Space and storage are always a problem in most homes. You can never have too much storage while space is a luxury. A trained designer and space planner will easily spot areas where you can gain more space but with these simple steps, you can make them happen in your own home too. 1. Make use of vertical space. Talk to your architect and engineers and tell them you wish to use space that would otherwise be used for roof structure. There are several ways to maximize space vertically when it is ... continue reading...
Designing Our Own Home: My Kitchen Concept
I have been waiting for the right time to share this with you.. We're building our own home and I get to design every aspect of it! Things may be challenging when you are working on a budget. It is different when every pay check you get goes directly into the house fund, but I am excited! It is a modest size house built on three floors. We decided that the ground floor would be the kitchen and informal breakfast area. The design theme will be white Scandinavian with some wood accents. ... continue reading...
How to Organize and Style Your Home Office
If you're a work-at- home mom like me, you'll know the importance of a functional and aesthetically pleasing work space. While organization is a key necessity, I believe that making things beautiful for you-- the person who will be slave to that desk is important. You need to be motivated and inspired to work so styling your home office is something that will be beneficial. The same principle can be applied to any modern woman who is boss of her own office and nothing should stop the ... continue reading...
DIY Ikea Bekvam Stool Revealed
In between interior design work and homeschooling my kids, I finally got to document the final outcome of the Ikea Bekvam Stool that I've been working on. After applying Mod Podge to the whole top surface of the steps, I had to let it dry. I put two coats to secure the cut out wall paper decals. Mod Podge acts like a glue and varnish at the same time. I was pretty pleased with the final outcome. Here are the steps to this DIY project: 1. Assemble the stool body without attaching the ... continue reading...
DIY project: Ikea Bekvam Stool Part One
I'm so excited and can't wait to share with you a do- it- yourself project that I've been working on. The Ikea Bekvam stool comes in an unfinished light wood material and it is meant to be painted and decorated. This stool has been sitting in my storage for quite some time and I finally found a lazy afternoon to do it. I picked a fun sunshine yellow color from Ace Hardware. The smallest can only cost me P400+ and I painted the stool frame with a 2" flat brush. I decided to ... continue reading...
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