1)try make a few fuss by suggesting your idea of rearangment of furniture at a space, let say a living room - suggest this to your potential project work partner. entice him/her with your idea and brief idea how it may work. this may spruce up the interest to futher throwing out ideas between you both. this also burns out some calories by climbing up and down to take down proper measurement, if you know what i mean.
2)once view is kinda at the sketched out with satisfied arrangment - most importantly both has agreed, proceed to catalogue browsing or that lookout for special price discount over tv, newspaper or flyer. or better still reorientate that old shelf to something new! it could be an interesting hunting game. moreover fun and adrenaline pumping if you play it right! though may take weeks or even month to get the right selection. just make sure it doesn't bust your budget and is the right piece to be living with you. definately won't want it to be the piece that causes argument later right?
3)at midst of selection, you may make do with some repainting work to the walls by shopping for the right color. painting does make a big difference, more over the walls that exist in a space is usually a 60%-70% of visual. setting away some unwanted stuff by giving it away, this actually helps to narrow down your search to furniture. trust me! you will have no regrets! (just make sure it isn't one of those memorabilias you are throwing out)
4)feeling a little adventurous and want to make something of your own, which is fine too. have you the moment before, that pillow cover over the shelf is something you want is too costly but preferably it could be in other likeable fabric? i.e. a fancy floor cushion cover at the size of 70cm x 70cm sure cost above RM50 more over a pillow that size adds up another RM50. How about getting a meter worth of fabric of your choice. spend some time on it - ~wala! turn it into something you may use it for a long long time and not after months and looking into getting a better looking one? is not the right match?? pillow job is not for guys?? hold on to that! try out a simple rack or shelve for books, and get pampered for pouring out sweat - how about that?! i know this sounds funny but hey...enjoy what you do is the key.
-------------------------->swedish fabric + 60cm square pillow, this d.i.y pillow cost me RM30, i still have extra cloth as table runners
5) Always remember what is heavyweight in the room should be get finished first before proceeding to the next one. i.e. wall -> wall shelf -> furniture -> smaller furniture. why? one is this safe cost, just in case project gets to tired to continue - you won't end up with jumbled up furniture mixes of old and new. two is even it didn't work out exactly as planned, the sweet is the room could still feels like is has been done something and not nothing (as the wall has already been painted!). get the idea?
6)decoration can be items of ones lifestyle, from photographs to collections, even grafiti on the wall. range quite much to personal preference. it is your home afterall
question remains, do you have the will to finish the plan? with a partner, is always better than one...so what's the problem? being responsible to environment is also mean being a responsible buyer. therefore,
think.plan.and.justify
-------------------------->sometimes, less could be more
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