The Colour for 2012

Every year mesti ada theme colour set by a group of mat saleh in US.. this year diorang set kan tema kaler untuk 2012 is TANGERINE TANGO!
Nak tau camne rupa tangerine tango? haaa.. tengok contoh2 kat bawah.. leh la nak buat tema baju Raya tahun 2012 kan? ahaks!

Alcove

Apa itu alcove? Dalam hiasan dalaman, alcove ialah ruang antara 2 dinding yang biasanya lebih ke dalam dari 2 dinding tu. Biasanya kita tak ada idea bila mcm mana nak hias rumah bila dinding ada ruang, betul tak? Ianya bukan sesuatu yang tak elok atau sesuatu yang mencacatkan rumah kita tapi sebaliknya kita boleh jadikannya satu ruang yang banyak kegunaan. Majoriti pemilik rumah akan jadikan alcove sebagai rak buku, display shelf atau pun ruang untuk meja study dan macam2 lagi.. termasuklah sebagai pantry di dapur..

So, now, check balik rumah anda, ada alcove tak? kalau ada, boleh try idea idea ni..

Jalan-jalan Tengok Rumah - Nadayu

Nadayu.. what more can I say? it is nice!

the only turn off is the area.. please check it out, perhaps you will like it?

Jalan-jalan Tengok Rumah - Single Storey Semi D in Semenyih

Aku memang suka jalan2 tengok rumah sejak azali lagi, tapi my hubby was not like that and he always gave me one weird look if I told him I want to check out newly built houses during weekend joyrides.. Paling teruk is when I was carrying my first baby back in 2006, macam dah jadi satu benda yang aku ngidam! yes.. i know mmg pelikss.. aku ngidam nak jln2 tgk rumah org.. especially kawasan rumah baru2..

Yang paling best, now my hubby pun dah start suka giler jln2 tgk rumah since we just bought a new semi detached in Kajang Selatan.. FINALLY!! both me and hubby are sharing the same interest!

Somewhere in end of April, we went to Semenyih and we saw single storey semi Ds that were just launched. The layout of the house is not that bad.. its quite spacious for a single storey and the yard is quite big too especially for corner lot. Intermediate lot is also nice and I would say the yard is ok, not so big and not so small..

Check out the photos (i quietly snapped.. shhh...) and you decide for yourselves.. enjoy!

The 3 photos above were taken from the 2nd show house, without furniture whilst below are the photos taken from the main showhouse.. (sorry for the quality of the photos.. i used my iPod! gara2 takut org marah hehe)

(love the shoe prints of the above roman blind.. so cute!)

Holiday at Palace of the Golden Horse

2 hari lepas kitaorg stayed in Minister Suite kat Palace of the Golden Horse.. actually dekat giler dgn rumah.. saje je nak rehat2 tapi tak nak gi jauh2 sangat takut penat, letih bagai.. dahlah bawak 2 budak2.. mmg susah sikit nak uruskan diorg nih..

Enjoy the pics of the room below.. interior dia style lama sikit.. not really my taste.. aku cuma jatuh cinta dengan arm chair kat 2nd living room tu.. huhuhu.. akan usaha cari kat kedai untuk rumah baru nanti yezzaaa..

** checkout the arm chair yang aku suka kat atas ni.. duduk atas kerusi tu mmg best

** my boy baru nak keluar from powder room (i think its called powder room)

** our in-room dinner

** our in-room breakfast

Jalan-jalan Tengok Rumah - Bayan Villa

We did an impromptu visit to Bayan Villa, Bukit Ikhlas showhouse today. Just nak tengok2 how does it look like since we knew about this housing project, 3 years ago. The entrance is a bit disappointing coz its too far from the main road. But the layout of the building is nice. I said the building only coz I don't really like the narrow road and the parking spaces. Macam tin sardin je or at my office, its called 'buddy parking' as the cars will block each other and I don't know, maybe you need to pre-warn your neighbour or need to make pre-arrangement or what for the parking.

However.. I do like the design of the showhouse for Duplex and 3+1 Condo.. very nice.. salute to the Interior Designer for the marvellous design.. i really2 like it. Maybe I'm not gonna buy the house coz its a bit way over my budget but, at least we can 'copy' the ideas..

So far dah banyak show house yang kitaorg survey, I would say this is the best design so far.. susahla kan nak cakap sebab takde gambar and takleh ambik gambar. Just read my description je la and I will try find some examples from pakcik Google kalau2 ada yg sama.

Yang kat atas ni, floor plan untuk Duplex, quite similar to a double-storey terrace house, ruang bawah kecik sikit tapi atas agak luas. Aku suka layout dia coz kedudukan bilik, ruang2, bathroom tak macam biasa (selalu rumah teres straight je..), yang ni ada hallway from one room to the other.

Bahagian courtyard tu ngadap garden and a very nice long fish pond (gambar 2).. memang nampak very soothing and relax..

Kat bahagian master bedroom of the showhouse, diorang knocked down the wall in between the study area dan buatkan bilik tu nampak besar gile. Diorang just letak divider kayu to separate the bed and study area.. mmg cantik.

Paling menariknya.. diorang guna banyak elemen kaca to bring lights into the house. Even the wall+wardrobe kat bilik air master bedroom is made of transparent glass.. memang cun! like it so much.

Another thing yang aku suka about the design (this one for '3+1 Bedroom' punya unit) is the small pantry yang diorang bina kat bahagian alcove dapur tu.. very nice! ( i wish i had the photo of the pantry!)

Sangat2 happy balik dari Bayan Villa coz I have tonnes of ideas for my new home now.. hehehe

Tips untuk wallpaper

I'm sure ramai kaum wanita suka wallpaper and nak letak wallpaper kat dinding2 rumah kan? Selalunya kita boleh nampak 'keserabutan' rumah kalau letak wallpaper yang terlalu banyak corak and covered the whole house pulak tu. Salah tu.. Wallpaper patutnya tak payah cover sampai satu rumah, cukup untuk feature wall and sebahagian dinding sahaja.

Make sure corak wallpaper tak terlalu sarat dan coraknya mestilah sesuai dengan theme rumah.. kalau rumah style modern kontemporari, janganlah pulak letak wallpaper untuk English country style..

One more thing is, untuk rumah English style pun, janganlah sampai corak bunga penuh satu rumah. Just letak wallpaper kat satu bahagian dinding dengan corak bunga kecil2 ataupun yang tak terlalu banyak warna..

Boleh tengok contoh2 kat bawah untuk dapatkan idea.. kredit gambar untuk Ideal Home

Before that, just nak tunjuk corak wallpaper Laura Ashley yang baru ku beli sebab its on sale kat Isetan KLCC.. just RM60 per roll, harga asal RM99.. agak poyo la kan sebab rumah baru hanya akan siap end of next year!

Ok, enjoy these photos taken from Ideal Home magazine (my favourite magazine)

my passion

Aku tersangat2 minat dgn interior design.. thats why rumahku yang kiut miut ni dah makin kiut coz barang banyak sgt and i have no idea where to store all those furnitures, home accessories and etc.. nak tunggu rumah baru, lagi 1 thn lebih baru nak siap.. so now, while planning the design for my new home next year, i'm also looking into improvising the design of my current home... what i just changed is the hiasan kat atas TV tu.. used to be a place where i put all our photo frames but now i have removed them and replaced with BOOKS!.. well, believe it or not, books can be the most stylish home accessories, you don't have to buy all the expensive things... you can just use books and tadaaa! it looked nice also..
I also like the idea of having a space for me to use my lappy and at the same time watching Faris & Sofea playing at the living area.. and at the same time reaching for my books after i'm done blogging! (anyway.. semua ni pun sebab rumah ku tersangat comel.. pastu adik2 ipar tinggal sekali, tambah lagi dgn bibik sekali so dah takde space nak jadikan home office.. huhuhu.. tunggu umah baru la nampak gayanya..)

One more Tips: Tak payah meja mahal2 or besar2 sgt.. aku guna meja lama, covered dgn alas meja yg labuh and there you are.. looked so sweet kan?? underneath the desk aku letak budak2 punya toys.. see, it can be a very good storage idea!

dapur baru yg menceriakan suasana

ni utk tatapan ma..
terdelete gambar dapur lama so takleh nak compare before and after..
kak mah kata kaunter tu mcm kat office sekolah dia.. ceh!