http://www.howshouse.com Design.Renovate.Furnish.Live with... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:33:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My most recent trip to Bangkok was a chilled out, very relaxed sort of trip as we've seen all the tourist attractions and famous landmarks during the trip prior to this one. My next few blog posts will probably detail some home-related stories from this trip. Instead of shopping for clothes, ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/11/17/siam-discovery-centre/ Homedec- Malaysia's largest home showcase- is back and will be held from Nov 13-16 at the KLCC Convention Centre. Exhibition hours are from 10am to 8pm. The exhibition will be split into the following categories, mainly covering the key areas of home decoration and renovation: - Audio Visual Equipment - Electrical & Home ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/11/14/the-weekends-attraction-homedec-08/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/29/bedup/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/24/painting-tips-for-amateurs/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/22/ways-to-save-so-you-can-spend-on-your-home/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/20/straight-line-designs-inc/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/15/verner-pantons-famous-chairs/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/13/howto-make-a-polygon-lamp-shade/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/08/howto-make-a-shoji-table-lamp/ 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 ... http://www.howshouse.com/2008/10/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-contractors/