here's how it looks after i finished the entire back!
here's how it look before the individual shelves went in.
voila!
IKEA Billy bookshelf hacked.
click here for Part 1
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DIY - Weekend Project IKEA HACK BILLY Bookshelf Part 2
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IKEA buys this weekend
Not in the picture above:
I also bought 2 pots of money plant and 1 set of tea towel which i can't seem to find the online picture on the IKEA website. It's comes in pink, teal and brown. I bought the brown 2 piece set. one was in solid brown and the other was with white small polka dots. Really sweet.
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Stirling HDB Terrace - DIY Macrame aka plant pot holder
Ritey, I'm going to sleep now, shall post the steps another day.
Hope everyone likes this DIY!
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DIY - IKEA Billy bookshelf hack with sticker/film
V: This photo here is for you! Here's how it looks..
the package comes with 2 stickers to pull the backing away from the sticker
now you can "tear" the backing away from the sticker. I tried to do without the 2 stickers and couldn't!!
i used an old photo album to press the sticker down and to spread the "bubbles" out
here are some of the finished photos after this little DIY is done.
Hope you all like it!
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Stirling HDB Terrace - Car print plates
And the car print plates are too cute to resist!!!
I'm going to let my son use them when he gets older, I think it makes eating more fun!!
Don't you think so?
xoxo
velle
what a wonderful thursday.
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Stirling HDB Terrace - DIY Cafe Curtain
I've been meaning to do this for the longest time since I last went to Hokkaido in February. It was then that i chanced upon this little cafe that had the cutest lace curtain by the window. And you know what?
My fave $2 Daiso is selling these curtains!!!
This is a super easy DIY. In fact, it's not much of a DIY i would say because all you need to do is to just buy the items and put them up yourself.
Easy like a sneeze!
here is the Cafe Curtain from Daiso. I've chosen a "flower" print.
The curtain rack I bought from Japan Home because Daiso didn't have the length i needed.
here's how it looks now after putting up the rack and curtain.
here's a view when i sit down by my study desk.
I get a partial view of my planter and stairway.
sigh.
i think it's so romantic!!!
i think i shall go get a cup of hot strawberry tea and sit by my window now.
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Stirling HDB Terrace - Franc Franc Buy
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| my son's dinosaur is in need of some campbell soup! |
I have a campbell tee designed by Andy Warhol where i wear it at home and nobody knows and I almost bought a campbell soup poster from the MOMA shop years ago but resisted because it was pricey.
I may not be like iron lady chef who is going to own a pair of campbell soup lamp shades but now i have another campbell soup collectible and that is a cushion!!!
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Stirling HDB Terrace - Banker's Lamp
hubs bought me this for our monthly anniversary.
*hearts*
i think my study corner is more or less complete!
I've just added a new poster on my wall too.
Shall take some day shots this weekend to show.
stay tune!
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here's how it looks from the outside of my window.
I've just added a new poster on my wall too.
Shall take some day shots this weekend to show.
stay tune!
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Reno@Hougang Maisonette - Photos of upstairs before the hacking starts!
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| Bedroom 2 - Blue |
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| Bedroom 3 - Green |
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| Master view 1 |
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| Master view 2 |
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| Master view 3 |
Iron Lady chef has chosen her appointed contractor on board officially today!!!
Here are some of the upstairs photos before the hacking works starts this Tuesday. Permit was applied last Thursday. Today she met us and the contractor and we have passed the baton - "keys" over to the contractor.
YAY!!!!
now comes the show.
click here for photos downstairs.
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DIY Felt flowers
"Pom Pom" Felt flowers
"Rose" Felt flower
"Swirl" Felt flowers
i just did these over the weekend.
will post DIY process soon!
i really need to sleep now...
xoxo
velle
ps: you might be wondering why i'm doing so many felt flowers. it's because my colleague was asking me what i can do with my fingers for her up and coming fund raising program where she needs to sell things to raise money. So i said I can do felt flowers into pins, brooches, hairbands etc!
I'm just doing a dozen for try outs. Not sure whether will it sell.
ps: you might be wondering why i'm doing so many felt flowers. it's because my colleague was asking me what i can do with my fingers for her up and coming fund raising program where she needs to sell things to raise money. So i said I can do felt flowers into pins, brooches, hairbands etc!
I'm just doing a dozen for try outs. Not sure whether will it sell.
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DIY Felt Flowers - Pom Pom types
I've done 3 different designs so far and today's one is just on the Pom Pom ones.
step 2: cut the felt into 30cm long by 4cm wide , fold it along the long side into half and glue the long open ends.
Clip/Peg the sides as you don't want to spend your time pressing on to it while it dries.
Meantime you can cut another piece of 30x4cm felt for another flower.
step 3: once the glue has dried on the sides, snip at the folded edge.
step 4: here's a clearer picture...you will start to see the "pom pom" frills appear now.
step 5: once you have snipped along the entire 30cm length, apply glue on the un-snipped portion as shown in the photo and rolled it tightly like a ball from left to right along the glue area (or right to left, any direction is fine).
step 6: Voila. Pom Pom Felt flowers.
Are you all set to do some felt flowers now?
xoxo
velle
Are you all set to do some felt flowers now?
xoxo
velle
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DIY Felt Flower Hair Clip
i do hope they will sell well.
My colleague was asking how much do i want to sell it for, then i went "erm, $1 for one?"
My colleague went "siao ah! all the effort and time!! No lah!"
Then i went "ok, up to you then."
hmm.
i think i will only buy it for $1 a piece cos I can make them myself!!!
don't you think so?
How much will you spend on a hair clip?
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Reno@Hougang Maisonette - How the debris is being removed
Hacking works started yesterday after the floor hacking permit was approved. So this was the debris which was collected from yesterday's hacking.
The dump truck is here to collect the pile of debris. A worker is on standby mode.
The worker then cautions the driver to reverse and he hooks a big hook from the truck to the container full of debris.
The truck then pulls the container up.
and lifts it onto its back like a haversack!
and it is all ready to go!
and we have gotten our permit for hacking the walls downstairs today!!!
YAY!
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Reno@Hougang Maisonette - Hacking works in progress
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| View from common corridor |
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| kitchen area |
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| kitchen cabinets removed |
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| staircase floor tiles removed |
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| Living and Balcony |
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| Dining area |
Yesterday all the floor tiles and cabinetry on the lower storey were all removed. Today the hacking works continues upstairs for the master, bedroom 2, bedroom 3 and 2 bathrooms.
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Reno@Hougang Maisonette - Tiles selection
Iron lady chef was very decisive with her choice of tiles this afternoon.
Obviously she knows what she wants and what goes with what, no doubt about that.
I personally think the overall palette of her choice of tiles is very pleasant.
The tiles chosen are simple, the right texture/colour and even to the point of being understated - which i think it's a good thing because it will then bring out her furniture, kitchen, feature lamps and the soft furnishes.
Just the other day she was showing me a bunch of photos of all her buys from mouse towel handles, squirrel door stopper, woodpecker door knocker etc etc. Many were animals related!!!
I immediately thought of Noah's Ark.
here are some of the closer look photos of the tiles selection
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here are some of the closer look photos of the tiles selection
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Reno@Hougang Maisonette - Accent wall tiles
yes? no?
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Hougang Maisonette - Designing as the reno goes along
Iron Lady Chef's idea was to have them at the bathroom area.
So we did a rendering for her to see. I think the overall look is quite refreshing!
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DIY Felt Flower Tutorial - Dahlia Felt Flower
So here goes.
step 1: you will need glue, scissors, pinking shears, felt and cardboard.
step 2:
cut a 3inch diameter circle of felt and a 2inch dimeter circle of cardboard.
next cut 1 long piece of 1.5inch thick, 1.25inch thick and 1inch thick separately
Then you will need to wrap your cardboard with your 3inch circle felt.
step 3:
cut them into squares. So now you have 1.5inch , 1.25inch and 1inch squares.
You will need approx 15 1.5inch squares, 13 1.25inch squares and 9 1inch squares.
Cut each square into a petal shape as shown in the photo.
step 4
put glue on both ends of the base of the petal and fold it into half.
Let it dry.
Do this for all your petals.
Step 5
Array your 1.5inch petals first on the cardboard felt.
Stick about 1cm of the tip of the petal on the cardboard.
Once you have finished gluing the first layer of petals, repeat the steps for 1.25inch and 1inch petals.
step 6:
you should have a flower like this now
step 7:
use your pinking shears to cut a thin strip as shown above and roll it tightly into something like a cinnamon bun.
step 8:
Stick the piece of felt into the centre of the flower.
step 9:
your DIY Dahlia Felt Flower should look like this!
and here are some photos of my son playing with the felt flower.
enjoy!
xoxo
velle
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DIY Felt Flower Dog Collar
i made the flowers and hubs made the dog collar this morning.
we are giving it away as a present to a friend.
hope it fits cos we haven't the faintest clue how thick a dog's neck is!
we did the collar measuring adjustable length of 40cm-48cm and 1 inch thick.
Collar is made of black leather
Flower is made of felt
hope it fits cos we haven't the faintest clue how thick a dog's neck is!
we did the collar measuring adjustable length of 40cm-48cm and 1 inch thick.
Collar is made of black leather
Flower is made of felt
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Hougang Maisonette - Walls all gone on the lower storey and more updates
The permit for hacking all the walls came the next day after the permit was approved for the floors and so within 2 days, all the floors were hacked and all the walls on the lower storey were hacked as well.
All the tiles have arrived on site too.
We will be meeting the contractor soon to confirm the setting out of the tiles, layout, pointing etc.
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| Panoramic view of kitchen |
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| Panoramic view of dining |
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| View of living room+balcony |
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| View of living room+balcony |
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| view of master |
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| bedroom 2 |
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| bedroom 3 |
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| common bath |
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| cornices removed |
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| Future Powder room |
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| skirting removed |
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