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Interior Styling
Creating a peaceful room with more green and nature

Creating a peaceful room with more green and nature

image by ping he I think most of us like to live in a home that give us a sense of peace and tranquility. What kind of color can give us that peaceful feeling. Certainly green came into my mind. What about it? Green reminds us of the nature. Sometimes people think about green as...
Delft Blue accessories - a touch of Holland or Chinese?

Delft Blue accessories – a touch of Holland or Chinese?

image by ping he Hi everyone, today is Monday again, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Amsterdam is getting colder and colder. I am not sure whether the summer will still continue here. Maybe this year here we skip the summer and go straight to autumn. Too bad, I sounds like a real...
Amazing table decoration for weekends

Amazing table decoration for weekends

image by ping he It is weekend again. This week, time goes very quickly. Many work have to be done before the weekend. I managed to have one hour bike ride this afternoon around the city, and certainly pass by my favorite park -Vondelpark, it is a place where I go to get some inspiration....
Inspiring space from Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

Inspiring space from Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

image by ping he I love the home with a touch of nature, and if the house have some Asian touch, I will love it even more. When I came across the Portland based Interior Designer Jessica Helgerson‘s project. I could not stop to think about share them with you on today’s blog. I love...
chinoiserie - a touch of elegance at home

chinoiserie – a touch of elegance at home

image by Ping He I noticed that more and more friends or acquaintances ask me about how to decorate their own space with the influence of Chinese style. I want to show them with images that I like or show them what I have done with my space. But these are not enough. Some friends...
Kreoo-Nabhi Stone Sinks: style in your bathroom

Kreoo-Nabhi Stone Sinks: style in your bathroom

It has been six and a half months since we moved to our new apartment. We both enjoyed very much with our new place. Luckily the basic of the house is ready. The dark brown wooden floor, the ceiling, the kitchen and bathroom are all set. We don’t need to do too much renovation. The...
The French country style or the city glamor?

The French country style or the city glamor?

image: Ping He Today I was preparing my trip to France, and I was posting some notes on my facebook that I am learning French to get myself ready for my two weeks staying in Provence. I got a lot of tips about how to learn the language and trips which I can make during...
Decorating your home with Chinese style accessories

Decorating your home with Chinese style accessories

image by Romo Nowadays many of my friends have traveled to Asia, some go there for holidays, some go there for business. And more and more of them have been so keen on decorating their home with some beautiful things they brought back from their trip from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong (China),...
Fresh and exciting summer wedding theme- orange

Fresh and exciting summer wedding theme- orange

image by Ping He I am going to a wedding today. One of my best friend Jacqueline is going to get married today, Its my first time to be a marriage witness. I have been practicing to write my signature for a while, hope it will look good on her marriage certificate. There are many...
Beautiful Aqua color for home - inspiration and creation

Beautiful Aqua color for home – inspiration and creation

image from Blowing Bubbles artwork by Cyril Rolando on deviantART When I came across aqua when I was busy planning the color of our new home. The color cyan is mostly used in the 1950s in the interior design. Character of aqua: relax inspiration calm peaceful nature environment When come across of color aqua, many...
Four nature-inspired decorating ideas for your home

Four nature-inspired decorating ideas for your home

image by Ping He I love the idea of having nature at home. I mean you don’t need to make the house look like a jungle, but have some elements of nature is very peaceful and zen. 1- decorate your living room table with green. Use a color combination of white as the background, and...
Color of the day - Pink

Color of the day – Pink

Everyday in my life, I am surrounded by beautiful flowers, photographs, fabrics, patterns and colors. It is so nice that I learn to make a collage once a while to put all the beautiful things together to inspired myself as well as others. Today after hours of searching, compiling and editing, I made this collage....