Friday 17 July 2009

Episode 217 - Home & Decor - July 2009

Hi guys! Sorry for the lack of update. But here's what I promised in the last post, a summary of my several favourite reads on the July 2009 issue of Home & Decor Magazine (Singapore). This magazine has pretty much everything about interior decor for the home. From furniture to artworks for your living room, kitchen and many more, you can find it in this magazine. It features anything modern and even anything classic for your home.

Here are the highlights for this month's issue of Home and Decor:

Pg 62 & 68 - "Open to the Sun" features a couple's home rebuilt, inspired by their trips to the Mediterranean. Their home is rebuilt with open decks with light coloured themes and alot of glass windows for lots of light and warmth. Check out Pg 64 with the idea of their kitchen utensils being displayed outside under a piece of classic yet modern art piece.

Bread Toaster and Bun Warmer by BrAun

Page 80 - features 5 cool toasters and bun warmers for your breakfast. From Electrolux to BrAun, these steel coated toasters look rather stylish and yet works like a charm for your bread and buns!

Page 84 - "tray with a twist", a great innovative yet simple design of trays which are both practical and have non-slip surfaces.

The 3-tier Serving stand from IKEA

Page 86 - "get a grip" of these serving dishes. You can choose from one-handled to two handled serving dishes. Check out the 3-tier serving dish from IKEA. Great for serving finger food at parties and your Festive biscuits and cakes for Hari Raya or Chinese New Year!

Dish Drainer, ASKER from IKEA

Page 108 - 110 - Organise and characterise your kitchen with these industrialised- looking shelves. Great for those who like easy-to-reach and open style shelves. Also, don't waste the space of your kitchen walls. Fill it up with stacking and hanging racks to put up your kitchen utensils and your lil bottles of herbs & spices.

Page 140 - I lurve the Kitchen's concept of using glossy balck cabinets and a contrast colour for the kitchen countertop. Sophisticated and elegant!

And the best pages are 170 - 175 - "Good Morning" , a guide to dressing up your breakfast with simple deco and ideas. Ideas for your breakfast on the : 1. setting, 2. the tableware and 3. the food!

Page 180 - Tips for eliminating odour of deep-frying in your kitchen to removing foul-smelling spills in the fridge!

Alright, so these are some things that you can look out for in the July's issue of Home & Decor. Make sure to get one and read up and enjoy the illustrations!
Till my next post, Cheerios! xo