Weekend Project #04 :{Porch} Green Makeover.

Remember the last post about this dry and dull porch area?

As promised, we managed to do some makeover to bring this piece of land into life. Let me take you to the makeover process.

 

Behind every successful house project, there is a man. A gagah-perkasa-hakhogen-type to do all the ‘messy’ works while the woman being a supervisor. heh.

 

All you need are :

Faux / artificial grass – RM 9.00 – RM 13.00 / meter (depends on grass length)

Pebble stone tiles  – RM 10.00 / piece

Cutter

 

Why artificial grass?

Since the area is so small and cover with concrete slab, we don’t think it worth to invest on natural grass. Most of our neighbors just cover them up with pebble stones, which means not so practical to us who living with an active toddler and a cruising baby.

 

Now come to the best part.

 

Before.

Dull and dry.

 

After.

Refreshing and energized! *syok sendiri*

Weekend Project #03: {Porch} Drying Area.

Hi! Its been a while..

Kind of hard to find more free time since I am now wearing a title Mama of Two! Still struggling to juggle a full-time job with a family life. Anyway, here is one of few mini projects that I managed to do during my 90 days of maternity leave.

 

With little ‘help’ from my little man, we installed another accordion drying rack near the front porch. Already have two drying racks installed at the backyard for daily usage on weekdays. Then, we decided to add on another one since this area is the most exposed to the sunlight. Such a perfect spot to dry clothes during hot sunny days on weekend.

 

Before.

Remind me of how ‘rumah setinggan’ look like T______T

 

After.

‘Setinggan’ look no more!

 

4 ft Retractable Clothes Hanger from MR D.I.Y Tesco Extra Bandar Bukit Puchong.

RM 69.90 only! *

*If I’m not mistaken. Short term memory loss due to second baby delivery :p*

Weekend Project #02 : Stickers in Frames.

It is the second week after we moving in.

We have decided to work on the playroom first since it is the only space that looks ready for some quick decors.

 

In previous entry, we’ve done with a reading nook (Read : Weekend Project #01 Reading Nook). As for wall decor purpose, I plan to hang several pieces of educational posters until I stumbled across these awesome stuff from Tesco Extra the other day;

 

   11R size white frames with border, white manila paper and pretty fancy wall stickers!

 

Instead of sticking the stickers onto wall, I prefer to put them together in frames. Simply peel them off, stick on white manila paper, cut the paper into the frames’ size, and voila, now you have a pair of colorful posters of your own! Simple and affordable.

Weekend Project #01 : Reading Nook.

My mom once said,

“...take one step at a time...”

I’ve been practicing her advice ever since. The same goes on organizing and decorating our new crib. Therefore, I’ve plan something which will sounds like ‘a weekend, a project’. It may consist of a mini project which will only take few minutes to a big one which will involving big cash, of course!

Presenting, my first and foremost project! *grin*

Looks like this little fella loves his brand new reading nook !

All you need are :

IKEA picture ledge(s) – RM 39.90

IKEA wall cabinet(s)   – RM 69.00

Screw(s)

Drilling machine

Books, soft toys or any cute knick-knack(s)

 

Thanks to Project Nursery for the inspirations.