Cruz-ing

Eid ul-Fitr is exactly a week from today.

We still have loads to do in terms of spring-cleaning and what nots. Our CDs and DVDs are arranged on the floor alphabetically waiting to go into the white Kassett boxes we lugged from Ikea last weekend. These will be done and completed this weekend. I am sure.

I need to clean out the fridge, the master-bedroom bathroom's vanity, shoe cabinet, Nadine's changing table. The list is long. Thankfully, it's simple "can-be-done-in-an-hour" kind of job which I can do after I get home from my usual day job.

So, whilst spring cleaning, I realise that our collection of bedspreads have dwindled. You see, when we started using M's Australian mattress (their Queen sized mattress is longer than the local Queen), shopping for sheets on this island is a nightmare. So we had to rely on the few sheets M have had since his Aussie days (yikes!) and my foresight to purchase a few whilst in Sydney last year. Thankfully, our duvet is a "universal" king-sized one which means, I can get a hold ofa  decent one without having to fly 3,925 kilometres to Sydney to purchase a couple of duvet covers.

So I traipsed to Robinsons yesterday at lunch.

Duvet covers are frigging expensive in Singapore! I mean, these things cost over $150.00!

So after walking around for 10 minutes, looking at somewhat similar looking designed and coloured duvet covers, I decided to get a Kas-designed duvet. Perfect - Australian. M will be happy.

So, I settled on this to compromise on the masculinity and feminity in the master-bedroom.

Ps. Sorry folks - no pictures today. I will be better in the next post - promise!

Dream a little dream

I woke up at 5.45am today. Like a tonne of bricks hitting my head, I woke up with something brewing in my head. My golly - I think I h.a.v.e to do it. If only to see whether I can actually do it.

Oh Exp, I'm so glad we did spend that little time we had at Spotlight. Yes, yes, your soft whisper of an open suggestion to make our bedsheets have finally hit home.

I think I will embark on this rather ambitious project. I'm no sewing genius but I can do hems rather well (if I do say so myself...*ahem*). A plain simple flat sheet to test. And envelope-styled pillow cases to boot.

Now . . . if only the perfect material will stop eluding me. ~ Inspira

Let's Get into Bed

Dear Exp,

I realise that my time away from the blog has been far too long.

I've been hunting still. For the right bedding sheets for our "old-new" Aussie mattress. I never realise until 2 weeks ago, how difficult it is to set eyes on sheets to fit our Aussie-sized mattress; let alone purchase them.

I found the prettiest sheets:

(Images {top to bottom} : West Elm, Pottery Barn & Inhabit)

I'm still convincing myself to throw caution into the wind and just purchase the sheets online. ~ Inspira

love pillow

to nurse inspira's nesting spree, and my need to curl up in bed during this rainy day...



love pillowcases from lush designs

xo,
exp

scones + earl

+ both have arrived...



awaiting walls to adorn.

+ and i'm lusting after these...



they just seem to fit in well with what i have in mind for my boudoir.

+ bought this for SGD3, currently reading this and this.

+ i'm still chugging along, loving giraffes at the moment, learning how to draw still life and giving up on the apartment search (market has gone frothy) and trusting.

+ inspira, can't wait to see you over scones and earl's grey.

~ exp~

{ posters from I Am Still Alive and Steve Harrington,
Linens from Crate and Barrel }

jonathan adler

jonathan adler's duvet sheet sets at bed, bath and beyond. i'm still not sick of the geometric bandwagon. i like neutral bedding, florals are out of bounds. ~exp.

top: hollywood and origami

bottom: kensington and pierre

(all images from bed, bath and beyond)