Furnishing My Home!

A friend of mine who works in a career network which connects job seekers who are looking for Technologists & Technicians Jobs, is busy renovating her house right now.  She hopes to get everything done before Christmas.  She loves the colour gray and yellow, and is on the search for some inspiration on how to decorate her home in these hues.  Frankly, I think gray and yellow are beautiful and very classy.  I found a few photos from my favourite home decor blogs and are going to show them to my friend. Hope she finds them useful.

images via decorology.blogspot.com

While my spouse was busy looking up the incredible s price from his favorite online store, I was on my laptop, admiring the beautiful wall which was covered with scrap pallet planks.  You know how much I love looking at re-purpose furniture from wooden pallets.  Katie from MomandHerDrill.blogspot.com made this wood plank wall out of scrap pallets. She removed the ring shank nails from the pallets and put together the wall all by herself.  Isn’t that amazing?  Who would have thought of using scrap pallets to cover the wall eh?  I am so inspired.

Have you checked out West Elm lately?  I am loving its new collection right now.  It is the Global Bazaar which feature items from markets around the world.

Traditional Indonesian ikat patterns on woven baskets made from grass.  Great for storing toys, magazines, towels and knick-knacks.

Beautiful woven plates made from grass are great for decorating a boring wall.

Lovely handcrafted beaded boxes made from bamboo and glass beads.  They are great for storing trinkets and treasures.

Summer is here.  Do you have any summer plans to give your home a makeover?   When I am done reading up on accutane reviews, I have some plans to jazz up the wall in my living room.  Are you bored with your dull-looking wall?  I saw these two wonderful tips on how you can decorate the wall.  They are pretty easy to do.

A wall full of wooden embroidery hoops in different sizes and various colourful fabric.  A brilliant idea indeed.

Wood art above the mantel.

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If you do not know already, I am obsessed with anything that is made from straw  or grass. While searching for barcode scanners, I hopped over to one of my favourite retail stores, Free People’s blog and saw the beautiful displays in their new store in Houston.  There were many straw basket lights hanging from their ceiling. The bottoms of the baskets have been painted with colours and hung on the wall too.   These basket pendant lights are just awesome!

Beautiful and creative

They are great as planters too.

I just love this idea very much.  I hope to find some of these baskets for my home.

Here are two great ideas on how to create some decor in your home.  if you are into DIY stuff,  then I am sure that you are going to love this as much as I do.  I found these inspirational ideas from CountryLiving.com which feature home accessories made from material found at the hardware store.

Cardboard tubes make chic wall storage.  I like this idea a lot because you can use the tubes as storage.  Sure brightens up an entryway.

You can create shelving to the powder room to hold toiletries with an upcycled wine crate or wooden box.  Add shelves to fit the box and then fasten a gilded frame onto the front of the box for a bit of glamour.

Do you know that one of the best ways to decorate your home is by using personalized picture frames?  It is an inexpensive and innovative way to give your wall a new look.  Besides displaying treasured memories of your loved ones, personalized picture frames also give the room a refreshing feel.  There are many types of picture frames around.  It all depends on your taste and preferences.  Start turning your beautiful home into a place of happiness with these picture frames.

I saw this eye-catching Vintage Button Wall Art at one of the decor blogs. Sorry I forgot which blog it was.  This eye-catching collection of buttons add interest to any space in your home.  It is a one-piece solid iron construction which features a 3-dimensional effect.  If you are looking for unique design to decorate your wall, you may consider this Vintage Button Wall Art.

Mirrors are great for adding a statement  to your wall.  It is a very simple decor but it has a great impact on the appearance of your home.  Round mirrors are great to create a warm and softer look.  If you are more towards a modern and contemporary style, then you may want to accent your wall with this mesh wall mirror from Opulent Items.  You can never go wrong with mirrors with using mirrors as accent or as a focal piece in your home.

I am always on the lookout for storage ideas.  I just cannot get enough of them.  I used to stay in a rather small apartment and was always short on space.  I used to read magazines or browse the internet for creative storage ideas for my home.  Here is another great storage idea for the entryway from Remodelista.com.  Though you cannot use it to store scales, but this wall-mounted canvas pocket hanger is great for stashing away keys, mail, sunnies or just about anything you like.