DIY Galaxy Tee!

Hello there, people! Welcome to another DIY post of mine, a sub-feature of the Studio/Kitchen feature. :D

Lately, I've been stunned by the gorgeous galaxy print fashion often seen in Tumblr and fashion blogs. Unfortunately, here in Indonesia, there are still so few stores that have them. AND, if any, they're unreasonably pricey (for my pocket, at least :p).

That's why, my friend Amanda and I decided to make our own DIY Galaxy Tees! Well, tanks, to be exact. (; And we wanna share that with you!

We mainly got the instruction from Wise Rabbit Says, but we added a few of our own touches here and there! (; We'll include our commentary on the process below.

First things first, here are the things that you'll need to make a DIY Galaxy Tee / Tank.

Supplies: a garment (I chose black for my first to-sell collection), bleach, water, spray bottle, acrylic paint, paintbrush or old toothbrush, hairdryer, some plastic bags, glove (optional, recommended if you have sensitive skin).

And now, let the process commence! :D

First mix up a bleach solution of 1 part bleach, 3 parts water and fill your spray bottle with it.
Commentary: We found out that this bleach/water ratio to be not quite effective on our garments, especially Amanda's. With that ratio, nothing really happens and the color change was minimum. So we changed it into about 5/2 bleach/water ratio. Different color and fabric might need different ratio, so don't be afraid to experiment. (;

Next lay out the T-shirt (with nothing around to avoid damage from bleach splatters). Place a plastic bag inside the T-shirt so the bleach doesn't seep through to the back of the garment (optional).
Commentary: We also laid a plastic bag that we had cut out into a bigger spread under our tanks, just to be safe if we do spill some bleach.

Then, start spraying! Start by spraying a little, use your hairdryer to make them dry faster and to see the pattern emerging. This helps you know where to spray next.
Commentary: By hairdrying them, you'll see what color appears out of the bleaching process like magic! Different color and fabric will have different color change. For instance, dark blue might produce pinkish color change, black to rusty brown (like Amanda's), and dark brown to red (like mine).


To help create a galaxy effect, twist the fabric in the middle to form a swirl, spray more heavily in the middle to form the center, and use your hairdryer again!
Commentary: In our first process, we found out that our spray bottle didn't really work as expected. Instead of smooth spray, it only produced big blotches. To get around this, I just poured some bleach onto the middle instead of spraying and then used my fingers to help even them out, and Amanda just kept spraying more! (;

Continue spraying until you get the pattern you want, and use your hairdryer again.
When it's dry, rinse the garment with lukewarm water (this step is different from the Wise Rabbit Says) to stop the bleaching process and prevent it to eat holes in your garment! Then let it dry again.


For the final touch, Wise Rabbit Says instructed to 'use the paint brush to slowly drip and stronger bleach solution (1 part water,1 part bleach- you only need a tiny amount for this) to give the effect of individual brighter stars'.
Commentary: Instead of more bleach, we used white acrylic paint and old toothbrush. Amanda and I had different method for our final touch. Amanda grabbed some of the acrylic paint (mixed with a little water) with her old toothbrush and just flicked the toothbrush to create the 'star drops'. On the other hand, I, too, grabbed some of the acrylic paint with my toothbrush and dabbed it onto different spots of the fabric, sometimes slightly brushing it. These two different methods produced different results as seen above! (; So, whichever you prefer!

And, TA-DAA! There you go, a brand new DIY Galaxy Tee / Tank of your own!

The above picture shows the brown one and bluish black one, instead of the pure black I used along the post. We also wanna thank Wise Rabbit Says big time for the tutorial.
And for you, beautiful readers, hope you enjoy this DIY, cos we certainly did! (; Feel free to experiment with different color and fabric, and share the result or the difficulties you found with us! Hopefully we can help you get around the errors. (; Toodles!

Easy, Yummy Strawberry Cheesecake

Hi again, pretty people! :D Welcome back to another Recipe post. As I promised you in my previous blog-post (and some others through Instagram and Twitter), here's the recipe for the strawberry cheesecake I made for my boyfriend's birthday (which he and his family really loved, so it's guaranteed! :p). It's really easy, I promise you, but it turns out really yummy! My whole family also loves it as well (;


I first got the recipe from BBC Good Food, and reading their title 'Strawberry Cheesecake in 4 easy steps', I was instantly sold! :p However, when they say "4 easy steps", they apparently mean "kind of un-detailed steps". That's why, as usual, I'll be adding my own commentary from my own practice as well! :D I happen to have made this recipe two times, the first one being a trial from which I learned a lot. :p

Let's begin!
To make Amber Lee's french macarons with my twist of cookies-and-cream you'll need...
250 gram digestive biscuits (I used Marie Regal biscuits)
100 gram butter , melted (I used the unsalted one from Orchid)
1 vanilla pod (the same as 2 tsp of vanilla crystal/powder)
600 gram soft cheese (or cream cheese like I did)
100 gram icing sugar
284 ml pot double cream (this one is not easy to find. I myself used topping ace from Vivo, and other recipes recommend to substitute it with whipping cream as well)

And for the topping, you'll need...
400g punnet strawberries, halved and stoned
25g icing sugar

The equipment you'll need...
23cm loose-bottomed tin (I used the 20cm one), baking parchment, plastic food bag, rolling pin, large bowl, dessert spoon, chopping board, kitchen knife, electric mixer, spatula, serving plate, blender or food processor, sieve


Now I'll give you the BBC Good Food's recipe below, paraphrased, accompanied with my commentary. (; (If you find any difficulty understanding the cooking term, check my post on them here.)


1. Make the base: Butter and line a 23cm loose-bottomed tin with baking parchment. Put the biscuits in a plastic food bag and crush to crumbs using a rolling pin. Transfer the crumbs to a bowl, then pour over the melted butter. Mix thoroughly until the crumbs are completely coated. Tip them into the prepared tin and press firmly down into the base to create an even layer. Chill in the fridge (not freezer!) for 1 hour to set firmly.
Commentary: For my second time, I chose to use a blender instead of rolling pin. It resulted in smoother and more even crumbs. BUT, you are recommended to do so gradually (not crushing all 250 gram of the biscuits at one time) - especially if your blender is as old as mine. It will create even smoother crumbs. Plus, for the chilling time, it is at least one hour, never less.

2. Remove the vanilla seeds: Slice the vanilla pod in half lengthways, leaving the tip intact, so that the two halves are still joined. Holding onto the tip of the pod, scrape out the seeds using the back of a kitchen knife.
Commentary: This step is only for you who use vanilla pod instead of crystallized / powder one.

3. Make the filling: Place the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla seeds in a bowl, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Tip in the cream and continue beating until the mixture is completely combined. Now spoon the cream mixture onto the biscuit base, working from the edges inwards and making sure that there are no air bubbles. Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessert spoon or spatula. Leave to set in the fridge overnight.
Commentary: My cream cheese came in the shape of blocks, and they're really hard to beat with mixer if they are just as they are. So, to help my faithful mixer, I chopped the cheese cream blocks into smaller cubes beforehand. This helps creating smoother mixture. (;


Look at this bowl of fresh strawberries!
4. Un-moulding and topping: Bring the cheesecake to room temperature, about 30 minutes before serving. To un-mould, place the base on top of a can, then gradually pull the sides of the tin down. Slip the cake onto a serving plate, removing the lining paper and base. Purée half the strawberries in a blender or food processor with 25g icing sugar and 1 tsp water, then sieve. Pile the remaining strawberries onto the cake, then pour over purée.
Commentary: Thank God my loose-bottomed tin came with a clasp that makes un-moulding easier! :D And remember, sieving the blended strawberries is important! My strawberry sauce got complimented because it was so silky smooth, without the unwanted sediment.


And that's all! It's ready to enjoy with loved ones. (;


So, how was it? Do you think you're gonna try it soon? Let me know how it turns out! (; Happy cooking!

Cookies and Cream Macarons Recipe

Welcome again, people, to yet another Recipe post! Here's another recipe for you, die-hard lover of anything cookies-and-cream! :D

Lately, about anywhere, macaron has been one among the yummy treats most in demand. I recently learned a recipe of Raspberry French Macaron from Amber Lee here, but instead, I gave it a twist. A cookies-and-cream twist, to be exact! (;

Macaron happens to be a yummy treat which has great chance of failure to make. However, thanks to Amber Lee, whose recipe is so detail, complete with her own commentary, I managed to bake my first own batch of macarons almost perfectly! :p I will also add my own commentary from my experience baking them! (;

To make Amber Lee's french macarons with my twist of cookies-and-cream you'll need...

1 cup confectioners’ sugar, 4.5 oz (= 128 g ~ 130 g)
3/4 cup almond flour, 2.5 oz. (= 71 g ~ 70 g)
2 large egg whites, room temperature (no farm fresh eggs! older eggs hold air better, and take them from the fridge the day before or the morning of and let them sit there happily on the counter and warm to room temp)
Pinch of cream of tartar
1/4 cup superfine sugar/baker's sugar, 1.5 oz. (= 43 g ~ 40 g)

For Amber Lee's raspberry macarons, you'll need 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam for filling. But if you want my cookies-and-cream macarons, you'll need 20 g of finely crushed Oreo, and I used cookies-and-cream ice cream from Wall's for filling. (;

Now I'll give you Amber Lee's recipe below, paraphrased, accompanied with my twist and commentary. (; (If you find any difficulty understanding the cooking term, check my post on them here.)


1. Pulse confectioners’ sugar, almond flour, and the finely crushed Oreo in a food processor until combined. Sift mixture 2 times. (Amber found sifting with her usual flour sifter near impossible. Instead she sifted with a simple bowl-shaped sieve.)
Commentary: Since I don't have food processor, I used blender instead with low speed. It worked. (; I too sifted the mixture with bowl-shaped sieve, which is a sieve my mom always uses to dry boiled pasta.

2. Whisk whites with a mixer on medium speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and whisk until soft peaks form. Reduce speed to low, then add superfine sugar. Increase speed to high, and whisk until stiff peaks form, for me it took only 3 to 4 minutes, take care not to over-whip. (Towards the end of whipping the whites, Amber added food coloring - because hers were raspberry, so she added pink food coloring. But, mine is cookies-and-cream, and the Oreo in the mixture number 1 will already give the needed coloring.)


image source: Giver'slog

3. Sift flour mixture over whites, and fold until mixture is smooth and shiny. The amount of folding is crucial. For Amber, about 65 folds was just right. When spooned into the pastry bag, the perfect batter started to just ooze out of the tip once the bag was full. If it stayed stiff inside the bag it was too stiff, if it dripped out too fast the batter was too runny.
Commentary: For me, 65 folds wasn't enough, so I went with about 70 folds instead.


image source: Giver'slog

4. Transfer batter to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain round tip.

5. Pipe 3/4-inch rounds 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Put the tip right in the middle of where you want each macaron and let the batter billow up around it, then drag the tip to the side of the round. (You can pipe 1-inch to 2-inch rounds, but you will need to add cooking time). Tap bottom of each sheet on work surface to release trapped air. Let stand at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes (until the caps look more dull and have formed a slight skin, so that during baking the macaron could puff up beneath that skin and form that pretty “foot” at the bottom.) While they’re resting, preheat oven to 375 degrees (190 degrees in Celcius).

6. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees (about 160 degrees in Celcius). Bake 1 sheet at a time, rotating halfway through, until macarons are crisp and firm, about 10 minutes. After each batch, increase oven temperature to 375 degrees, heat for 5 minutes, then reduce to 325 degrees. Every oven is different, so you may need to play with your oven temperature. The tops of the macaron shells should not brown.
Commentary: For me and my old oven, 10 minutes wasn't enough to bake the macarons perfectly, they came up still kinda wet. So instead, I went with 15-20 minutes. I changed the temperature as well. Preheat in 210 degrees (in Celcius), bake in 190 degrees (in Celcius).


image source: Giver'slog

7. Let macarons cool on sheets for 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Commentary: If macarons stick, pour a little water underneath parchment on hot sheet until the parchment is slightly wet (but not the macarons). It will help soften the parchment and make it easier for the macarons to unstick.

Servings
For Amber's: Sandwich 2 same-size macarons with 1 teaspoon jam. Serve immediately, or stack between layers of parchment, wrap in plastic, and freeze for up to 3 months. It takes only 30 minutes out of the freezer for macarons to be ready to serve.

For mine: Cool the macarons down in the fridge. When cool enough, sandwich 2 same-size macarons with 1 tsp cookies-and-cream ice cream, serve cold. For savings, put the plain macarons on a plate, cover with plastic wrap, put inside the fridge.

Here's how Amber's perfect macarons (with feet) look like:


And here's mine (with no feet yet, huhuu - but still delicious):


Thanks, Amber Lee for the recipe! :D And for you readers, happy baking! Let me know the different fillings and flavors you come up with, or any error/difficulty you find along the way. (; Enjoy!

Cookies and Cream Pudding with Rum Vla Recipe

Hello, folks! Welcome to the first post of Recipes, a sub-feature of Studio/Kitchen feature! :D

As a die-hard lover of anything cookies-and-cream, I challenged myself to create as many recipes with cookies and cream as possible! :p One oldest recipe of mine is Cookies-and-Cream Pudding with Rum Vla. I literally created it myself when I was in primary school (with the help of my mom)! :p It's an easy-to-make yummy treat! (If you find any difficulty understanding the cooking term, check my post on them here.)

To make this you'll need...

For the pudding: 1 sachet of plain-flavored instant pudding powder (I always use Swallow Globe Brand), 120 g of white sugar, 1 tsp of corn flour (maizena), 900 ml of milk (I always use plain Ultra Milk), 1 pack of original Oreo, Rum (I usually use cooking rum).

For the vla: 1 egg yolk, 1 tbs of white sugar, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp of corn flour (maizena), 250 ml of milk.


For the pudding: Mix the corn flour with a little bit of milk in a small bowl until there is no lump left. Mix pudding powder with sugar in a saucepan. Add about 1/3 amount of the milk in and stir them until relatively well-mixed. Start to cook it over low/medium heat on your stove, add the rest of milk into the saucepan slowly while still stirring it. Put in the dissolved corn flour. Keep stirring and let it simmer over low/medium heat. It will take about 15 minutes until it starts to be more thick. Turn off your stove, let the pudding cool down in the saucepan for 2-3 minutes. While waiting, crush all the Oreo (it's your call, whether you want it to be perfectly grounded, or still have big crunches left). Put the crushed Oreo into a glass pudding plate, spread it evenly. Pour in the liquid pudding. Let it cool down for about 15 minutes, then put it into the fridge. (Optional: before you put it into the fridge, once the surface starts to be more solid, stir the liquid pudding with the Oreo inside it. This will help the Oreo spread instead of being trapped just in the bottom of the pudding while the pudding becomes solid.)


For the vla: Again, dissolve the corn flour in a separate bowl first. Mix the yolk, sugar, salt, milk in a small saucepan. Turn on the stove, stir the mixture over low/medium heat. Add in the dissolved corn flour. Keep stirring, until it becomes nicely thick. Pour it into a bowl, let cool down for 10-15 minutes, then put it into the fridge. When it's cool enough, add in the rum (I usually put in 1-2 tbs). NEVER put in the rum when it's still hot, or even warm. Mix it well. PS. For you who cannot have liquor such as rum, you can leave it out and still have a good vla! (;


Serve it cold. Enjoy! (;

Baking 101 - Technique Glossary

Hello there, creative minds! :D Like I said, I have been preparing something really special for Marsha-Go-Round, and this post will be some kind of a sneak-peek to it!

Do you love cooking like I do, but still a rookie like I am? Do you have difficulty understanding the English cooking terms, especially cos you're not a native? You need not worry any longer! :D Knowing how frustrating it is to be so clueless (can you tell I'm speaking out of my own experience here? :p), I took special time to make this small glossary consisting of basic cooking/baking techniques! This will save your time spent Googling around to find out what I mean by them in my recipes (will be posted in upcoming weeks!). :D

Let's start, then!



Beat
Definition: To beat means to rapidly stir a batter to incorporate the ingredients along with air.
Pronunciation: beet (verb)
Examples: Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light and fluffy.

Fold
Definition: Usually egg whites or whipped cream are folded into a heavier mixture, for a souffle, cake, or pie filling. The lighter mixture is placed on top of the heavier mixture, then the two are combined by passing a spatula down through the mixture, across the bottom, and up over the top. This process continues until the mixtures are combined. This traps air into bubbles in the product, allowing baked goods to rise.
Examples: The stiffly beaten egg whites were carefully folded into the cheese sauce to make the souffle base.

Knead
Definition: Bread dough is kneaded to distribute the yeast and develop gluten for an even texture. To knead, pick up the far edge of the dough and fold over the bottom edge. Press down with the heels of your hands, pushing the dough away from you. Turn the dough one quarter turn and repeat the process. When properly kneaded, bread dough will be smooth and satiny, stretchy and no longer sticky.
Pronunciation: need
Examples: Knead the dough for 10 minutes, until smooth, springy and satiny.



Mise en Place
Definition: This phrase means having a place for everything and having everything organized before you begin cooking.
Pronunciation: MEES on ploss
Examples: Carol organized her kitchen according to the French mise en place.

Parchment-Lined Baking Sheet
Definition: A baking sheet (a metal plate where batter is placed) lined/covered with baking parchment.
Examples: Pipe 3/4-inch rounds 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.

Preheat
Definition: To heat (an oven) to a designated temperature before using for cooking.
Examples: While they’re resting, preheat oven to 375 degrees (190 degrees in Celcius).

Pulse
Definition: A method of mixing ingredients in a blender or mixer by using bursts of power in very short intervals.
Examples: Pulse confectioners’ sugar and almond flour in a food processor until combined.

Rotate Halfway Through
Definition: Some ovens might not heat evenly. To make it even, after the batter has spent half of the supposed time, rotate the baking sheet.
Examples: Bake 1 sheet at a time for 10 minutes, rotating halfway through. (Bake for 5 minutes, rotate, bake again for 5 minutes.)



Sift
Definition: To put your dry ingredient through a flour sifter or fine sieve. (menyaring/mengayak)
Examples: Sift mixture 2 times.

Simmer
Definition: Simmer means to bring a liquid almost to a boil over low heat. Simmering liquid is characterized by small bubbles which rise slowly to the surface, usually breaking before they reach the surface.
Pronunciation: SIMM er
Examples: Simmer the pears in the liquid until tender.

Stir
Definition: To use a spoon, whisk, or beater to move ingredients around in a circular motion. Stirring is a more gentle form of beating.
Also Known As: Mix, blend
Examples: Stir the muffin batter just until the dry ingredients are moistened.

Whisk
Definition: The process of using a whisk to blend ingredients together or to incorporate air into ingredients to increase their volume.
Also known as: Whip
Examples: Whisk whites with a mixer on medium speed until foamy.

Source:Recipe Tips ♥ Busy Cooks ♥ My own definition

Hope you find this post helpful! (; Please do share this to your friends who love cooking but are confused with English cooking terms commonly found in online recipes. If you have any suggestion on what to add here, feel free to tell me in the comments! (;

Vintage Hangings

Hello there everyone! Welcoming Monday? Well I hope you don't hate Monday. Cos Monday is really a good day to start the week and be productive! :D It happens to be one of the busiest day of my week, but I still kinda like it :p

ANYWAY. Time for a quick post before I go chop chop with all my works.

I've been meaning to hang some vintage drawings on my dorm room to spice things up. However, I'm still looking around for the best pictures (or pictures that suit me best, to be precise) on the web possible. I've found some but still searchin'. And just recently, I stumbled upon one that I really like! :D I'm sooo gonna print this one!


via: Cole Ads on Tumblr


Toodles for now! :D And I do hope that you have a blast on this Monday! Or, well, just a productive day, that is. :p Have some fun!

Happy Jar

Hello there! I'm back with more DIY personalized gift idea! :D
One of my besties in Bandung, Adela, just had her twentieth birthday yesterday. Twenty is a big thing, right? So we decided to give her something reaaaally special, especially since Adela kinda dreaded the coming of the twenties.
Well, I happened to stumble across something like a decorated jar on the internet, which is a jar that you can display in your room, decorated with old photos from their parents' old yearbook and filled with a candle. So, I popped out the idea of a 'Happy Jar', which is kinda similar to what I found on the internet, but I gave it some twists.
Instead of decorating it with parents' old photos, I wanted to decorate this Happy Jar with photos from our teenagers' era (which are usually dorky, narcissistic, and etc you know :p) to mark the end of it and serve as a memory for her. I also wanted to fill the Happy Jar with our wishes for Adela so that she can open it anytime she feels unhappy or lonely. My other friends agreed. And so, the job was trusted into my hands.


This is how the Happy Jar looks like. :D Pretty cute, right?
So, what do we need if we are planning to make one? Well, quite simple:
1) a medium-sized jar
2) a bunch of old photos (you can edit them so they would look more like old photos)
3) decorative ribbons
4) multi-colored styrofoam snow
5) fancy-colored paper
6) gold strand
7) double tape

Now, let's arrange it into a Happy Jar!

First, measure the width, length, and height of the jar to make sure that you print the right-sized photos.
Second, stick the photos onto the four sides' surfaces of the jar. You can order it as you like, but I prefer it in an orderly arrangement, like an old yearbook.
Third, decorate the jar with decorative ribbons and fancy-colored paper as you like. In my case, since Adela loves pastel colors, I used sparkly violet and pink. I used it especially to wrap the jar's cap, since it was red and didn't match at all with the rest of the color palette.
Fourth, fill the jar with multi-colored styrofoam snow.
Fifth, cut the fancy colored paper into 10 cm x 10 cm size. These smaller pieces of paper will be used to write the wishes or quotes. I used blue for the boys, and pink for the girls. You can also modify the size based on what you need.
Sixth, fold the wishes/quotes papers and tie it with the gold strand. Put and arrange them inside the Happy Jar.
And last, final decoration up to your liking. In my case, I wrote on the top 'Adela's Happy Jar', a quote 'But we're still having fun and that's the key; You are a twenty, and we'll keep loving you.', and repetitively around the edge of the top of the cap: 'Happy Tree Friends'.

... voila! :D
Now your Happy Jar is ready to display or to give as a gift.
Simple yet cute and meaningful gift/decoration, right?? :D

Digali masih ada terus.. Jadi happy ~(‾▿‾~) ~(‾▿‾)~ (~‾▿‾)~ #happyjar

-@LumiereJr a.k.a. Adela

Personalized Door Sign

Hello there, people! Happy happy Christmas again! :D
How's your holiday so far? I hope you are all happy and warm in this festive season.
My holiday has been b-e-a-uuuutiful, and I'll share glimpses of my Christmas season with you soon! (;

Today, however, I would like to talk about gifts. Seems fitting for the festive season, no? :p Well, you have known for sure that I looove adding personal touch to basically anything: from my dorm room, to the gifts I give to my loved ones. (; And now, I would like to share one of the simplest from my collection of DIY (do-it-yourself) personalized gifts.

It is..... *fanfare* personalized door sign, hoorraay! hhas
This is a very simple yet very cute gift you can give to someone. In my case, I made this as a gift to my friend in Bandung, Inggrid, as she had her 19th birthday on Dec 16th.


First, on the previous day, we gave her a voucher saying that she was entitled to have us coming over to her dorm on her birthday, to install a special gift.


Then, on her birthday, we came by silently very early, and install the gift (;

So, how to make this particular cute gift?
Very simple! All you need are:
1) a bunch of polaroids.
You can have some polaroids containing quotes, or sayings, like I did. In my case, it says "This is Inggrid's room. Don't mess around cos we heart her'.
2) 1 metre of rope (enough for two signs, adjust to your needs)
3) a bunch of cute wooden paper clips
4) double tape

Arrange them together: cut the rope into the needed length, clip the polaroids onto it, stick double tape to the back of the paper clips to stick it to the door...


... and voila!
Surely you can add anything you like that will cheer it up a bit; ribbons, for instance. I like to keep it simple though, to make sure that the saying pop out.


And this is my personalized door sign. :D Pretty simple, no? This is very fitting for students' financial condition because it says a lot with very minimum budget! (;
Inggrid was sooo excited to get this present, because she had been longing for a cute door sign. :p My friend, Vinsen, who contributed financially for this gift, said that he loved the saying the most. While my other friend Trissa, who also contributed financially for this gift, said that she loved the paper clips the most. :D

Do you have any idea about DIY personalized things? Feel free to share 'em!


PS. You don't have polaroid camera? No worries! I made this one not with polaroid camera either, but with the help of Photoshop! (;

Sun Nook

'Sun nook' is a term in home decor field referring to a small corner with the lighting comes from the sun. I myself really love the idea of a sun nook, because when you say it, the image that pops into my mind is a tiny, cozy, bright corner - perfect for breakfast with my future family! :D I would definitely love to have one in my future house. The color scheme would be around white, ivory and creme so that it highlights and emphasizes the sunlight that comes into the room. :D I would probably hang a simple painting with simple frame, display some of my future collection of antique plates and big wooden spoons on the wall, and of course, place a beautiful flower vase (with live flowers in it) on the small table in the centre of the room :D



I'm so excited planning about decorating my future house!

Warm Xmas Decoration

Look at these Xmas decorated living rooms! They give you warm feeling, no? :D

Accents

I hope I'm not making you bored by saying this over and over again: but I love vintage-themed and classical-themed things. :p

However, it is related to what I'm gonna post today; because I now proudly present you..... (drum roll, please)
...my first post ever for the 'Decorations' feature! Hooraaaay! :D

In today's post, I'm gonna post about 'accents'. They are the things that accentuate your house/dorm/room, give your own flair to it, and make it unique! (;

As I prefer vintage and/or classical themed things, here are some accents that I would use in my future house:
baskets, wooden board with quotes, and look at that cute white thing beside the board!

vintage and floral pattern

You might also notice beside the accents that the color that I will most likely use are creme, ivory, light pink, and with a touch of brown and maroon... Yeah, until now, they are my fave ones for decoration color palettes, as they give a bright and clean atmosphere, but also comforting. (;

Do you like them as much as I do?
Hhas I do hope that this might inspire you if you're planning to redecorate or accentuate your house/dorm/room. (; And if you have any other accent that you love, feel free to share them in the comments! Leave your url so that I can visit your blog and see the pictures (;

Toodles for now!


Image Source: Pinterest.com