Furnishing My Home!

My friend who loves to collect plates of various colours, designs and shapes asked me if I have tips for her on how to display them.  She has just moved into her new house about a month ago and are looking for ways on how to display her collection instead of keeping them inside the boxes.  I was browsing Beautiful Homes and Gardens and managed to find some really great ideas on how to do just that.   After I told my friend about it, she jokingly asked me if I have any quick weight loss tips   Below are a few of my favourite ideas from Better Homes And Gardens.

Plates can be displayed using a simple plate rack.

Plates can even be hung on the wall like wall art

On top of a mantel

Paint the wall in a contrasting colour.  Then mount unfinished wood shelves on to the wall and you will have yourself a grand display of your precious collection.

My friend who does the ab workout with me, has just bought a bed from Ikea and it does not come with a head board.   She likes its design and after assembling it in her bedroom, she feels that it would look better with a headboard.  Hence, she asked me if I have any idea on how to make a headboard.  I finally found what she wanted from Better Homes & Gardens.  There are so many cheap and chic headboards ideas available.  Below are a few of my favorites.

Just lean three pieces of painted closet doors against the door

Arrange a variety of letters in different sizes and fonts on the wall.  These letters can be found at craft stores or flea markets

Another great idea is to use two single window panels as headboard.  Remove the glass, install fiberboard or thin plywood on the back for safety.  Then cut out your favorite fabric and secure it with spray adhesive.

Create a shabby chic look with a salvaged mantel.  I love its distressed look.

I just found some of the most gorgeous way to decorate the wall from Umbra.com.  I love their design.  Simple and yet elegant.  Below are a few of my favorite items.  If you are looking for ideas on how to spruce your wall, check them out here.

Arbera Wall Tile.  Love this three stamped powder coated steel wall tiles.

A set of 9 molded Daisy with embedded magnets. Beautiful!

A set of 20 chrome plated Wallflower.  Definitely a dynamic addition to any space.

I saw this beautiful wall decor at one of my favorite decor blogs -Desire To Inspire just now and I am so loving it.  The owner of this home is very creative.  She used scraps of fabrics and embroidery hoops in different sizes to create this fun and colorful wall decor.   Don’t you just love the whimsical idea?  The wall looks so alive with these fabric hoops.   Check out the 2 lamps at the side.  Love them.  This wonderful idea to decorate the wall is as great as finding the best weight loss pills. The embroidery hoops are available at thrift stores and if you have some scraps of fabrics stashed away somewhere, it is time to show them off now.

Here are some of my favorite decorating styles from my favorite decor blogs – Decorology.com.

I love the white wooden wall and flooring.  I also love a room with lots of sunlight from the windows.

An Asian-inspired room.

Clean and simple bathroom

A plain sofa surrounded with colorful cushions

Using different fabrics to decorate the wall.

I really like this Twist ‘N Lock Shower Bin which is a great and easy way to organize the bathroom.  You can now keep your shampoos, body gels, soaps, blackhead extractor, brushes away from the floor.  No screws or glue are needed to secure these chrome-plated steel bins.  All you need to do is to twist to lock down the suction cups and voila, you will get your instant shower storage bin.  They can be easily removed too.  So, if you want to de-clutter your bathroom, get a few Twist ‘N Lock Shower Bins from Solutions.com today.

I was blog-hopping yesterday and saw some beautiful decorated rooms.  They are so inspiring as always.   I wish that one day, I can transform my home into one as beautiful as these.

I love how the plates and saucers are decorated on the wall of this white kitchen

Colorful banners on the wall

A magazine bedside table?

Lovely bedsheets in pastel pink and lime green

Photos via Simply Grove & Fry Dog Design

Recently I decided to decorate my stairway wall with some empty picture frames.  One of my friends visited my home a couple of days ago.  An ardent feng-shui fan, my friend said that while it is lovely to decorate with empty picture frames of various sizes, I should not have them on my wall.  It is a big no- no as decorating with empty picture frames would bring disharmony to the family *yikes*  So, before I begin to take any vitamins for hair loss due to stress from any unpleasant things happening in the family, I took all the frames down and replaced them with photo frames and small mirrors.

If you would like to dress up your boring wall, here is something unique and beautiful which I really like.   These delicate Butterfly ornaments were created by Cindy-Lee Davies from the Lighthy design group in Australia and are not just wall decoration. They are designed to reflect the natural life cycle of a product.  Carefully crafted from recycled saucers, the decorative saucers can be wall mounted.  Well, I never knew a broken plate can be made into something so pretty.  So, if you are looking for ideas to decorate your wall, do take a look at these Butterfly Ornaments from TrendHunter.com.  You may also want to check out some wall mounted electric fireplaces which can add a sophisticated ambiance to any room.

When I first saw the Bookwave Hanging Storage, I was bowled over.  It is so cool and I have not seen anything like this before.  The Bookwave Hanging Storage is great for holding your book collection, magazines or even cad drawings.  Besides being used as a bookshelf, it can be used as a room divider or craftly designed curtain.  Made from felt, it can expand to any size.  Check out Materialicious.com for more information.