AT: Spring Cure – light therapy for my bedroom
the original lighting of my aprt was almost perfect for me, considering many ugly and odd settings in other rentals i’ve seen….i even have a dimmer control for the living room so it is really kinda good!so i have not much need to change after moving in except that with my bedroom.
there is no overhead lighting for my bedroom but a very ugly, totally not matching the whole aprt, gold & bronze wall lamp on one side of my bed. it is very very strong and u can only keep it all on or totally dark out….
i don’t really want to spend extra to replace it, esp it is functioning well. So i decided to give it a re-do – with some leftover paper cookie cups, a tear-off page from an extraordinary pretty old calendar , a pair of scissors and a gluestick, i gave my ugly old lamp a chic, romantic new “shade” in barely 15 mins 
we don’t really have the luxury of a proper entryway in hk…not just becos of the apt size but usually the floorplan of our aprt are oddly designed for different reasons…..so for my place, i tried and error different ways of landing strip and i think this time might be nearest to what i want…
So Step 1…i changed a bit for the living room and “entryway” layout.
my workspace corner is almost right next to my main door, where i have an open shelf from Muji which stored my files, art supplies and my printing stations which is suppose to be a trolley (so u can move it out and around…). My old setting didn’t work well becos’ the shelf was against the wall and created strange cluttering spaces which can’t be used the odd angle between the shelf & the catch-all spot make it not easy to pull out the filing box and printing stations from the shelf…hence i start piling stuff which suppose to go on the shelf or drawers ends up piling around that dead spot…
So what i do is moving the shelf off the wall and make it perpendicular against the side table i put at entryway. The side table instead of being right next to the main door, i move it down a bit and thus so the new space created is reachable and can put the coat hanger there for collecting everything suppose to put down when getting back home.
Here showing the newly create space for hanging coats and bags and everything. Also i’ve utilize the back and side of the shelf by putting up 2 noticeboard for receipts, notes, pictures….etc and also a bathroom storage pocket from Ikea which can carry recycle bags, umbrellas, sunglasses…and other occasionally items. So i can swiftly grab these “essentials” stuff when getting out instead of searching around the house
the “catch-all” tabletop is actually made by a board which i used as wall-mount shelf in my old home. I put it on two spare cheap cupboard i found in local store and cover with Ikea fabric. Most of the catchall holders on the table are re-purposed from my old desk, bathroom or closet after i emptying my outbox this lovely light used to be on my nightstand but it is not good for bedtime reading, so i move it here to give a warming welcome at the spot. New item here is the cookie jar for tissues and coins and the blue dotted slim tray i also found in Ikea. they matched perfectly here i think….
The fabric covering the shoe storing space under the entry way. I put my everyday or guest’s shoes here. the small cupboard can also store shoe cleaning items or small bags. I used big pot holders which i found in local japanese homeware shop (which are super cheap and very very good quality) for storing shoes and boots here…
AT Spring Cure wk#3+4
saw this image this morning and find so many good inspiration here, love the way they give new life to ordinary thing, see the jam jar cap turn tealight holder? love this inspiration!!
we’ve got an extra long Easter break starting from last friday until this tuesday, so i’ve combined the wk 3&4 spring cure during this nice holiday and done a lot…gotta take some times to post the foto later 
Here’s my update:
Cleared my Entryway and finally created a proper landing strip tho’ not entirely perfect yet…
Cleaned all floors and cleaned the bathroom and kitchen again…done with my little pantry closet will fix a few more cabinets soon….
brought flowers plus new plants to my home 
do some retail therapy in IKEA and so thrilled to get the delivery tonite. Will finally get the “should-have-bought-it-long-ago-instead-of-other-diy-solution” open shelf in dining area and can’t wait to see all clutters stacked on my dining table to be “shelved” soon (shelved is bad word for my ad selling job but best for my home haha). And to bring new color and style to my home, instead of buying everything new have tried to pull out old or unused stuff and repurpose…
extra is spring cleaning all my makeup tools and totally makeover the dressing table drawer arrangement, love it! feel prettier when i do my 5 mins makeup in the rushing morning…
one more thing need to do is listing items to resell…should have done it long ago but just too lazy to do it…gonna do it soon!!
AT: Spring Cure Week #2 Warp Up
oh gosh my outbox is growing and it really scaring me….i wanna throw everything out immediately without a thought
okee…let’s see what ive done this week:
Wk 2
- Fix one thing in your apartment yourself. not really get anything i need to fix but the chipped and odd looking mirror in my bathroom, i gave it a little treatment today…if that counts too
- Clean your kitchen from top to bottom and throw away old food. YAY!
- Buy a water filter and use it. hmm…nope i hvn’t decided on this one yet…
- Run your hands over every wall in your apartment. YAY but my home is so small so this one is quick
- Clear space for an Outbox. BIG YES and see how messy it is here
- Clear one surface and use the Outbox. YAY and more than one so my outbox is really getting big…
- Buy fresh flowers. YAY PINK Daisy this week
- Determine your style. YAY
- Find a new recipe and cook one meal at home. no….bad bad bad…cos im really not ok to cooking in a “pandora box” stage kitchen…
- Choose the date for your housewarming. - YAY
And Extra…i’ve sorted my CDs, all those photo archive, artworks, backup disc, applications…….etc which i can’t store with music CD….they used to stay in a document box randomly, i finally sorted them out, throw away some and categorized the rest and give them a lovely place to stay now
Fun Stuff of the day: Carrying McD around town!?
Hong Kong McDonald’s newly launched a new set of funny merchandise that include a range of McD characters stuff toys which look super super cute! But the cutest is the MCD Store Tote bag!
It looks soooo lovely we think it looks great for beach….oh im thinking would it be toooo lovely for going to the green? haha! Read more…
AT: Spring Cure Week #1 Update
Week #1 summary -
Deep Treatment:
- Make a complete list of repairs and solutions. YAY
- Vacuum and mop the floors. YAY (see my pink swivel mop here and i find it actually works smoother and better than the cheap one i bought before…or i just feel like so becos it is pink and cost double??)
- Remove one item from your apartment and put it outside. YAY and more than one including a guest mattress and a toaster!
- Buy fresh flowers. yellow daisy but they’re dying earlier than i expect…bad weather?? having strange weather in hk this week…
- Sit for ten minutes in a part of your home that you never sit in. YAYA!!! my window side which i think i will turn it into my reading and meditation nook….
- Look into earth-friendly cleaning products. done a year ago so not a task for this week
And here’s my Vision Board
and i love this clean, neat and bright kitchen!
image from domino magazine
and i love this tiny, modern and cleverly designed bedroom soooo much!
image from apartment therapy
…and there’s sth in this picture that really move me – the calm, sacred, intimate yet earthy atmosphere which i really wish to bring to my bedroom…
image from domino magazine
so now have the vision. time to bring it to life
Spring Cure Wk 1 so far…
think am pretty on track? here’s what i’ve done so far…
cleaned and mop the house – tough and hate it but feel so good when it’s done
(oh and to make my least wanna do task a bit easier, i make a not so wise purchase…bought a japan special version swivel mop which is just like any other standard one but in very very cute pink! and it costs twice…but anyway, feel less annoying when doing the cleaning…)
deep clean the bathroom and arranged my tiny pantry corner…
and screen thru’ my inspiration folder and think i’ve find what i want…
throw away a few items and still have a bunch of tossing/giving away/selling stuff at my “out zone” now…wanna kick them out asap…
so tired…uploading picture tmr!!
AT:Spring Cure – Vision and Mission
i’ve moved in for just one year now….in the past 12 months i kinda try my very best to keep it neat and organized (well as organized as possible ) but now this is a time for a change or i should say make it even more lovable?
my mission for this spring cure is turning my single girl home into a cosy yet chic place where my man can stay over while i can still keep my “presense” in it So lotta things to do on my lilst:
1. the place is 80% organized, now i wanna turn the remaining 10% which include my kitchen cabinet, my bathroom and the strange and unused corners in my bedroom into both organized and functional spots
2. creating a comfy nook for reading and meditation
3. remove the unattended eyesore spots like…too many to name…
4. for a while i’m obsessed and dedicated to make my apartment in pure white, now it is time to bring in more colors. i wanna make it romantic yet not too girly
5. from only one desk to share everything, wanna keep the spot in living room for computer and other “works” and create a corner elsewhere for me to draw and do any other artsy thing
6. keep on decluttering….and find a good place for everything that i find useless but really really don’t wanna throw away
7. last but super important, i don’t feel comfortable with my current landing strip, i dunno how to deal with it but i’ll deal with it finally, i swear!
Okee….start working on this now and pray for me so i will make these all happen haha….now off to shuffle a bit with my inspiratiion profile and look for my vision!
Q on Week #1
spring cure #1: starting my blog all over again :P
clean start from here…
