there is an inner geek in you that’s exposed to the suite of products that Adobe offers, you’ll be interested to know that MySuiteStuff offers an excellent suite of pillows which include icons for Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash, InDesign, and Dreamweaver.

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