MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

I found a mirror for our ENTRYWAY REDESIGN!

Craigslist didn't disappoint...

art deco mirror

faux bamboo mirror {I have one in our main floor bath}

greek key faux bamboo mirror

antique gold mirror

vintage gilded mirror

another vintage gilded mirror

Thomasville mirror

gold bamboo mirror

bamboo mirror frame

Do you have a favorite?

Can you guess which one I got?

Yes!

I couldn't believe my luck!  Just what I was looking for, and for $40!  SOLD!

Have a great weekend!

A SHOUT OUT AND MORE PICTURES OF OUR LIVING AND DINING ROOMS

Before anything else,  I wanted to thank Abode Love for the great feature yesterday!

I realized that I haven't shared any updated photos of  our living and dining rooms...

{I finally painted my dining table turquoise}

{Remember the federal mirror from the first bathroom redesign?}

Can you spot any difference?

Yes,  I replaced the suzani curtains in the living room with white curtains to match the ones in the dining room.

I also replaced the jute rug(which is now in the family room) with a cowhide rug.

Thank you again Abode Love!  And thank you all for the sweet comments!

Have a great Thursday!

ENTRYWAY REDESIGN

I have been wanting to redesign our entryway. 

Here is what I have come up with...

Currently, it looks like this...

                                                     

{I hate these tiles!}

  I think the black and white checkerboard flooring will add big impact to a rather small space.   I plan to use 12x12 granite or marble tiles from home depot.

With the exception of the fabric and tiles,  my goal for the entryway is to buy everything else second-hand (i.e.  craigslist, thrift shops, antique stores, etc)

I already own a similar settee that I am going to recover with the Nanjing fabric in Jade.

Then I need to buy:

a nice pagoda/ faux bamboo mirror

a vintage umbrella stand

a sputnik chandelier or similar

accesories

I also need to:

paint the walls white

and

paint the handrails black

I am pretty excited to get this project started!

What do you think?

SNEAK PEAK: MY PARENTS' BACKYARD

Hi!  I'm back!  Here are some photos of my parents' backyard in the Philippines...

The house was built in the 60"s.   This explains my love of mid-century modern design.

It was designed by a famous Filipino architect,  Lor Calma.

{water fountain}

Me and my siblings loved growing up in this house,  I hope you like it too!

GOING HOME AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We are off to the Philippines this weekend!

Boracay, Philippines

I'm so excited to see family and friends!

I'll share some photos as we go along.

But first stop...

Disney!  Hong Kong style.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!

CHRISTMAS CARD DISPLAY

For the past 4 years, we've been displaying our cards like this...

 I got the idea from Martha Stewart...

But I've seen other ways that are just as cute...

pinterest

both from martha stewart

all about you

Do you display your christmas cards?

Have a great weekend!

DIY: BUILDING AN ICE SKATING RINK

First (and probably the most important), you need a level surface. 

Form a frame with 2x6 boards. Here, we have 8 of them  in a rectangle to make a 26'x32'frame. We dont even bother anchoring them to each other; just stand them up.

Next, we draped a 30x40' heavy duty WHITE tarp on top of the boards. Last year we used a blue tarp, which worked fine except that it was more prone to melting when the weather warmed up (A Blue tarp will absorb more heat)

Use logs or stakes (if your frame is on grass) to prevent the boards from falling over towards the outside and fill it with water! (the water/ice will prevent the boards from falling inward). It took about 3 hours to fill our rink up (about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of ice)

Wait for about 3 days of sub-freezing temperature(the colder, the better) and voila!

Building it was easy, maintaining the rink is another story.

Now, we just have to make our own home made zamboni!