How to jazz up an old toaster

The other day I was passing by the Pylones store at a mall. Pylones has lot of innovative, super cute yet functional items of everyday use. I really loved the toasters with polka dots and flowers..They could add a dose of prettiness in my metallic grey and white  contemporary kitchen. I drool over it every time we went to that mall. 

 So I thought I don't need a toaster as such I have one....then why not jazz it up a bit. I brainstormed some ideas and came to conclusion that I will use the remaining pieces of the cherry blossom wall decal. I had used it in my previous kitchen..you can see it here..

So I cleaned up the toaster and then fixed the flowers on all sides of the toaster. As it is a wall decal it is quite durable and waterproof as well. Do you have a toaster or any such item at home, jazz it up with wall decals!!!!!

Art for kitchen

I found some pictures of my kitchen in the Singapore home on my laptop.. When we moved to that home I didn't like the kitchen..It was a big comprise compared to our fancy and very modern kitchen in the Switzerland home..This one had tiles from top to bottom..you know the white square ones..I call them bathroom tiles. Since I love to cook and didn't have a helper till I got pregnant I wanted the kitchen to look pretty..somewhere I can work and cook..So decided to beautify it a bit. 

I had made these Chai paintings some time back..each painting has a different cup style and on the background are words for tea around the world..some 20 different languages I think..like tea, tey,chai, cha, caj,tee etc

I bought wall decals with cherry blossoms print on it. It worked like magic. These are very durable, easy to clean and remove. I fixed a huge flowering branch with flowers dropping from it over the sink, some near the kitchen back door and one over the hob. I also put some near the switch board and the paintings.


Wall decals are easy way to beautify the walls without any damage to the walls. There are some awesome kitchen decals available in the market which will add instant spark to the room. 

I fixed some wooden birds I had bought in Madrid , cheese board from Amsterdam, some vintage tins I collect in Europe and a money plant in a recycled bottle..etc ..

After going through all this trouble to make it look better I have decided that  I will not compromise on the kitchen in the new home here in Hong Kong:))