MyMela is a website that offers handmade housewares made in India. The collections carried on MyMela are perfect gifts for home décor lovers of vintage, rustic, or international design flavors featuring gifts for her, housewarming gifts, and/or gifts that make a difference! MyMela has an array of treasures from handmade rugs, bedspreads, candles and incense holders, photo-frames, trays, coasters and bowls, in addition to detailed fashion accessories. Products are of the highest quality ...
housewares
Designing With Light—Philips LED Bulbs Transform Rooms
The colourful room above, amply light shows how great a look you can achieve with LED lighting. Recently designer Samantha Pynn, from HGTV's The Mix, offered some tips on using lighting to change the look of and enhance a space: Designing with Light 1. All well-designed spaces have multiple light sources. Aim for a minimum of five-point combination lighting and ensure they are all dimmable to avoid increased energy consumption. 2. Arrange lighting at different heights. Using a range of ...
Eureka HandHeld 71B Vacuum Review
The Eureka Hand-Held Vacuum is one of the best vacuums I've owned—and is certainly the best, most powerful handheld vacuum I've used. A larger vacuum is handy for the floor, or for full-room cleaning, but something small and easily portable like the Eureka Hand-Held Vacuum is great for all those other jobs. The suction on this vacuum is great—really strong, so you can pick up all the large and small bits that make their way to the floor, upholstery and car seats. I find those vacuums ...
Looking for Kitchen Products For the Holidays
Canadian Thanksgiving just passed (on Monday), which means it is the start of the entertaining season. One of the things I most enjoy doing during this time of year is hosting a dinner for friends and family, or putting together a pot-luck. I think that having the right serving dishes and cutlery really adds to the fun of the event. This month I will be sharing with you some of my favourite kitchen products, entertaining ideas and kitchen stores, too. Now that we live in Calgary, closer to ...
Mod 60s Interiors —Yacht X-Men First Class
Recently, I watched the newest movie in the X-Men franchise: X-Men First Class, and couldn't help but be in awe of the 1960s interiors. I love the mod, crisp whites and the high contrasts. All X-Men photos courtesy of 20th Century Fox I especially like the curved sofas, and if we can't have a sunken living room, this would be the next best thing! Want to emulate the mod-look of the yacht in X-Men First Class (because, I do!)? Check out my style tips below: I love the simple style of ...
Philips LivingColors Generation 2 LED Lamp Review
Color Your World With Light—A Full Spectrum of Colors and Moods The Philips 69143/60/48 LivingColors Generation 2 Translucent Changing LED Lamp features a spectrum of over 16 million colors to choose from. This lamp allows you to enhance your room's décor with a personally selected rainbow of colors. You can instantly change the ambience in your room with a touch of the color wheel on the included remote control. The lamp plugs in to a standard outlet, and there are 4 LED bulbs contained ...
My Mother is A Woman Who Helped Me
My Mom Taught Me To Always Live Passionately I don't live in the same city as my mom, which makes it difficult to really talk to her. I mean, talk to her about things other than how I am doing at school or work—I love to hear what matters most to her. Two of my greatest passions came from her influence—creativity, and travelling/exploring the world. My mom also advocates helping others and being charitable. These are two things that my mom is really passionate about. I know my mom did a ...
Branch: Sustainable Design for Living – Spring 2011
Happy spring and happy earth month! Branch's new products are bright, bold, and, like everything else in their line - eco-friendly! Stylized Paris Print on Wood - made with water-based inks and printed on chemical-free maple veneer. The wood is sustainably grown. I like the combination of natural grain background and the bright colours of the ink. Caravan Dresser These dressers come in 6 different bright colours - one of Spring 2011's trends. ...
Karim Rashid for Alessi Spring 2011
Karim Rashid, typically known for his colourful, whimsical designs takes a different approach with his new collection for Alessi. These new pieces for Alessi, including a fruit holder, citrus basket and tray, are much more geometrical and angular than Rashid's previous designs. The Hellraiser series reminds me of Zelda: Twilight Princess! Citrus basket in mirror polished stainless steel ($266) and gray epoxy resin ($184). Tray in mirror polished stainless steel ($225) and gray ...
Living Room Before & After – New Curtains and Rug
Here is proof that a few changes can make a huge difference. We didn't change anything too major - just some soft furnishings. Using our new Laura Ashely NX800 Brother Sewing Machine, we put together some new curtains for our living room with fabric from IKEA. We also bought our rug from IKEA. Here is the sewing machine extraordinaire, incase you haven't read my review post - As you can see, we have some awful checkered linoleum floors and some rather plain curtains. Of course, with the ...