Home Decorating ~ Think BIG!

Decorating your home can be fun and at the same time challenging.  However, I personally feel that you don't have to hold a certificate or degree to decorate your home.  All you need is a good eye for things and the internet!  We can consider ourselves lucky as there are so many write ups, photos, ideas and tips in the internet.  People are sharing and exchanging information about decorating from the patio to the backyard and everything in between.

When we owned our first home, we had a lot of small items that decorated our home, like small picture frames, small little trinkets and we had to wipe the dust off every now and then. One of our friends who has the same passion and 'weakness' for furniture and home decorating like us said "Think BIG and decorate BIG!"  This was an eye opener! Her home had all the BIG mirrors, BIG frames, BIG furniture and it worked out well!

So now all my small decorative items which have sentimental value are kept inside a display cabinet and the bigger ones are displayed out.

The teak cabinet with all my little displays

Divided into three sections : 1st shelf, all things Chinese
2nd shelf, all my miniature chest box
3rd shelf, some of my Dutch heritage on display

My brass Monk and a little puppy
Love the details on his facial expression

My three candle holder Monks, a Christmas gift from a dear friend

Recycle & Reuse~Part 2

A quick update on our Recycle & Reuse project. It looks like our Recycle & Reuse project for the new house will not be 100% materialized.

This is because, after removing some of the cabinets upstairs, on the landing area and at the dining area, it was found that it has been partly eaten by white ants! YIKES!!!

So now, it's left with the built-in cupboards for the walk-in wardrobe and the French doors and windows.

Out you GO!

And you too! You'll have to GO too!

Recycle & Reuse

This house has a wonderful set of French doors and windows. Therefore, we've decided to recycle and reuse some of these items. Things like built-in cupboards are a plenty and are still in good condition.

The French doors, which we will use again for the patio area. The previous owners painted the outside white and left the original wood color inside. We will be removing the white paint and keep the natural brown color.

The French doors from the outside

The White French door

The white paint is peeling off - showing off the beautiful natural color

The French windows at the back kitchen will now be brought to the front entrance

The built-in for the walk-in wardrobe

The cabinet for the study area

Even the swing was left behind. It's hard to find a swing like this now a days. It used to belong to the previous's owner's wife. So roughly we guess that this swing will be about 30 years old. I am planning to paint it RED! I wonder what K will say about this?

Can you imagine this swing in RED?