Furnishing My Home!

The Christmas month starts in one day’s time.  It is time to start counting down.  Some people love getting the best male enhancement products but for me, I love getting Advent Calendar at this time of the year.  Usually my good friend would send me one.  However, this year,  I told her I found a nice one and I also bought one for her.  It is the Burlap Sack Advent Calendar from Pottery Barn.  It has 25 canvas bags which hang from a jute backing and wood dowels.  It looks very sturdy and I am impressed with the quality.  Can’t wait to hang it up.

Met up with a girlfriend a few nights ago for dinner and we had a great time chatting just about anything from our kids to natural fat burner.  After dinner, we adjourned to a cafe for coffee.  This cafe belongs to another friend of ours and what caught my eyes when I was there was the cute Male/Female WC sign on the wall.  My friend told me that she bought the handcrafted signs from Mooza at Etsy.com.  I just love them, don’t you?

Mirrors are a great way to add some style to any room.  They are used to illuminate dark corners, adding elegance to an area or creating the illusion of space.  Mirrors can even serve as works of art.   If you are looking for mirrors to decorate your home, do check out some of my favorite mirrors below.

A beautiful large multi facet wall mirror is a stylish way of adding more light into a room.  Available at GrahamAndGreen.co.uk.

A pretty mirror with scalloped edges which feature a delicate flower and leaf pattern.   This mirror is handcrafted in India.

A simple rectangular iron wall mirror with lily pad motifs on opposite corners.  This mirror is great for many areas in the house.   It will definitely add interest to plain walls or corridors

My friend who is a personal injury Tucson lawyer just moved into her new apartment last month.  When I was there for the housewarming party, I cannot help loving the way she had decorated the wall of her living area.   She used a set of magnetic white polypropylene flowers to decorate the wall.  That is an easy and super affordable way to jazz up a boring wall.  The flowers are easily washable with soap and water.  I think I want to get some for my bedroom wall now.  They are available at Delight.com if you would like to remodel your 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.