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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: September 2012
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Saturday, September 22, 2012. Our first guest on our new dining table! This cheeky baby lizard has been around the house since. Choosing our dining table had been a hard job when we have thoughts of getting a chandelier. From our love-at-first-sight for a one piece hard wood table, we changed our minds when we thought of how the crystal chandelier wouldn't fit the wooden table. At the end, we decided on a stone table. We chose a black granite slab - ...
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: January 2013
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Monday, January 14, 2013. I was looking through the pictures when we first gotten our place to see how much have changed since the work-in-progress started about 6 months ago. All the blood, sweat and tears is so worth the outcome. Take a look at our magic makeover! The Hall - Before. The Hall - After. We've taken away the railings which gives it an illusion of space. Master Bedroom - Before. Master Bedroom - After. Guest Room #01 - Before. Eh, not t...
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: Take a Second Look
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Saturday, August 18, 2012. Take a Second Look. Ever since my mum passed me a newspaper cut out from The Straits Times on 2nd hand furniture shops, one of my favourite hang out places to look see look see is Hock Siong and Co. Their furniture is relatively in good condition and most of them are old furniture from Hotels. So the quality is there too. Http:/ www.facebook.com/hocksiongco. Ith $300 spent, they'll do delivery to your door step. Somehow I f...
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: Mission Impossible (Part 4)
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Saturday, December 15, 2012. Mission Impossible (Part 4). Another update on the progress of my stunt. The last post was mostly about making your own matching buttons. This time, what you see is not completed in a day. It was done during the weekends, span across one month or so. That is because the back rest of the sofa took tremendous time and effort to complete. It felt like forever. The upholstering done is in traditional style - Hammer and Nails!
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: Magic Makeover
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Monday, January 14, 2013. I was looking through the pictures when we first gotten our place to see how much have changed since the work-in-progress started about 6 months ago. All the blood, sweat and tears is so worth the outcome. Take a look at our magic makeover! The Hall - Before. The Hall - After. We've taken away the railings which gives it an illusion of space. Master Bedroom - Before. Master Bedroom - After. Guest Room #01 - Before. Eh, not t...
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: Mini Upholstery Projects
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Saturday, January 12, 2013. I call these mini projects because you can get them done in a few days or in a day. Compared to the upholstery of the previous 3-seater, these are simple! I wanted the matching fabric used in my bedroom for my dresser stool. It was the easiest upholstery work done in 2 hours. That includes the dismantling, cutting and sewing of fabric, re-stapling and assembling it back. This was the original look. This time, mum decided t...
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: October 2012
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Friday, October 12, 2012. I learnt a lot from my Chief gardener - Grandma. My garden have been neglected ever since we took over this place and the grass patch is full of this weed - La Lang. It's not long enough yet to start sprouting flowers, but it's bad enough to be killing the nice grass that was originally there. My Chief gardener weeding the chaos. I helped with the weeding too! This was before. The army of young Lalang. Usually it's muscle cr...
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: Dress Me Up - Final (Part 3)
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Dress Me Up - Final (Part 3). It's been some time since I updated the progress of my lamp shades. Honestly, I didn't do much for the Victorian lamp shades that I sooo raved about. I lost a lot of steam after searching so long for the perfect lamp shade. You guessed it! I couldn't find any suppliers locally that sells the skeleton of my perfect lamp shade off the shelf. They are mostly custom-made and are super pricey!
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: August 2012
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Dress Me Up (Part 1). I wanted to do a face lift for this. Bought a huge bag of crystal parts from Hock Siong and Co at dirt cheap prices and organza fabric. My mum's the master seamstress, so I did the ground work to piece the crystals together. Yes, I even put them in sequence how it should hang from each pane. I'll keep you posted once we start on it again! Saturday, August 18, 2012. Take a Second Look. I've already went ...
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Let's get Down & Dirty with IS: Mission Impossible - Final (Part 5)
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Lets get Down and Dirty with IS. IS's Others and Such. Saturday, December 15, 2012. Mission Impossible - Final (Part 5). It's the grand finale now. The last bits. I covered the back with a lining. Thereafter, the main fabric goes on top. After, I used whateve scrape cloth to cover up the bottom of the sofa. A dustcloth is usually used, but since I have extra lining fabric, I used that instead. Stick the lace on the edges of the fabric and wood frame. I did this for the back, and front. 4 I should have se...