cheaper bathroom

this could be a trifty version of this bathroom. not bad huh?

- from design*sponge

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the bed i was looking for

me love! also the purple theme of the bedroom!!

- from crate&barrel

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Furniture research

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my another obsession

tiles.
lovely glossy tiles perfectly organized and glued on the wall.

beauuutiful pictures that reminded me of my long-time obsession (from Design*Sponge):

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tada* finally!

since my confession about my love for silhouette drawing (also with the confession on my laziness that never brought me to actually get to work on it) in my previous post, i *finally* did it! have to say i am quite impressed how it turned out as it was purely drawn on my laptop touch pad with my right hand index finger : )

i was actually working on my new website www.plainjaneoh.com (mostly just for fun), and needed some idea to decor the hp. i was very happy when it finally occurred to me (why not earlier?) i should make a self-portrait in silhouette drawing – and voilá!

 

for those who are enjoying it, here, opened for custom orders for a cute lunch maybe ; )

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silhouette paintings

<image from design*sponge here>

i have a huge crush on picture frames (like many others i believe). and a beautiful collection of them almost give me a fetishistic excitement.

same for the black silhouette ink drawings. believe it or not, i dreamt of illustrator at some point in my life, and started noticing those mysterious silhouette paintings from time to time in flea markets (many times in seductive old picture frames). always thought i would rather create my own, but never got to it for my lack of determination. with a little research, found out those black silhouette drawings were started as a cheaper alternative for portrait drawings in 18th century, but their flat depiction is indeed the beauty of them as it accentuates the subtle detailed line within its dull surface. the ones shown above are by Abra Ancliffe which is wittily unconventional as each face contains another face in itself as if the person is ‘thinking’ of another. i have to say i still love the original black drawings better, but definitely a combination of worn-out gold frames with those black silhouette drawings are the unbeatable charm!

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Blake Dollahite

i am usually not a big fan of minimalism, but the simple and clean yet organic, warm style of Blake Dollahite’s house won my heart!

source: design sponge

the combination of rough vintage and refined modernism makes such a perfect balance.

it’s one of the moments when i feel frustrated with new york life whenever i see those beautiful houses when no luxury for space is allowed for my tiny home. guh!

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material#1 ‘keys’

found at the corner shop of orchard/broome

keys: keep your wallet safe

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