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March 2019

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Homey with Heavenluxe

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2019


Heaven Luxe Tencel® Sheet Set | Muji Organic Cotton Jersey Duvet

We've been living in the house for over a month and it was time for a sheet switch to Heavenluxe's 100% Austrian Tencel Sheet Set (2 pillow cases and fitted sheet), and the Muji duvet which happened to be 20% off. I've been wanting jersey bedding every since one could ever start thinking about bedding (I started young, haha. Love love love homeware)... and I finally have it! Both are extremely soft and cozy, and compliment each other perfectly with their different textures.

Heavenluxe set only sells the pillows and sheets (they'll launch the duvet soon), but it was a plus because I could mix the colours up on our bed a bit. Matchy matchy sheets are fun, but I also love an eclectic look to add more dimension to the bed. Their tencel is sustainably made of eucalyptus, free of harmful chemicals (oeko-tex® certified!) and feels softer than silk. Plus it's super airy and thermo-regulating which is suitable for people with sensitive skin, like myself. I'm interested to see how it holds up in the washing machine over time, but yes - you can machine wash it!

Right now Heavenluxe only sells one colour - white, but I'm excited to see what they launch in future. While most people have 2 sets of bedsheets, I feel the itch to get more. There's just so much possibilities in the world and colours to add I am desperately trying to control myself!

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House Warming

Posted on Wednesday, March 20, 2019



It's so nice to finally be able to throw a proper party with our friends to celebrate the crazy journey we've been on to get the house done! I always have all these ideas on how I want it to look, like getting a grazing table done, and it's Justin who backs them and comes up with a plan to execute it within our budget (what would I do without him?) It really was a perfect mix of Justin's love for food and my love for styling!

In reality, our grazing table took around an hour to buy all the food from NTUC Finest, and another hour to set it all up. Of course we had to do some prep beforehand like researching different suppliers for the food we wanted (we checked out Jason's and Hubert's as well); we also had to decide on a theme - a more muted palette rather than a brighter tropical one (so no strawberries, kiwis or pineapples); and go down to Far East Flora the day before to pick up wholesale plants to style the table and house. While eucalyptus leaves are lovely and always a fail safe if you're not sure what to choose, FEF has a fantastic selection of green branches at more affordable prices than the former - I went with the buxus plant for a more wine country look.

The rule to cutting down on set up time was to buy cold cuts that were already sliced, pre-made dips (they sell them in the fridges!); pre-mixed nuts which Justin added cranberries and dates for added texture; and biodegradable, disposable cutlery for easy clean up. Even the crackers can be bought in boxes off the shelf - NTUC had an amazing variety. We had so much fun putting it together and are even thinking of ideas on how to level up the quality of ingredients for our next one!

Here's a list of the items we bought for our grazing table if you're thinking of doing one yourself! (Feeds around 40+ pax IMO, because of the leftovers. We were planning for 30 people!)

- 1.4 KG of sliced meat
- 1.2 KG of cubed sausages
- 3 loaves of bread
- 5 bowls of hummus
- 3 bowls of tzatziki
- 1 bottle of pesto
- 1 bottle of cornichons
- 1 bottle of olives
- 1 box of rosemary
- 1 wheel of brie
- 3-4 varieties of cheese
- 2 cream cheeses (dips)
- 3-4 bags of trail mix
- 1 box of cranberries
- 1 box of dates
- 5 boxes of Carr's Tablewater Crackers
- 2 boxes of breaded sticks
- 1 box of rectangular crackers
- 1 box of black crackers

All in all we spent slightly less than it would have cost to cater buffet food for the same number of people, and it looked ten times better. Plus grazing was almost like a social activity because people would come together, study the food and have chit chat over it before wandering off so it wasn't like grab your food and go, but picking the food was an activity in itself, and of course it made the party look awesome and everyone showed their appreciation which made the effort extra worth it.

We were so buzzed from this party - can't wait to share the house more with everyone :)

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Slow Mornings with Sunday Bedding

Posted on Friday, March 1, 2019


Can't believe we've been living in the house for over a month! There are so many perks to staying in a place of our own and keeping up with household chores hasn't been much of a hassle (I sometimes even make the bed in the morning, hahaha). Speaking of beds, we've had a month to enjoy our sheets from Sunday Bedding and I can't tell you how happy we were jumping into bed the first night with their ultra soft bamboo sheets and yelling "THIS IS SO COMFY" for a few good minutes. I used to stay up for hours to fall asleep but these days I hit the bed and feel like falling asleep straight away.

I had my apprehensions choosing bamboo beddings because I was worried about the upkeep. Bamboo is a natural material which is much softer than cotton (which they offer too), but after researching, it's actually pretty easy to wash the normal way (no bleach - or a chlorine free one at least!) and you can even tumble dry it on low heat settings - which I just did this week and the sheets look as good as ever!

The best part is that their bedsheet sizing is Australian, which also fits both Singaporean and European mattress sizes. In their Sheet Set it comes with a fitted sheet, two pillowcases and duvet. They even just launched their bolster range (can't live without mine) which you can purchase separately! My bed has never been more enticing, it's hard to separate myself these days.