It still feels weird to me whenever cab/Uber drivers ask me whether my BTO is new and I say yes but then quickly realize that it's been up and running for a year already. A YEAR ALREADY!

Speaking of which, our 1st move-to-own-home anniversary is coming this December!!! And I plan to change things up a little! Nothing drastic or major since we're perfectly happy with our current layout and furniture, I'm thinking more of smaller decorative pieces like artwork and clocks, you know?

Listing down some of the home-related items that I'd like to change so I can start to actively look out for replacements! Selagi aku tak list down the things to do kan, selagi tu aku tak akan buat HAHA:

1. Wall Clock

Our current clock is the generic plastic SGD1.50 one from IKEA and was meant to be temporary tau hahaha easy to be lazy when you know the existing one works just fine!!!!!

Kesian nya rumah cantik tapi pakai jam dinding harga seringgit lima posen je. Hehehe.

We're now looking for a new clock which is simple and preferably wooden with white/brown accents! Haven't seen anything we like so far, not even on our travels and random internet trawlz. The closest one that I like is this one from Etsy, which is SGD140 with shipping:

Two of our friends (from separate groups) recommend the clocks on Society6 too so maybe that's the place to start? So many cute designs! I really do want one without a black border though, so if we really can't find anything else I might just bite the bullet and order the one above from Etsy.

2. Wall Decoration for Living Room

Sekarang our wall decoration for living room is a framed picture of three hexagons in gradient colour linked to each other and new guests will always ask "What does it mean?" hahahahaha apa sak korang, macam tanya soalan existential pls. Kita pun tak tau la, it's just a design we saw, we liked and we recreated.

Tapi honestly kan, what we really want for our living room is this brass geometric wreath!

We actually wanted to buy bendealah ni from this Etsy store tau but it ships within US aje. Meh. I also like this horseshoe shaped version from another Etsy store, maybe if we really cannot find anything else we like, I can try my luck and message the owner to ask if she'd consider shipping out to Singapore. 

I'm still hoping we'd stumble upon something worth hanging as wall art/decoration during our upcoming holiday in Tokyo though, so we'll hold out until January next year for this.

3. Decorative Pieces for Living Room Shelves

Hahaha kesian our living room shelves sekarang ada a mix of random stuff sebab kita belum put much thought into decorating them. But the time has come to put in some thought and it is now!!!!!!!

Picture of the shelves I'm talking about so you all tak terpikir pikir shelves apa ni si dekni berbual:

These 3 shelves in the living room that you will pass by just before you masuk dapur. 

Currently, we have a large Sparkling Snow scented candle and a white candle warmer from Yankee Candle on the lowest level, a glass terrarium from Typo, a Tampines Town Council corporate calendar, a glass vial of sand from our Maldives honeymoon and a crystal cube engrossed with silhouette of Empire State Building from NYC on the middle level and a brown framed picture of us at our Trash the Dress photo-shoot at the top level. Got so random not?!?!?!

Unfortunately I really have no idea on how to re-style these shelves la - what should I add? what should I re-locate? how should I re-arrange? I should really trawl Etsy, Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration soon!!!!! Wahai website website puaka, I am coming for you all soon..........

4. Plants along the Main Door

And by plants, I really mean herbs! You know macam those grow your own herb kits yang very hip and very trendy sekarang? Some people really tergila gilakan nowadays! Yang macam ni la:

Cuma sorry to break it to you people ah, actually ni benda nenek moyang kita dari dulu dah buat seh hahaha. Except dorang punya pokok cili merah, pokok daun limau, pokok daun curry and pokok daun inai LOL

I'm interested in growing both omputeh herbs and melayu-centric herbs (lol) but I'm not entirely sure if Saliheen is okay with them growing outside our main door. He didn't seem to mind when I step cakap "it's about time I have my own cili outside our house!" a few months ago haha! Kesian seh aku, tengah halfway masak sekali realize cili dalam fridge dah habis.

I'm quite malas to pergi cari all the biji biji and soil though, so this will probably be the least of my priorities hwa hwa hwa... Ooh or maybe I can put up some fairy lights or decorative vases at the area outside our main door since we have that area all to ourselves??? Need inspiration! Stat!

5. Wall Decoration for Walkway

Currently we have 1 framed quote on our walkway wall which says "Today I Choose Joy" and as much as I love the quote, I want to "spice" things up a little at the walkway leading to our master bedroom.

I kind of like wooden shadowbox shelves (something like this) but I have a feeling Saliheen won't and will be all wet blanket and say ni benda collect habuk (Lu punya PS4 pun collect habuk ape.....) Plus we'll have to decide whether kita nak leave the shelves kosong or letak decorative pieces... ada added decisions! So now I'm veered towards the idea of something similar but with mirrors instead:

This hanging mirror costs about SGD200 each from this Etsy store but again, it only ships within USA. BUMMER MUCH! If Saliheen isn't averse to having a mirror hanging on the walkway wall then I guess we can start looking out for similar mirror pieces locally or get my handy dandy uncle to craft a piece or two for us.

If he IS averse to having a mirror hanging on the walkway for whatever reason, then I guess we'll stick to the current framed quote until something else that is more interesting comes along.

Actually kan, I CRAZY love the idea of mounting this neon sign from this Etsy store to our walkway wall - if we choose white bulb, it'll still fit our pseudo-Japanese minimalist/Scandinavian home, kan...? Tapi I actually berangan je la, the harga is quite susah nak telan ok!!!!! SGD1840 with shipping wtf!!!!! Harga telan kaca!!!

I'm sure Saliheen will say no to this... kan B kan??? 

Unless you want to say yes then of course I tak akan membantah..........

..... I guess not.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Quote of the Day

We fiiiiinally moved off our fat asses and printed our favourite quotes for our wall frames!

"May The Wings Of Your Eyeliner Always Be Even" is my absolute favourite, of course, because that Saliheen ah - hah! - he couldn't care less if his eyeliner wings aren't even! This print hangs directly above my dressing table, to give me strength and willpower while I fight my daily battle with pesky and uneven eyeliner wings goddamnit.

"Today I Choose Joy" is something that both Saliheen and I agreed on; we have had days when we feel sadness, dejection, and days when people irritate us, infuriate us or cause us grief, and in order to overcome all those emotions, we always tell each other to take the high road, to ignore and/or to choose to be happy instead. We'd like to think that we're fairly positive individuals and we hope that little bit of positiveness is passed on to our guests whenever they walk past our hallway to the common bathroom. Masuk toilet pun nak kena rasa riang ria, beb.

"Work Hard, Stay Humble" is a life motto that Saliheen keeps close to his heart, and now one that he keeps framed up in our master bedroom. Besides loving its meaning, I think the typography is so, so cool and I love it to bits! Saliheen and I are a boring uncool couple (as we all already know) so we need that little bit of coolness to jazz up our space. Hehe.

The 1st print was inspired by an article I read on Beauty High (then recreated by my baby sister because the seller was no longer producing the print) whereas the 2nd and 3rd prints were bought from The Motivated Type.

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How simple and functional and cantik are these decorative wall pieces!

Two Words: Uten. Silo.

I first saw an Uten Silo in one of Essiebutton's vlogs (one of my favourite Youtubers!) and have been obsessed with the idea of having this maha gorgeous wall organizer in my own home since then.

(Source: Beeldsteil)

You can store many different things ranging from cute items such as stationery and postcards and personal notes to more practical things like letters and bills and torchlights and keys - the possibilities are endless!!!

Okay lah, not really endless lah. Obviously you cannot store sayur and ikan and peha ayam in this thing, ape. Benda gitu must store dalam fridge! And a fridge is something that I might not be able to buy if I die die nak this Uten Silo. 

Because you know how barang barang gini kalau ada rupa, ada harga kan?

Seems like it will cost about USD400++ (SGD500++) for this beauty, and that's not including shipping siak. 

Mahal siak. Kalau boleh store ikan and ayam takpe jugak.

I found a similar (and cheaper) alternative called the "I Could've Bin A Container" haha brownie points for creative product name, please.

(Source: Loony)

Apparently it retails for $49 on Land of Nod but the website is currently down for maintenance so I can't confirm what's the currency for that. But in any event, still much, much cheaper!

I also stumbled on this cute DIY tutorial for a super fun fabric wall organizer while researching on Uten Silo: 

(Source: Design Sponge)

SO CUTE!

There's another DIY tutorial using cardboard here but I don't think it looks as good as the fabric one! Tapi kan, even if we do decide to have a wall organizer, I don't think we'll settle for a fabric one or whatever else lah because I still prefer the Uten Silo. Lagi sturdy and lagi easy to clean.

Tapi since it is too mahal then takpe lah. I lebih rela spend that money on more practical and useful things. Like a fridge. A SMEG fridge. OH TAK EH

Note to Self: Buy Gorgeous Carved Glasses

A quick note to self: Buy gorgeous carved glasses like these for new home:

(Source: Northern Collective Style)

Time to scour through department stores and online marketplaces for the best versions and deals! Tried looking at IKEA's online catalogue but the closest one seems to be this whiskey glass, which does not quite cut it. 

Still can't decide whether to use these as drinking glasses or decorative purposes but who cares - they're gorgeous and I FREAKING NEED THEM.

Of Planters and Terrariums

We don't have our keys yet and renovations have yet to begin for our new home (we haven't even found a contractor yet!) but I saw these babies on Caravan Pacific yesterday AND FELL IN LOVE:

(Source: Caravan Pacific)

I tried looking for it in their online shop but didn't see any so I'm assuming this is currently out of stock. Turns out they don't ship to Singapore anyway, but no worries! I knew I'd be able to find something similar on Etsy somehow so off to the tempat puaka I go...