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This post is all about my new find: a super-easy way to display my child’s artwork. We, as parents, are proud of our child’s artwork. To the world, it may appear as random coloring or formless shapes. But, we treasure the first drawing, don’t we? With every passing year, the pile grows, and they get better at their creations, too. At the end of the school year, when they return the folder from school, I stack them in the closet. I have seen various versions of displaying children’s artwork — hanging from strings of wire using wooden clips, wire mesh display, a gallery of frames. But, I had a peculiar problem. The ones I wanted to display were origami jet planes and dragons that my son had made over the past 7 years. I must admit I don’t have all of them. But, I’ve saved the most difficult ones in…

I have always been in awe of the gold jeweled products at Home Centre, especially around the festive season. Nothing does as much justice to your home as the golden votives, tea light holders or the blingy placemats. And truth be told, they burn a hole in your pocket if you go shopping during the season. So I like to stock up the prices are half for these products never go out of style. I stopped by Home Centre, Phoenix Marketcity last evening and made a mental note of what I liked. Oh! I’m not an impulsive shopper at all. I survey what’s on offer first, then come home to see what will fit and where. Over the years, I have seen that I tend to pick up the same colors during a season -a  habit that totally annoys me. One year, I ended up having 6 hues and shades…

This post is sponsored by WallArt. Can you choose a theme for this room above? Perhaps, NO. Because, is it modern? Yes. Rustic? Yes. Vintage? Yes. There are beautifully chosen hints that define every theme you can think of in this little corner. Yet, they all complement each other like hand in glove. Another brilliant illustration of the concept is replayed in the corner below weaving another story. The versatile 3D wall art is the common string tying the two rooms bringing in that element of freshness, that WOW factor.  This got me thinking into a wall makeover. The picture below is a snapshot of my living room. Notice the narrow strip of wall next to the TV.  The original design was to have the old-school unplastered lime wash finish. This was a project gone wrong. I’ve been toying with ideas to give that narrow strip a facelift; some of them…