Tired of the same view everyday inside your home?
Then it’s time to change the look of your old surroundings, why not do some home makeover? It would be great if Ty here could do it for you but hmmm I guess we need to do alot of wishing upon a sar for that 
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First check if there are some repairs or renovation needed before you indulge with your decorating plan. If you haven’t had any idea how to redecorate your home, you can ask friends or visit show rooms or surf the internet.
It’s simple and fun, and you can even do it yourself. It does not have to be costly, you can change the color of your rooms by repainting the wall and the ceilings, do some redecorating by putting additional accessories in your living room, in your kitchen, bedroom and even garden. Accessorizing need not be expensive too, you can add new throw pillows on your sofa, put new curtains in your windows, put decorative candles on your top of your coffee table or fresh flowers in the vase from your garden, what’s more important is adding your personal touch to your home.
Rearranging furniture can make a big difference, even if using the same furniture it can show your creativity and good taste. It maybe a trial and error at first, but you will be amazed with what you have created later.
It’s nice to see new furniture to go with the new look of your living room, but you don’t have to buy a new one like the sofa, you can still make them look new by doing some minor repair if it is broken, re-upholstering or putting new covers.
By recycling your old sofa, you only not saved money but also help save the environment by not adding additional garbage to the already over flowing dumpsites.
But in case you really want to buy a new one, and don’t know where to put your old one, you can have your sofa disposed by reselling it if still in good condition, or give it away to other people who may want or need it. Another option is you can give it to charity, you have properly got rid of your unwanted things and at the same time have helped others. If the furniture is broken and beyond repair, you can break it down into pieces and can make other used of it.
Life of an Expat
My gosh I cannot believe it has been two years and a half already since we have moved here in Singapore. I can still remember when I first heard from my husband that he was offered a position here in Asia. ( I was already screaming Yehey!!! in my head)
He asked me if I wanted to move and of course I said YES! It happened pretty quickly actually. I knew about it in December and then we moved in March. Moving away was sort of bittersweet, leaving our family, my friends, and places I have grown to love but we were also so ready for a new adventure and a new environment.
Good thing all the immigration papers and moving were all handled by his work. We practically only needed sell our house and pack our clothes. That was the easy part for us.
Our first two months here, we stayed at a service apartment and all our expenses were shouldered by the company while we were looking for a house ( I miss that !). Looking for a house was really exciting, seeing different types of houses and of course by visiting houses, you also see how people lives. If you wanna find a house here, you better get an agent and tell him/her what you need and she will find houses that would suit your needs. We chose a landed house because we expected lots of family to visit us when we are here. We rented a 5 bedroom house. Way too big really for two people but it did serve its purpose. Lots of relatives were able to come and stay with us.
After two years, we have moved from a landed house to a condo. It seems like we do like to CHANGE a lot, don’t we? Well I wanted to move because it’s so darn boring in our neighborhood and even if it’s a very nice neighborhood, I do get scared when I am all alone in the big house. Now that we moved to a condo, I feel safer as I can scream for help if ( knock on wood) something happens. I can go for a swim when I want to and I can easily hop on a bus if I want to go to the mall.
I told myself that we should explore Asia whenever we can and we do try our best. We started of course in Singapore. We visited all the touristy stuff here like Little India, Chinatown, Singapore Science Center and the gardens of course. They are all very impressive and worth your while. We also started exploring neighboring countries like Malaysia and Indonesia. Last year we visited Batam, Indonesia, Malacca, Malaysia and this year we went to a farm in Desaru Malaysia. We will also go to Hong Kong this month.
Expat life is really fun…well actually it does depend on you if you will make your life fun.
I still like living here in Singapore but hey I am very open to new adventures and next year we might be going into a new one! I am not gonna say yet what and where because I don’t wanna jinx it.
The Perfect Faucet
Last weekend, hubby and I went out to search for the best faucet for our home that we will be building very soon. We hard a hard time finding one that really suit our needs. I wanted one that has a pull out spray, and also one that would last long and has a stylish look as well like this Hansgrohe faucet I saw online.
I will spend some more time looking for faucets locally… I know I will find it somehow.
Fixtures for our Dream Home
As I told you in my previous posts, our dream home is on the way to being built in our farms in Palawan. I am sure when the house is almost finish, I will be very very busy shopping for the fixtures. I am sure it would be fun but I know that it can be stressful too trying to find a lighting for our home.
But let me tell you a small secret: I actually already started my search for lamps as I am afraid I won’t find right lightning for our home when the time comes that it’s already needed.
I am already actually eyeing several lamps brands, one is the fine art lamps and the other is george kovacs lamps.
I know, I know it’s still far away but I like planning ahead (and dream ;P).
