Describe this word to me: Home

My take: A place where you can be your true-self and just so comfortable in your own skin. It can be a group of friends, it can be your significant other, it can literally be your house with your dogs making continuous mess.

But it surely is the only place you want to be when things are good, and most especially when things are bad.

What's yours definition?

PS: Merry Christmas and Happy 2017!

My Christmas present from myself (ha!) It gives me mood swings alright.

On Living Alone

So here's a low blow quote that I just read:
"If there's anything worse than a woman living alone, it's a woman saying she likes it." Thelma Ritter.
(Read below)

BuzzFeed, obvi.

Current obsession: All Things Linen

For years, I have always been a striped frenzy. Does not matter how my families and friends keep telling me "Tressabel you already have that kind of stripes!", I will always think "Uhmmm, well I know what you mean but that one is not exactly like this one." 

Then I went on to the cashier.

But the past 3 months since my last "spring cleaning", I found some of my old linen shirts; white, dusty green and baby blue. And I am starting to reconnect with its comfort and breezy feeling again as well as its benefit to give me even more ideas to mix and match and to dress it up or down as I like. Also, I can style them as office wear, or to just eat in a warung after work. As for my next sunset cocktail event, I cannot wait to sport this linen trousers!

Unlike striped tee that comes in various brands, style, fabrics and price, linen can be a bit more expensive. My suggestion is to wait for sale season. Well, that's what I did. And you get a quality that will last you a lifetime. Or in my case, five years.

So maybe, my end of year shopping this time will no longer be a striped top galore purchase.

How about you? Any old/new fashion items you have been obsessing about?

ps: Wish list: Linen bedding, crisp linen dress and of course, linen tote!

GAP

Tiny Bathroom

I have.
Not that I need room to practice pirouette or anything but I think revamping a corner and or a wall to make it look not too threatening for a claustrophobic will not hurt.
Loving this  Small Bathroom Ideas . Let's see what I can do.

Another project that I can share: Re-painting the entire house. Most probably, I will do this in December as I know there will be no Christmas holidays for me this year. Argh!
Any suggestion on color palette? 

Home is where the heart is (part 2)

Well hello!
Just want give a quick update on the house progress... haha! Ya, I have moved in, hence the inconsistency of blogging the past days. It is not a pretty house to live in just yet but I am working on it. The garden will need to wait for another month or two (eeks!) since apparently it cost a fortune. Surprise surprise.

If you have purchased a house through a developer, you may understand that the house did not come with a fence. I had to come up with extra fund for that. So, practicing a serious cost cutting budgeted life is what took me to this first picture below:

I decided to move the -originally was prepared in the middle of the front yard-garage to another side. The next picture is taken just a few days ago when I had (and loved) to be the lady chief to these kind workers. I am so lucky to have found a very cooperative contractors.

Since I do not have all my books here in Bali, shipping them soon from Jakarta is in the agenda. This is just a snap shot of my eye-candy shelf (most of the furniture will be using the same wood material; white-washed oak)
ps: That Sylvia Plath frame is actually an article about her taken from International Herald. Way to safe more dimes eh?

And, the semi-outdoor kitchen! I am still thinking of ways to design them and have actually picked the dining table and chairs. You cannot really see it but the floor and the kitchen walls are made out of granites tiles. They were expensive... but I got them at this crazy sale at a house depo. From Rp300,000 per box (contains of 5 pieces of 60*60 tiles), down to Rp100,000 per box.
Yes, that's Solikhin the real chief worker.

Tea Towels for Kitchen

Since my casa is a bit too...ahem, petite... I am moving the kitchen outside to be a semi-outdoor one. It will have a view to this empty land with tall trees underneath a blue-sky backdrop. I cannot show you the picture now since it is still being built:). Let's wait for a week or two for that, will you?

However, I could not stop thinking about how am I going to give signature touch to it. Great artwork are way beyond what I can afford of at this moment, so here's a good time where creative juices can come in handy!

What do you think of tea towels? They are chic and simple and give a quirky vibe to a kitchen decor, and making it less boring. Cheap too! I have been eyeing on them and thinking about getting a few to then frame them... :)

ps: this one is best for living room foyer, don't you think?

Etsy

Etsy

Fave Spot

May there be this corner for me to read and about leisurely.

Amen.

Piccsy

Home is where the heart is (part.1)

Few months have gone by since I share you the dream house story. I remember promising the updates on the development, but in between work, sleepless nights, daily routines and what not (not to mention being hospitalized during the holidays), I have missed doing so.

If you are planning to buy a house or in the middle of building one, always be prepared with:  

Extra budget. Because you know... you just have to have that particular door panel, or that drifted wood window frames, and oh... that granite for your kitchen floor that suddenly looks better if you move it to the backyard to become a semi-outdoor one... :)

Understanding with delays in time. Always allow at least 1 extra month from the readiness scheduled . If it's a ready unit, it should not take that much of time. In my case, it started from an empty land. When I was told it will take no more than 3 months, I know it may take the developer and the contractor longer than that. It's true. But I am not that upset. I can understand.

Another thing, never compromise on what you think is the most important part of the house. For me, it's the backyard and the location. So even expanding the building can be tempting, I stick to my first plan. Small house, huge backyard. 

Same goes to location. Other house may seem cheaper but good location can be priceless.

In general, everything seems to be at its place and I keep thanking God for his endearing blessings.

For without Him, there is no way I would ever be able to post this kind of picture below...

Tell me your dreams

And you know what, I also mention something about buying a house, last December, here: If you were not afraid . Not only in my Bucket List post!

Isn't that crazy how things can fall together for the best of you? How you are drawn to  achieve your dreams ? 

I cannot thank my God enough. Sorry for the overwhelming posts on this subject tho' ;). For some people this might just be an -ah, ok- moment, but for me; this is huge.

Do I have other dreams? Hell ya, this is one of the big one and there still sooo many... Well, the list also contains something like 'Own a Chanel bag' (yes, I do not own one and I refuse to buy a faux!), or 'Ink my body' (this one is more related to my guts). 

I want to know. What is in your bucket list? What your dreams are? The wildest? The corniest?



Pinterest

A Window

See?

No #1 in my Bucket List, checked!

Exactly a year ago, I posted this , and in that post I mentioned one vivid point about how I someday will be too busy to blog being too occupied decorating my own house. Well... let me tell you something that I have been meaning to tell you!

Truth be told, I can be a bit superstitious sometimes. Simply because I can be too afraid that I am going to jinx it. Haha! But now, I can let the 'not so much of a secret' out. I cannot describe you enough on how happy I am, and how blessed I am as one God's child. 

Years and years of hard work pays off indeed. I can be very determined too when it comes to a goal, but still...this is only because of God's grace. He enables me to achieve something that is greater than anything that ever comes to my mind. Bigger than what I can ever imagined.

And though that I realize (with all my heart and soul) that I have to work twice as smart and hard after this, I have an absolute reason to do so. By super strong willingness, a giant faith and guts.... I am happy to tell you that... *drum roll

Well, let's just say I need this kind of book now :)

Yes, I am what it says on the title. 

Ps: 1 Corinthians 2:9

In The Kitchen

I can see myself sipping a glass of Cab Sav while preparing dinner, here in this kitchen. And by preparing dinner I mean...taking them out of the take away box :p.

For the Home

White - Greeny Patio

:)

Design Ideas